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- Summary: This is the second full-length for the Olympia, Wash-based indie-punk trio led by powerful singer Beth Ditto.
- Record Label: Kill Rock Stars
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Positive: 9 out of 10
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Mixed: 1 out of 10
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Primal and raw and powerful, the Gossip's third full-length is straight-from-the-gut punk desperation tinged with the hope of gospel salvation.
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Spin[Vocalist Beth Ditto's] temper-tantrum vocals turn tired indie-rock poses into two-minute biblical epics. [Jun 2003, p.105]
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While it's not quite the revelation that That's Not What I Heard was, Movement is still a dramatic album that shows that the Gossip is a powerful group continuing to define and redefine their music.
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Alternative PressThe closest punk has come to the dread of Robert Johnson, the mischief of Bessie Smith or the joy of Mahalia Jackson. [Jun 2003, p.94]
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UncutBeth Ditto's remarkable gospel holler and fervent anti-sexist agenda deserves--no, demands--to be heard by a much bigger audience. [Aug 2003, p.106]
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The Gossip sound best when flowing through lo-fi constraints: when they dont have a hi-hat, and the down-tuned guitar is missing string.
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Face it, folks--when it comes to putting good old rock 'n' roll on record, a bass player really helps.
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Positive: 3 out of 3
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JudiiC.Oct 3, 2009
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JoeSFeb 9, 2005
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PeterDVJun 5, 2006This is some dirrrrrrty garage rock goodness.
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