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There's no crybaby posing here, no deployment of cliché. Even if SDRE had a hand in the popularization of the emo movement, the Fire Theft's music is much too personal to be anything other than a therapy session, both for Enigk and his musical co-conspirators and friends.
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Entertainment WeeklyOld fans may dislike their classic-rock ambition and orchestral gloss, but the Fire Theft could be the rare spin-off that equals its progenitor. [10 Oct 2003, p.124]
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MojoA vast, often splendid affair that recalls the lavish expanse of Roger Waters-era Pink Floyd alongside the psychedelic crash of The Who. [Dec 2003, p.122]
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FilterSome of the most grandiose music this side of ELO. [#8, p.108]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 9
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Negative: 1 out of 9
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RobMccDec 10, 2004
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wackymanMay 25, 2004
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PatMNov 18, 2003