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Oct 21, 2013Perhaps the biggest strength of 3030 was its playability. The story unfolded organically over multiple listens, and Event II successfully replicates this.
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MagnetOct 18, 2013The tunes where this trio goes it alone are audacious. [No. 103, p.54]
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Q MagazineOct 11, 2013Hard to believe they needed 13 years to make it, but Event 2 is well worth the wait. [Nov 2013, p.103]
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Oct 9, 2013It's hard to complain much about Event II given Del's razor sharp wit and deft tongue skills.
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Oct 2, 2013It’s a true spiritual successor to the original, and is everything fans could have asked for: a worthy follow-up, well-thought-out standalone project, and a very necessary commentary on society, government, and machinations by which the two interact.
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Under The RadarOct 1, 2013Here's at least one aspect of the future dystopia that was worth the wait. [Aug-Sep 2013, p.89]
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Sep 30, 2013Del the Funky Homosapien hasn’t lost his verbose velocity, and his partners retain their gift for brooding airs and funk grandeur. But what felt ahead of its time around the turn of this millennium now scans as classicism, only tweaked to include newer co-conspirators like Emily Wells.
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Sep 30, 2013whilst there’s nothing that can quite hold a candle to ‘Things you can do’ on ’3030′, Event II is a consistent, original record.
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Sep 30, 2013Deltron veterans will get the most out of this return, as their cherished classic goes from secret to high-profile, all while keeping the legacy intact.
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Sep 30, 2013Delete the rest of the interludes and you'll have a worthy sequel to Deltron's debut.
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Oct 2, 2013Event II is a satisfactory sequel, if not quite a gem on its own merit.
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Oct 1, 2013y clinging so closely to the first album’s template, Event II risks playing like a lesser copy, but there’s no real dip in quality here.
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Sep 30, 2013There is an admirable consistency to the production, and at its best Event II is touched by greatness.
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Oct 10, 2013There are a few too many “Get off my lawn, kids” moments, and the interludes are entirely unnecessary (hi, the Lonely Island), but as far as comebacks go, this album is anything but a non-event.
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Oct 3, 2013Not everything works on an album that is perhaps slightly too long, however, there is a pleasing sense of ambition to Dan, The Automator’s symphonic productions, tinged with an old school flavour.
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Oct 2, 2013It’s still engaging in places, but it never comes close to reaching the level of its predecessor.
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Oct 1, 2013There’s just too much ambition and not enough energy to support Event II fully. Planet Deltron used to be more fun.
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Oct 2, 2013Despite the overcooked jumble of your typical oft-delayed all-star concept record, it really does fall together as pure music. Just stop paying too much attention to Del's lyrics.
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Oct 1, 2013just as the sequel-ness inherently implies, faithfulness to their past work sinks Event II, as just the sound and goals of the album seem out of place in 2013 and overly nostalgic, without adding much to the conversation that seemed long finished.
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Nov 7, 2013Event 2 sounds close enough to the first launch that an outwardly futuristic disc sounds oddly dated. Eight years in the making, the sequel doesn't venture where no man has gone before, but it's a worthy return trip for fans of the maiden voyage.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 11 out of 13
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Mixed: 1 out of 13
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Negative: 1 out of 13
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