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ryanw · Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Posts: 782 Location: New York, NY

http://www.kevchino.com/review/wolf-parade/at-mount-zoomer/1547

Here's one I found today. I don't know where to start with this review. The constant comparisons to eighties synthpop are really bizarre, it makes you wonder it this person has ever listened to the Smiths the way they compare "The Grey Estates" to them. I don't hear much Cure in here either.

Also, when writing a review, it's bad form to attribute vocals incorrectly, especially since Spencer and Dan's vocal styles are so different.

I have found some positive ones as well, but this one seems particularly off in its criticism.

Discuss...
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Double Helix · Joined: 10 Apr 2008 Posts: 177

That review is terrible. The Smiths? Really? The cure? Seriously? Is that the best they could come up with?

Almost reminds me of an girlfriend I used to have that used to go, "These sloan guys sound just just like the beatles." But at least she was onto the right influences... (and into me so I didn't really care too much)

That review reminds me of some of the message board chatter I've read recently. The kids that don't think At Mount Zoomer is as catchy as Apologies have nothing interesting to complain about aside from the fact that they think it's not as catchy as Apologies. It reminds me of the same stuff that people said about Neon Bible when it came out, only to find later that many serious critics disagreed with them. Then people started calling Neon Bible "a grower."

It's funny because I haven't read anything really that's mentioned any legitimate reason to pan the album, just a whole lot of "Well, it's no apologies"talk.

I wonder what some casual Radiohead fans were saying whenever Radiohead went off in another direction before the critics chimed in... Probably a whole lot of the same.

Tsuru · Joined: 05 Sep 2007 Posts: 41

that review was messed up.... not the overall opinion, it's fine if he's "meh" about it, but what the fuck is he talking about??

"At Mount Zoomer is great bar band music"

huh??

Where are these bars??? I want to go now!
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electronicmaji · Joined: 03 Apr 2006 Posts: 278

Well I agree that AMZ is the most accessible Wolf Parade or Spencer Krug release. But bar music? Did he accidentaly put on the lastest Hold Steady album?
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davis64 · Joined: 20 Apr 2008 Posts: 24

I don't think this guy has listened to the album.

That or I downloaded a completely wrong copy, cause I'm pretty sure there wasn't a track called “An Animal in Your Cure” on it.

Hyden · Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 11:13 pm Post subject:

he keeps saying retro, pisses me the fuck off, I hate that word as is, something tells me that whatever this guy hears that isn't reinventing the wheel is "retro", and nobody has ever really reinvented the wheel.

plus "The Smiths written all over it...eighties synth sounds" is not just wrong, it's the antithesis of the Smiths, they rarely ever used keyboards, and if they did, it was piano's, they we're viciously anti-synthpop.
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front to back · Joined: 16 Feb 2006 Posts: 598

This record sounds nothing like The Smiths. I've always felt that most of the keyboard parts sounded pretty 80's inspired, however.
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stuartstuart123 · Joined: 03 Oct 2007 Posts: 45

I hate so much these "I know soooooooo much about music" reviews.

Generally, they just throw a million pre-nineties musicians/bands onto the page and hope it sticks. Hack writing at its finest....

Username880 · Joined: 04 Oct 2007 Posts: 232

pretty weak review but heres another one. she likes it more or less but uses a lame food analogy imo.

http://www.stompandstammer.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1291&Itemid=1

Ash Hol · Joined: 02 Sep 2007 Posts: 34

so idk what that first review guy was thinking. he said it doesnt break new ground. what? wp is different from any other band (besides the other projects) and most mainstream band's cds sound all the same. as in there is no unique lyrics, no unique riffs or anything. i think when people review stuff they should review how different it is w/out theyre opinion of it in it. see where im going? i love mt zoomer for those reasons and more....

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hey ryanw, see if you can add a poll to this existing thread to see how many among us get them chills.