Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?
- The Brian Jonestown Massacre
- Band Name: The Brian Jonestown Massacre
- Record Label: A
- Release Date: Feb 23, 2010
- Summary: The 11th album for the Anton Newcombe-led rock band features the return of bassist/guitarist Matt Hollywood, who left the group in 1999.
- Record Label: A
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock, Alternative, Psychedelic
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 7 out of 13
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Mixed: 5 out of 13
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Negative: 1 out of 13
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Flitting between ambient sequences and army-of-guitars maelstroms, this 71-minute magnum opus was recorded in Berlin and Iceland, but loaded with rampant Anglophilia, evident in a Joy Division homage and John Lennon interview clips.
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60It's a melee of styles and disparate ideas – some inspired, some falling woefully short. If its sheer reach borders on folly, it's still enjoyable as hell.
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Only toward the end of the record does BJTM finally let up, delivering a couple relaxed and half-realized shoegaze jams ("Super Fucked" and "Our Time") that come close to being good. Sadly, it is all for naught.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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10
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