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If you'd never heard Gotham!, you might very well find much to like about Stealing of a Nation.
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UrbToo often we get ill-fated experiments in electronic circa 1997 and overly polished replications of their biggest hit to date, "Electrify." [Sep 2004, p.116]
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SpinThey've de-funned rebellion and turned it into a task. [Oct 2004, p.109]
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Overly polished and far too artificial.
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The material lacks the gauzy groove of Gotham!, replaced by techno-savvy beats and a synthetic sheen so soulless it C3PO’s all of the group’s human swagger.
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Under The RadarBy the time the fifth track plays, I feel like I just listened to the same song five times in a row. [#7]
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BlenderRoman's politically spiked lyrics sound shrugged-off and flimsy. [Sep 2004, p.141]
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Alternative PressOften feels like the soundtrack for a party that's running short on ideas. [Oct 2004, p.132]
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Rolling StoneRadio 4 show a real lack of gusto. [28 Oct 2004, p.98]
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Stealing of a Nation has some nice melodies, driving rhythms, hooky choruses, and fuzzy explosive guitar, but the sameness of the beats, the laziness of the lyrics, and Max Heyes' (Doves, Primal Scream) clipped, staccato production are enough to do the album in.
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Stealing of a Nation is a slick, calculated record that misses its target on all accounts.
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MojoHeyes has polished the band into tedium, with live guitars and drums drowned out by high sheen studio gloss and painfully dated loops. [Sep 2004, p.104]
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Q MagazineThey've lost the spark. [Sep 2004, p.122]
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FlinchBotApr 26, 2006
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HenryBFeb 16, 2005