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Decidedly mediocre. Why is this on the list?
There are three great songs on this, but the rest is a bit filler-ish.
Meaningful, not ordinary, loved it!
7/10, pretty unique listening experience. Quite good
It's a GREAT that really feels like an ocean breeze on the coast with how IMMACULATE the vibes are. Only problem is that it feels like a product of its time.
first half was so good, after Kids kinda fell off
Time to Pretend, Kids, Pieces of What, un 5 en toda regla.
Really cool listening ! Some hits i didn't even know were in this album
I love this album
Elektronisk pop, mange bangers! catchy, fed vokal
Dom lite mer gitarrbaserade låtarna t.ex Weekend wars och pieces of what är riktigt riktigt bra. Dom andra är lite för poppiga och tråkiga
Day 1: Oracular Spectacular-MGMT (2007) - Psychedelic/Electronic - Favorite track: Kids - Reminds me of Flaming Lips - Very atmospheric, relying more on synthesizers - Classic rock influence, Pink Floyd? - Great production, interesting, catchy melodies. Not what I usually listen to, but great start to this challenge. 4.8/5
This is a good album, however it's close to being great. The singles are massive, and oddly, probably some of the weirder stuff on the album. This could be one of my favourites if the album tracks were slightly more strange, but they are quite straight forward. I think the highlight from the non singles is The Youth, which reminds me or something I can't put my finger on. I like The Handshake, Of Moons Bird and Monsters is interesting. Overall I will probably go with a low 4, but there is a chance the album could grow for me, I will likely revisit the album, it's alot more interesting that some of the albums that came out in 2007, I'm feeling generous with a 4/5
An absolute standout of the late aughts. Fun to run it back.
great record - love when my album of the day is something that doesn’t sound exactly like everything else
MGMT understands the enjoyment of being enveloped in a wave of sound like a shoegaze album whilst keeping the catchy hooks like your favorite pop song. This leads to an album that certainly has its fantastic hits and moments on it, and the whole album otherwise is still incredibly solid. My only worry, and the reason it stays from the five range, is I question how much this will stick with me past the singles. Some of the sounds of songs already allude me just after the album ends, and it does sort of give off the vibe of the music the alternative kid listens to just to stand out, albeit far better than most other groups that fall into that genre. I certainly don't dislike it, far from it, I just could use some more form in my pop and some more overwhelming noises in my wall of sound.
Catchy album through and through.
mgmt's best Favorite Tracks: Time To Pretend, Kids, Electric Feel 4/5
Trippy. Not always my thing, but solid.
Enjoyed listening to this album for the first time. I've heard the hits many times but I think it's a solid album. Easy listen.
I love every second of this album. Possibly a soft spot for the first concert I went to but honestly- time to pretend > Weekend wars > the youth is a spectacular 3 track run for an album opening and up there with the best of them. And then bam - the hits - electric feel and kids. Chefs kiss. Back end of the album is definitely less punchy and less widely loved but The Handshake is absolutely cracking and future reflections is a groovy tune. Honestly. So good.
The nostalgia hit is real. This was on the college freshman banger list, but in reality I only truly enjoy a few songs. And nothing that I’d really miss after going awhile without listening. This album has some unique sounds and stretches genres, but the passion behind the delivery always stuck with me. I feel like it’s just fun music, but without the true showmanship of a strong vocalist. It’s always just been ok to me.
A few decent tunes but not really a standout. Pretty average
Like a lot of the big standout hits off this album "Time to pretend, Electric Feel, Kids". The rest of the album I found to be pretty good too, quite enjoyed this and a bit of a change from what I've been getting generated on this list recently.
Good emotive music, especially for the genre. They really had something here.
Super fun— upbeat, feel good music!
There were times when one could not avoid exposure to some of the songs in this album. They were played everywhere! Those time have gone by now, making me wonder what it is about certain albums that leave a permanent mark whereas others, like MGMT's here, disappear into the ether. Those couple of tracks that were huge hits back then are still nice to listen to, occasionally...
Electric Feel was the only one I recognized. Haven't listened to MGMT before. It was okay ig. Wasn't awful, sort of close to my tastes but not really what I listen to normally.
I feel like this album kinda helped bring forth a lot of those techno alt duos we see more and more of
I liked Youth and I liked kids, otherwise this music just isn't for me. It is well made music but I find the singers to be annoying and droning and it just puts me off a lot of what otherwise probably would of been good songs. It's well made but I couldn't go back to it.
Basically all the songs on this album appeared somewhere in your life C. early 2010s. Still, despite over exposure to them they're still bangers and for the genre it cannot be denied how important this album is since it sort of signalled a change in the latter third of the 2000s into the 2010s. By this point, the 90s were well and truly dead
Never heard this album before. It was a lot better than I expected.
