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- Summary: This is the debut LP from the Texas band, which features three former members of At The Drive-In (including guitarist Jim Ward).
- Record Label: DreamWorks
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Positive: 9 out of 14
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Mixed: 5 out of 14
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Negative: 0 out of 14
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The anthemic cries for getting your crap in order are flavored with dashes of sonic experimentation and the knowledge of when to slow things down.
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While the band's sound isn't exactly the most original noise out there, they deliver with such impassioned conviction that you'll be more than willing to forget a few "sound alike" misgivings.
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They put together nearly perfectly produced and arranged songs, tight and precise yet still urgent and fast.
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Sparta has made a smartly produced, superficially exciting record full of deafening electric hum, full-throated shouts, and quiet, intricately picked guitar breaks.
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Entertainment WeeklyVacillates between supersoft verses and garishly loud hooks, undermining their attempts at lyrical nuance. [6 Sep 2002, p.86]
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BlenderIt's in the quieter moments that Sparta truly shine. [#9, p.154]
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Far too often, 'Wiretap Scars' feels limp, lifeless, bereft of dynamics.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 12 out of 13
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Mixed: 1 out of 13
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Negative: 0 out of 13
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zachlAug 31, 2005
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BenAJan 1, 2004best cd ive bought in a long time
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MarkPMar 28, 2005My absolute favourite album
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MarcP.Aug 23, 2002this is a very good alt. rock album, and surprisingly catchy. looks like jim, tony and paul are talented enough to make great music on their own.
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TonyL.Oct 7, 2002
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ErnieS.Sep 16, 2002
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TylerB.Sep 19, 2002it's fine music, but nothing really groundbreaking. i actually liked austere more
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