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N.E.R.D's third album, an "Anti Matter" suggestion that devotees "tilt your head back and close your eyes" and try Seeing Sounds, bangs frantic enough to entice one serious auditory seizure.
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Thematically starved, Seeing Sounds is nonetheless a sonic feast.
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In their hyperkinetic hands, even integrating an acoustic standup bass with electronic beats seems perfectly natural. [20 June 2008, p.66]
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Production superstars The Neptunes get back to penning their own tunes – with highly impressive results.
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A streamlined slab of silky, soul-soaked rock music, Seeing Sounds succeeds in capturing the best experiments on their first two albums while injecting new-school sequences into the mix.
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What can be concluded at this point is that, minor lyrical complaints aside, they have crafted their most consistent album and one of the best genre-blurring club records since M.I.A.’s "Kala."
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N.E.R.D.'s gonzo commitment to crossing genre boundaries in sometimes silly, nonsensical ways remains surprisingly tenable.
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Jan 31, 2023
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Jul 6, 2022Wayyy better than the critics say. Second half is really good. Time proves it. 14 years later alot sounds like it.
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Oct 17, 2010