I really like this style of pop/rock. The only one I recognized was ‘Kids’, though I’ve definitely heard ‘Time To Pretend’ before this. I am really lost for words. Uhhhhhhjjhhh…. it’s good?
7.9/10
I do love the first half as it is pure teen nostalgia for me but the last four songs lose me a little bit. But nostalgia is strong!
It was cool. I didn't really love any of the singles, but there's some tracks on the album I thought were cool. I like the overall sound and will seek out their other albums eventually. My favourite song was The Youth.
Decent. Never heard them before. Some good tracks.
Apple Store music
It’s a great sound, but it’s not the most versatile one so gets a bit samey over the course of an entire album. The 3 singles - Electric Feel, Kids and Time To Pretend - are brilliant (especially TtP) Not sure there’s much worth a repeat visit outside of those but it was a decent enough listen
Time To Pretend Kids. Worth a second listen
There are some bangers on this album. If there were more bangers, I would rate it higher. It is what it is (which is pretty good).
not my style everyday but very good
I liked the songs I knew... Which was surprisingly a lot. But I didn't care for the others...
Was actually surprised this came out in 2007, thought it was more recent than that, but then again Electric Feel and Kids were college jams. Listening to MGMT live shows now with my son, I can see why they were basically a one album wonder, they don’t have the strongest chops. They put together an album with a handful of great singles and then some other space rock tracks, but I wouldn’t call any of it classic or even noteworthy. I was originally considering a lower rating for this, but the non-singles are actually decent enough.
Like 2 good songs most of them boring and repetitive though and he has a really annoying voice.
Classic album of 2010’s!
2007 - Pop Rock; Psychedelic Rock; Synth-pop
I had thought I had not heard of this band, and then recognized three of the tunes right away -- this record must have been pretty huge when it came out. It's got some interesting layering of sounds, and the songwriting is OK, but I didn't find it anything special.
Nope.
Time to Pretend was OK Electric Feel, Kids are better known and worth a listen.... but the rest of the album is just bland nonsense that meanders on forever too long with crap vocals. If it was playing I'd listen to it OK, but wouldn't be an album of choice. So to be fair, as an album from these guys, I'd just place it middle for diddle on a 3.
Loved this, reminds me of Passion Pit vibes, has a few really nostalgic songs in this album too.
Great
Lot
Got this album close to release on the back of Time to Pretend and Kids and remember my horrified dissapointment that nothing else came close and was a slog to sit through. I haven’t listened since do this will be a good experiment… … turns out i was overreacting like a disappointed man, the rest of the album is perfectly solid but just not to the heights of those songs above.
Time to Pretend, Kids and Electric Feel are all still bangers but this didn't do much for me other than those. Not to say it was bad or anything but I thought the second half tailed off a bit. I may be being quite harsh because those three were all massive massive tracks so it's probably unfair to expect the whole album to be of a kind. If I'd checked out this album at the time I would probably be marking it higher
A very fun hipster dance record. Probably not as significant as most of this list but a great album nonetheless.
4. Better than I expected.
I really wanted to hate this. These guys give off such a douchy vibe to me. Don't know them at all so I could be way off base there. Anyway, I enjoyed it. The first half was better than the second, but the whole thing wasn't bad.
This album shaped my college years and is still very enjoyable. Good listen from start to finish and a defining album of the late 2000s.
I think ive been listening to them a lot through the years to have a better judgement
Everryone's heard this duo, no one knows who they are! Beautiful, sprightly psychedelic pop with a dark underbelly of words.
I loved this album when it came down and it holds up pretty well. Great songs, great sound and pop sounding as good as it can be.
Mfing classic
3.75
This really feels like a first album. There's a lot of great musical ideas, a few really great songs, but the bulk of the album is kinda of meandering and aimless from a structural and composition perspective.
So happy to see this album on the list, absolute banger, brings me back to high school.
Great album . Awful live but as a recorded album solid .
look, it's a good album, probably better than a 3, but so help me god if I hear time to pretend or kids or electric feel one more time
Killer singles line up and an album that backs it up. The production is so cool, and the dreamy catchy vocals stick in your mind. Kids in particular is such an earworm. Great album.
Fantastic
Catchy chords
This is such a great album. Poppy without being saccharine. Very enjoyable.
Great hits like 'electric feel', all-time favorite, and some other perfect songs like 'kids'. overall all good songs too!
There are a few really catchy songs, but other than those the album is really weak.
party music, vocals reminded me of Rolling Stones in parts despite being several generations apart. would not actively put this on but it's fine
It's overall pretty good. Time to Pretend is a brilliant track, and Kids is also really good. There's a reason why they were the two main singles. The rest is kind of a nice time for the most part but I didn't find it massively exciting. Of Moons, Birds and Monsters was the other standout for me.
