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This may not be their best offering, but it's a truly fine record that offers plenty in the way of satisfaction.
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Quasi's only mistake might be that it made this album too long; it clocks in at over 50 minutes. Such tracks as "Seal the Deal" and "Little Lord Fontleroy" show the limitations of a duo, and, at times, Quasi's basic keyboard and drums approach lacks a sense of wholeness and tends to meander.
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As always, the marriage of hooks and psychological horror works well, but for the first time it also starts to wear a little thin. The album's second half is dominated by weaker songs and lyrics that really need a fuller range of human emotion.
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Unfortunately, the efforts made by the band to expand their oeuvre on The Sword of God just fall flat. Long-winded instrumental passages, extended exploration of new instruments, and more bird noises do not a good record make, and The Sword of God makes this all too evident.
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Shredding PaperThe whole thing seems uninspired. [#11]
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A jangly collection of contagious pop tunes made melancholy by a dark songwriting style.
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Think Pavement with a shake of Grandaddy and a little dash of something else low-key and lackadaisical and that's Quasi.
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Even at their best, Quasi can be like the same magic trick performed over and over. At first, it's marvelous and mysterious, yet with each successive time less so, until eventually you figure out how the whole thing is done and lose interest altogether.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 6
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peachyMFJan 31, 2006melting rubix ice cubes
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lizsSep 10, 2002eh decent but elliott smith is definitely the best indie rock singer