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Oct 14, 2014Whether imitation is truly the sincerest form of flattery―and other cliches―as it pertains to this third album in the Foxygen catalog is up for debate. If it’s some secret genius, the jury is still decidedly out. Either way, you’ll want to hear this one for yourself.
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MojoNov 6, 2014Their star power indeed might be largely borrowed, but they wear it well. [Nov 2014, p.98]
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Oct 8, 2014The only sore-thumb is lead single ‘How Can You Really’, which feels far too polished for the lo-fi and experimental feel of the album. Apart from that, though, this is a record of magnificent magnitude and one that’s audacious as hell.
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Oct 2, 2014The album's third side, titled "Scream: Journey Through Hell," isn't quite that, but it's a mostly abrasive collage of disjointed hard-rock riffs that provide only very intermittent pleasures. In one sense, that stretch of music is a detriment to an otherwise astonishing piece of work; in another, like so many double albums of the past, it's all part of the ride.
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Oct 2, 2014Its songwriting and overall conceptualising is definitely miles above the duo's experimental adolescent triple album. ...And Star Power is not an album - it's an out-of-body experience.
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Oct 15, 2014The album is full of all kinds of ideas, some magnificent, some raw, but always ideas showing a band looking for new ways to express themselves.
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Oct 13, 2014In its most fully realized moments, ...And Star Power is the album Todd Rundgren could’ve released between Something/Anything? and A Wizard, a True Star, its best songs striking an uncanny balance between the exquisite balladry of the former and the progged-out fantasias of the latter.
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Oct 2, 2014It's not as immediately rewarding as Ambassadors, and at times can feel a bit self-indulgent. But It's hard to fault them, because listening to Star Power gives uou the sense that they accomplished exactly what they set out to do. [Sep/Oct 2014, p.75]
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Oct 16, 2014Star Power overwhelms with its personality, one that takes on a wildly different but equally zealous form every three minutes, one that’s exciting for a long while before suddenly making you want to shelve it for a longer while.
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Positive: 18 out of 41
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Mixed: 11 out of 41
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Negative: 12 out of 41
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Oct 16, 2014
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Apr 23, 2018lo fi masterpiece. songs like Brooklyn Police Station, Cosmic Vibrations, and You & I are among their best.
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Dec 25, 2016