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Grandaddy's third full-length is the band's Dark Side of the Moon, a musical snapshot of postmodern existence in which things are often not what they seem.
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This is a surprisingly homogenous set of tunes, and on the whole, the album can make for a rather repetitive listen.
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BlenderHeartbreakingly beautiful. [#17, p.140]
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It's just not quite as great as some of us dared to hope.
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This album's problem is a very, very shoddy sequence.
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Entertainment WeeklyThe band reaffirms a gift for creating melancholic melodies that are surprisingly sturdy and self-assured. [13 Jun 2003, p.96]
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For every robotic quip on Sumday, there's an exposed moment of sincerity that proves it's not all Penzoil oozing from the lilting Lytle.
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Grandaddy's mellowest, most cohesive material to date.
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MojoAs the concerns that drive Lytle's lyrics lift out, the well-known tremulous quiver and fragile vocals become increasingly irreplaceable, the perfect medium for songs about articulating the intangible. [Jun 2003, p.94]
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Sumday's only real flaw is the creeping sense of professionalism that is starting to emerge in the band's songwriting and playing.
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While they still sound pretty much like Neil Young if he'd heard an Aphex Twin record, the anxieties that '...Slump' articulated have been replaced by frontman Jason Lytle's desire to address more simple matters.
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Sumday is all glorious, throbbing heart.
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They're simply repainting comfortable territories with even subtler strokes than ever.
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Sumday is yet another big step for Grandaddy, but like their previous effort, it's not quite perfect either.
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While the melodies have grown catchier and the arrangements more focused, [Jason] Lytle has leapt into the lyrical big leagues with unassuming songs about entropy and epiphany.
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SpinA warm and deeply engaging snapshot of fractured relationships and existential dread. [Aug 2003, p.116]
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One of the major differences between this and other Grandaddy releases is that Lytle finally seems comfortable in his role as production auteur.
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Is so dominated by mid-tempo story-songs that it rarely breaks through into the rapturous highs that Grandaddy is capable of producing.
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UncutIt's a compelling psychological study set to lovely tunes. [Jul 2003, p.114]
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Scattered with belated dispatches from the wreckage of the dot-bom, Sumday is knowingly archaic and all-consumingly derivative.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 20 out of 22
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Mixed: 0 out of 22
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Negative: 2 out of 22
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RBrownMar 13, 2006Three years later, the most frequently played album in the CD player. Patiently waiting for next full length release.
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benjaminbunnyNov 4, 2003
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P.JiguryoJul 26, 2003