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Alternative PressThere's a constant sense of forward motion to Menos El Oso that suits the whole metaphor of growing up and growing out. [Oct 2005, p.156]
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Their trademark wit is still present but less forced; instead it is more intelligent and reflective, and as the band produced this album themselves, the reward is apparent: they sound more self-assured and strong than they ever have.
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Prior to this record, Minus The Bear had a reputation for jokey song titles and bloodless precision, but here, the band reinvents itself as a purveyor of nightmares.
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UrbA sublime success. [Jul/Aug 2005, p.103]
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The potential and promise that was spoken of so fervently when Minus The Bear arrived is slowly being fulfilled.
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Menos el Oso ultimately stumbles on its own self-conscious maturity.
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What's really preventing Minus the Bear from making a breakthrough with El Oso is the band's unwillingness to head in new directions.
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While not all of the songs on Menos el Oso are winners, the album as a whole holds up much better than any of their previous efforts.
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They hit all the right notes and create the right hooks for success, at least in theory, but for all the passion in Jake Snider's voice, he might as well be singing about the ham sandwich he ate for lunch.
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Menos el Oso takes the act of melodizing the banal to dizzyingly silly new heights.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 16 out of 18
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Mixed: 2 out of 18
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Negative: 0 out of 18
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BrandonCNov 22, 2006One of the greatest CD's I've listened to in a long time. Simply AMAZING!!!
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BrianNov 7, 2006
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AndyAug 16, 2006No one plays their instruments better than these guys. Go see them live and be amazed.