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BlenderTheir tightest, bounciest album. [#11, p.125]
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In terms of pure power-pop delight, Velocity of Sound is hard to beat -- it's one of those records that taps directly into your musical pleasure center and jabs repeatedly at the best bits.
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MojoThe difference on this album is that their amps and tempos are turned up and their sound is pared down. [Jan 2003, p.102]
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This isn't just an Apples in Stereo album on high speed, it's an album crafted to project the fast and fun feeling of a live show.
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Velocity is one massive dose of extremely fuzzed-out pop.
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What's left is a tightly wound core of guitar, bass, drums, and vocal harmonies that naïvely captures the spirit and spunk of early rock icons the Kinks and the Beach Boys.
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On an album that feels about six minutes long (it's actually just under 29), a couple highlights aren't enough to make it a keeper. But you can't necessarily count the band's new younger focus as a flaw; Velocity of Sound showcases a tight, concentrated power-pop sound that the band seemed to have lost on their last couple outings.
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The result throughout Velocity of Sound is an impression of the Apples in Stereo as introductory ironists, non-threatening to kids and parents, accessible and enjoyable to all.
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Q MagazineThe perfect soundtrack to a hazy autumn evening. [Nov 2002, p.96]
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Compresses eleven impeccable examples of retro-cool songcraft into twenty-eight minutes that don't give a damn what year it is.
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As a hard punch of melodic garage rock, Velocity works just fine; it's certainly as serviceable as just about anything by The Vines.
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MagnetLike a handful of Flinstones Chewables, Velocity is sugary, prehistoric and well-intentioned, but Apples don't make a meal. [#56, p.78]
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UncutBasic, sludge-grey power pop that makes Weezer sound as kaleidoscopic as The Flaming Lips. [Nov 2002, p.128]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 3
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BBFFeb 25, 2007This is such a great cd. Every song is so great and fun to listen to.
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timeJan 9, 2007Great record! Pure pop perfection