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Universal acclaim- based on 216 Ratings
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Positive: 199 out of 216
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Mixed: 5 out of 216
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Negative: 12 out of 216
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Nov 5, 2010It's pulls you in with Two Weeks, and just grows on you from there on in. Grab your headphones and prepare to go on a musical journey for the next 50 minutes, almost every song is a classic and the album flows very well.
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RyeR.May 29, 2009The year's best album. With a bullet.
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AndyMay 27, 2009A Pet Sounds inspired record that does not sound derivative. You won't hear many bands create more beautiful music than Grizzly Bear do on Veckatimest.
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JimCMay 30, 2009
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EliGJul 3, 2009
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JeangJul 3, 2009What is the BIG fuss about. Music is in the #*+tters! Does anybody want to write and perform GOOD stuff anymore!!! This music has been getting a lot of buzz who is listening and leading the music purchasers down a wacky path.
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SteveNov 7, 2009
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DaveTJun 18, 2009I also don't understand what all the fuss is about. Intricate arrangements and woodsy, pastoral vocals does not equal great songs. Trendy. Snoozers.
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BrettJJul 18, 2009I don't get it. Did you guys get paid to post these reviews? These guys can barely play their instruments, the mix is bad, and the lyrics don't make sense. Check out the latest Dream Theater album if you want to hear good instrumentation and great storytelling for lyrics.
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BruceCJul 27, 2009
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BugBotJul 26, 2009I agree with Dave T. Intricate arrangements do not a great album make. Plus... they've been done wayyyy better before: -by XTC, who had more than one pulse and tempo to offer. Whether it's The Decemberists or the Fleet Foxes, this sound is pretentious and boring.
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DaveGMay 29, 2009Yeah, I get the whole "oh it's just this year's it band" criticism. Get past that, and it's the best record all year, hands down-- and I've already gushed over Animal Collective.
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MarkSJun 21, 2009Don
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MarkFJun 2, 2009A progression of sorts from 2006's Yellow House. It's livelier but not as consistently good as its predecessor.
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StuartCJun 2, 2009The best songs go round and gloriously round in your head for days, but there are too many others that merely *feel* like they go on for days.
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jabezT.Jun 6, 2009
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MattGJul 1, 2009
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GinoMSep 9, 2009On of the greatest albums of the year if not the decade. I love heavy riffs, hard'n'fast tempos, and simplicity, but once in a while it's fantastic to find comfort in such a sublime and carefully crafted album.
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garrettjMay 27, 2009One of this years best. Beautifully arranged, Veckatimest soars from start to finish.
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JamesB.May 27, 2009This is an absolutely stunning and gorgeous album! There's not a single clunker on it, though I DO have my personal favs. This masterful album's intricacy and intimacy is profoundly felt and appreciated indeed. "Veckatimest" is certainly destined to be lauded as one of 2009's best albums for sure.
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JamesNMay 28, 2009Prime contender for MPP.
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MattRJun 1, 2009Grizzly Bear's best album to date, an orchestral exploration of musical oddities and minor keys.
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MeowBarkJun 9, 2009
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P.BJul 10, 2009Better with every listening.
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DavidSAug 29, 2009
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guybrushthreepwoodSep 10, 2009This album is such a grower - on the first listen, it is instantly forgettable, asides from the first single Two Weeks perhaps, but after a week or two the subtle hooks become more apparent... then you're hooked.
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RooblinKSep 1, 2009A pleasant diversion from the mundane nature of most modern music.
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SamTSep 5, 2009I'll admit that it didn't immediately grab me... I had to jump from "Two Weeks" to "While you wait for the others" for the first few plays. However, this is an incredible album that grows on you more and more each time you listen to it. If you've only given it one play through... try it again. The end especially is astoundingly beautiful.
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RyanB.May 26, 2009
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JackLMay 26, 2009Simple, coherent, beautiful, and growing, it unfolds over repeated listens, album of the year here comes Grizzly Bear.
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Awards & Rankings
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Ambitious yet restrained, elegant yet exciting, Veckatimest is an endlessly-rewarding album which seems destined to vie with Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion for the title of the year's best.
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The album dips and tips and ultimately soars as a result, Rossen and company having turned near-disaster into sonic triumph.
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Even as they feature orchestras, women's choirs, and Beach House singer Victoria Legrand on Veckatimest, the album is still an intimate, ascetic affair.