All right
Here it comes
Well I can tell you for the money
The simple life honey is good
Uh-huh
Well if you ask me how you made it
Secure life, baby,...
There are no formulas here, and that's a good thing, but one can't help but feel the lack of focus and discrimination it took to put together Odditorium or Warlords of Mars.
I agree with MackL and DylanC. " Love Is the New Feel Awful", "Holding Me Up" and "Everyone Is Insane", "All the Money or the Simple Life I agree with MackL and DylanC. " Love Is the New Feel Awful", "Holding Me Up" and "Everyone Is Insane", "All the Money or the Simple Life Honey" are classics. That's four more than most bands disks these days. Dylan C is exactly right. It needs to grow on you. When I first heard it I didn't know what to think and I almost believed the reviews. After hearing the album a couple times, not only did I love it but several friends that knew nothing about The Dandys until Oddotorium, are now convinced they are brilliant..…Expand
This took a few listens for me, but it clicked after a few listens. It has a bit of everything that made all the other Dandys albums so This took a few listens for me, but it clicked after a few listens. It has a bit of everything that made all the other Dandys albums so great. Thank goodness they have moved away from the synth sounds of their last album and do what they do best. If 9-10 minutes 'psych-grooves' with quick pop songs to fill in the blanks are your thing, this fits the bill perfectly. Classic Dandys.…Expand
This is not a record for people who take rock too serious. I.e. when the Pitchfork reviewer writes "At least the Dandies can say they This is not a record for people who take rock too serious. I.e. when the Pitchfork reviewer writes "At least the Dandies can say they didn't try. But that's an insult to everyone who ever did." -- he really has lost the point. This is a do-as-we-want play-rock-cause-it's-fun let's-forget-about-concepts kind of album. Dandy Warhols' own image as rock'n'roll superstar is so over-the-top it's hllarious!…Expand
An eclectic mix of pre and post "10 Tales" Dandys. Songs like "Love is the New Feel Awful" bring to mind the majestic sounds of "Godless" and An eclectic mix of pre and post "10 Tales" Dandys. Songs like "Love is the New Feel Awful" bring to mind the majestic sounds of "Godless" and "Mohammed." "Smoke It" Is a Dylan-esque song with an energetic beat and a positive groove. However, when push comes to shove, an album which includes a track of dogs barking is too post-modern for the average listener. Entertaining for the hardcore Dandy's fan, and most likely puzzling for the casual music afficianado - but overall, a pleasing and fun album.…Expand
As a normal album by a band? Pretty damn good. As a Dandy Warhols album? Easily their weakest. Still contains (some) brilliant moments, like As a normal album by a band? Pretty damn good. As a Dandy Warhols album? Easily their weakest. Still contains (some) brilliant moments, like the pro-pot jam 'Smoke It' and the absolutely gorgeous 'Everyone is Totally Insane'. But 'There is Only This Time' may be the worst song the band has ever done, and some of the other songs just leave no general impression. 'Love is the New Feel Awful' opens up gorgeously, and it a fine song, until the long ending section of music that isn't either emotionally engaging nor interesting. Despite the ending, an alright song though. Another song that is enjoyable enough is the hoedown 'the New Country'. Get their other albums instead first though.…Expand
This is album is overwhelmingly excreable. TDW were perhaps my favourite band from 1997-2000; an awesome trilogy of albums, (dandys rule ok!, This is album is overwhelmingly excreable. TDW were perhaps my favourite band from 1997-2000; an awesome trilogy of albums, (dandys rule ok!, come down, thirteen tales) and then a detour with Monkeyhouse. But this album has so little redeeming about it, it might as well be by chris martin. A half dozen songs meander through a moderately interesting 3 minutes, when they are ruined by 8 minutes of listless, self indulgent rubbish. They might be trying to act above it all, but this mediocrity just demonstrates a group fresh out of ideas.…Expand
