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- Summary: Blink-182's Mark Hoppus produces the punk band's fourth album.
- Record Label: Sony
- Genre(s): Rock, Punk
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Positive: 10 out of 13
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Mixed: 3 out of 13
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Negative: 0 out of 13
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Alternative PressMotion City Soundtrack have made the best album of their career and easily one of the best albums of 2010 or any other year. [Feb 2010, p.91]
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The complexities and dense topics still remain on Dinosaur, giving the album many layers for the listener to peel apart. Basically, My Dinosaur Life is the fusion of the best moments of Motion City Soundtrack's previous three albums and expanding on that, while maintaining all the uniqueness and quirks that fans love about the band.
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On My Dinosaur Life, the Minneapolis quintet's winning fourth album (ably produced by blink-182's Mark Hoppus), frontguy Justin Pierre lets his geek flag fly, likening a breakup to the destruction of Superman's home world and puzzling over ephemera ranging from acid rain to Busta Rhymes, all backed by soaring choruses guaranteed to fossilize themselves into your brain.
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They have evolved their sound in this release with a host of much stronger tracks than ever before. While the immaturity remains in these tracks, the instrumentals are much more polished and infectious.
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My Dinosaur Life, on which the band strikes a radio-ready balance between mayhem and melody, may well trigger their long-awaited breakthrough.
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Motion City Soundtrack's smart-aleck tendencies combine nicely with a harder sound on My Dinosaur Life, pushing the band back to its roots with enough twist to propel it in a new direction.
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Q MagazineIt was produced by Blink-182's Mark Hoppus, a fact evident within five seconds of opener, "Worker Bee." [May 2010, p.126]
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Positive: 8 out of 9
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Mixed: 0 out of 9
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Negative: 1 out of 9
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CodyAJan 21, 2010
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GiorgiaM.Jan 21, 2010Love all th songs and the combination with tha amazing art of Joe Ledbetter create something UNIQUE! 10 +!!
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Aug 11, 2010
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TylerJan 22, 2010
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JoshTrJan 23, 2010
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JoshBFeb 3, 2010
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GregHJan 27, 2010Shopping mall and supermarket music. Are all the reviewers 13 year olds?
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