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The Walkmen
- Record Label: Record Collection
- Release Date: Oct 24, 2006
- Summary: The indie rockers' second release of 2006 is a song-for-song recreation of Harry Nilsson's alcohol-fueled, John Lennon-produced, 1974 album.
- Record Label: Record Collection
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 17
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Mixed: 7 out of 17
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Negative: 1 out of 17
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Alternative PressPussy Cats reveals facets of the Walkmen's personality that their originals haven't explored. [Dec 2006, p.189]
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Pussy Cats Starring the Walkmen more than makes up for the lackluster A Hundred Miles Off.
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Like the first version, you sense the party was more fun to attend than Pussy Cats Starring The Walkmen is to hear.
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SpinJust as winningly sloppy as its source material. [Nov 2006, p.104]
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The original Pussy Cats may not be classic enough to be untouchable, but Nilsson was enough of an oddball original, and the album carries so much back story, that a remake of it just ends up being a "why bother" moment.
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Do they embarrass themselves? Not in the least. But they do raise the question of why this album even needs to be heard outside the band themselves, and why it should be in stores.
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Paste MagazineWhile Hamilton Leithauser's hoarse yowl perfectly suits the plastered proceedings, the late Nilsson woudl likely have settled for a less sincere form of flattery. [Nov 2006, p.81]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 4 out of 4
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Mixed: 0 out of 4
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Negative: 0 out of 4
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TomMOct 27, 2006
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MikeOct 25, 2006
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Nov 15, 2022This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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erikeOct 30, 2006
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