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The Coral
- Record Label: Deltasonic
- Release Date: Jan 26, 2004
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- Summary: This limited edtion 11-song low-fi mini-album was recorded with producer Ian Broudie over the course of a week.
- Record Label: Deltasonic
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 12
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Mixed: 5 out of 12
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Negative: 1 out of 12
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A rather more satisfying record than their second.
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The album glistens with supple melodies, chameleon-like stances towards the history of rock and orderly, accomplished instrumental prowess.
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It's this mixing of old and new dynamics that makes Nightfreak and the Sons of Becker such a compelling listen.
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Nightfreak is imbued with an appealing, frantic punk energy, but hamstrung by third-rate Zappa lyrics.
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MojoA varied, febrile affair more often than not in pursuit of the lunatic. [Feb 2004, p.93]
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On closer inspection, much of Nightfreak and the Sons of Becker appears less like an exercise in deliberately alienating the Coral's audience than a counterpoint to their second album.
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A flatulent, irrelevant, self-indulgent attempt at recapturing the hotwired spontaneity of their debut through a dirge of sub-par psychedelia and try-hard freakouts.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 4 out of 5
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Mixed: 1 out of 5
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Negative: 0 out of 5
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williampAug 30, 2004don't understand the negative press. if you're looking for a coral fix until their next full length, this is it.
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PastyPastyFeb 19, 2004I like it.
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RobertAApr 3, 2004tip toes on a good album..but overall familiar fun.
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RobertAApr 3, 2004tip toes on a good album..but overall familiar fun.
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MaciejWApr 6, 2005Nothing essential, but a nice carry over from the second album and a good filler til we get the real deal with their third album proper.
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