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- Summary: The very, very distinctive Icelandic band generated an enormous amount of positive press (and deservingly so) for their previous effort, 'Ágætis Byrjun,' which led to a major-label deal and this album, which, like each of its eight tracks, does not have a real title.
- Record Label: MCA / Fat Cat
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 19 out of 20
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Mixed: 0 out of 20
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Negative: 1 out of 20
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Alternative PressSome of the most evocative music of this century. [Dec 2002, p.97]
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It actually transcends its predecessor in its unsettling, under-the-skin beauty.
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The album coheres; it's a full body of work intended to be heard holistically, not simply as a collection of songs. But it takes some work. You must be an active listener to appreciate it fully.
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The fact that the emotional extremes are few and far between makes the album difficult to wade through -- its impact would've been tripled with about half an hour lopped off, but where to begin?
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SpinOn (), the band steer their ghost ship into darker waters, erecting a vast, austere cathedral of sound, then sticking around to score a funeral mass inside. [Dec 2002, p.140]
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BlenderCharming and enrapturing, adrift in its own unique, invented world. [#11, p.142]
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An overblown, overhyped dreamy swirl of sound that can't commit itself to being anything.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 25 out of 28
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Mixed: 3 out of 28
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Negative: 0 out of 28
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duanesNov 22, 2002
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TKOFOXMay 22, 2009Mmmm... good. i like it when good bands make great music.
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ChadPJul 21, 2005
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Mar 17, 2012
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SallyAJul 21, 2005
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Jun 30, 2013
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GaryduTNov 30, 2002Where Agaetis Byrgun was epic, this album is just long.
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