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- Record Label: Rhino
- Release Date: Sep 30, 2008
- Summary: The four-disc collection of B-sides and rare recordings from the Scottish band.
- Record Label: Rhino
- Genre(s): Rock, Alternative
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Positive: 12 out of 14
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Mixed: 2 out of 14
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Negative: 0 out of 14
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The Power of Negative Thinking isn't the whole JAMC story, but it's the whole story behind the scenes and A-side singles, and sometimes the B-sides. Even better.
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What's most surprising is the strength of the original B-sides, such as the shoegazed summer dream "Happy Place," girl group siphon "Suck," and bassist Ben Lurie's "Rocket," which could easily reside on any of JAMC's studio LPs and absolutely trump anything by the band's innumerable acolytes.
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Rarely does a track on this set demand skipping, and even the scant missteps are worth at least a few listens--like any great band, the JAMC lived and learned.
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Devoid of the melodies that lurked beneath the feedback on their remarkable debut album Psychocandy, they give a flavour of what their chaotic, violent gigs must have sounded like, but if the Jesus and Mary Chain had only sounded like that, no one would have cared.
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The Power Of Negative Thinking is a weighty, absorbing, often hugely entertaining and occasionally thrilling curio. JAMC completists will love it, but four CDs’ worth?
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FilterCool is a fleet-footed concept, and revisiting JAMC--particularly the new content--is a genuinely pleasant experience. [Fall 2008, p.105]
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Q MagazineTheir rock'n'roll commitment is beyond doubt, although casual observers might want to wait for their promised new album. [Dec 2008, p.142]
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Mixed: 0 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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JohnSNov 7, 2008
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Nov 8, 2011
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