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Alternative PressThis revisitation of the band's canon burns brighter than a thousand nuclear-rector accidents. [Nov 2005, p.218]
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Entertainment WeeklyShows the Gang still do it best. [28 Oct 2005, p.84]
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BillboardTime has not dulled the group's scarily tight musicianship. [15 Oct 2005]
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Q MagazineIt shows a band building a new outpost atop the summit of their achievements. [Nov 2005, p.124]
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An impressive document of the band's discipline.
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MojoThe best Gang Of Four tribute album... ever. [Nov 2005, p.96]
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One thing that remains unchanged, to no surprise whatsoever, is the enduring vitality of the material.
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Return the Gift sees the foursome re-recording their original songs and, implausibly, making them better.
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So yes, they've still got it. But that still begs the question; do you need re-recordings of tunes that changed the face of rock music? Not as badly as you need the originals, that's for sure.
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Under The RadarListening to the sharp separation of song and instrumentation elements that mark these recordings reveals the merit in Gang of Four reworking their own songs. [#11, p.107]
User score distribution:
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BrianSNov 8, 2005
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slawekkOct 30, 2005
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VoltMeterOct 15, 2005