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Together is a good album that is catchy and full of hooks and does a lot of what we've come to expect from the band. Having said that, it's also a step down.
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The Canadian supergroup return with super new LP.
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Q MagazineIn its crunchy guitars, rich harmonies and fist-pumping choruses, there's a warmth and positivity that, while occasionally too smooth, shows an admirable disregard for current trends. [Jun 2010, p.128]
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For some reason, the band seemed to strip things down on this album, as the tracks are less sophisticated and experimental than on previous works, (which is fine for most bands, but for ones that aspire to keep their crown at the forefront of indie-pop, just not going to cut it).
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Like much of Together, it aims for The Beatles, hits ELO, and sounds like the people responsible mightn't have thought that was a bad thing.
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While it does have moments where the listener is reminded of why they love power-pop, Together ends up sounding too vocally divided as an album and at times too top-heavy with orchestral arrangements.
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There's quite a bit of work involved in bringing so many points of view and instruments together, and that's precisely the problem with Together.
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Under The RadarTogether has its moments, but it's a disappointment for such a justifiably lauded band [Spring 2010, p.65]
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Mid-tempo balladry and redundant choruses sap all the percussive vigor from this former song factory.
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UncutThe guest list is impressive. But it'd take a very straight face to refute the frequent echoes of The New Seekers or Fleetwood Mac, while "Silver Jenny Dollar" sounds like something Mike Batt might have knocked up for The Wombles. [Jun 2010, p.97]
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The Vancouver octet layers lavish string arrangements and huge group choruses over its trademark, idiosyncratic power-pop, smothering the listener in the process.
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MojoWith each album, the Canadian collective's mix of '70s rock and nursery rhyme harmonies gets less raucous and more predictable. [June 2010, p. 94]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 47 out of 52
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Mixed: 5 out of 52
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Aug 13, 2010
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Sep 30, 2010Eh.