Not bad
In Austria this album wasn't overplayed. Just know it from TikTok etc. but this one is a gem. Truly Hit after Hit, and the fillers are just also so great. No skipper.
Average radio music, not to my liking
some songs ive listened to before, overall pretty alright i guess
Love a few of the songs on here. Others were just OK.
The three radio singles are fantastic. Rest of the album is pretty meh...
Overstays its welcome
This is perfect 🤩
Better than I expected. A few really good songs.
This is a really good album that got way too much radio play and kind of killed the best songs on it! Still a solid effort and with some distance these tracks still hold up
Had to think about this one. It’s very good, the hits are hits, but I felt like every song was just a crescendo with different loops added
Three MONSTER hits that are still relevant 15+ years later. The rest of the album is pretty forgettable
i liked the chill vibes of this album, though none of the other songs beyond the three singles I knew jumped out at me after two listens. favorites: electric feel, time to pretend, kids (though I feel like I've heard it enough to last the rest of my lifetime)
One of those albums where I recognised several tracks and liked them, whilst having no idea who they were by!
Surprised by this one. I recognized some songs and overall was pretty good.
Liked this more than I expected, a lot of interesting influences
Era-defining, even outside of the hits.
A classic. About as close to a 5 as you can get
Great album
Hele vette nummers, maar als geheel net niet.
I mentioned in my Flaming Lips review my wife would probably like them. I KNOW she would like a lot of this music. An electronic, dance, kind of cheesy album. Not that's there anything wrong with it, but for not really my favorite style of music. I did enjoy a few songs of this album, with my favorite being the very first tune, Time to Pretend. A catchy upbeat, seemingly happy song. Until you listen to the lyrics and find out it's really kind of sad. Just the line, "choke on our own vomit and that will be the end." Damn. I did love the line "find some models for our wives" because I did marry a model. It's worked out pretty well. Still going strong after 28 years and she gets more beautiful by the day. Ok, enough of the sappiness, but I guess when you listen to cheesy music, this is what you get. I liked a couple other tunes. Electric Feel and Kids. I feel like I've heard one of these songs in my past or at least it sounded familiar. Either way, decent songs. So I liked 3 songs and felt like the rest was kind of fill in the rest of the album kind of songs. Again, nothing terrible and I did enjoy my listening experience. I can't quite get to the 3 mark for this album, but I'd say it was pretty close. I'll rate up on this one and give them the 3 stars. 3
Damn this album always surprises me with its age. It came out in 2008 but it sounds like a 2012 album at the earliest, which I think speaks to its timelessness. It may not be front to back bangers or superhits but it's very consistent. Electric Feel, Kids, Time to Pretend, Weekend Warriors were all staples in my post high school days. I've been meaning to pick this one up on vinyl, maybe I'll do that. 3
4 Probably showing my age here - as a Gen Zer - but this is the first album on the list so far that I can remember releasing and having massive mainstream success within my lifetime. In particular, there are two songs here, Electric Feel and Kids, that you could not escape hearing in the late 2000s if your life depended on it - two radio hits that I actually feel completely opposite towards. Electric Feel is a song that I’ve always found kind of annoying and only grew to further dislike the more it became overplayed, meanwhile, Kids I would consider to be one of the single greatest pop songs to come from the decade. However, there was actually a third hit from the album that I had totally forgotten about - Time to Pretend. While I don’t remember ever being the biggest fan of that one either, I quite enjoyed it here - it’s an admittedly catchy tune when it’s not being played to death. This is also the first time I think I’ve ever paid attention to the lyrics, and while they’re not overly deep by any means, comparing the desire to spend your life living fast and loose to the innocence and naivety of youth was something I thought was really well done… and kinda hit home. The musical diversity of this album was also a bit of a surprise - the duo’s influence from a decades-spanning assortment of pop music is felt on any given track, and yet they still managed to make everything feel like their own. I really wasn’t expecting their take on rock towards the end, but it resulted in two of my new favorites from the album, Pieces of What and Of Moons, Birds, & Monsters. Pieces of What in particular gave me strong classic rock vibes, to the point where I swear it sounds just like another artist I can’t quite pinpoint - maybe a bit of Mick Jagger in the vocals? Didn’t expect to enjoy this one as much as I did, especially being that I wasn’t the biggest fan of two of the singles when they initially dropped. I still didn’t walk away loving Electric Feel, but come on, as a whole, this is just good pop music. The production here holds up a lot better than many other pop albums of the 2000s, to the point where I really think this album could drop today and still be a massive hit. Easily a solid 4 from me.
Very good albums some great one on there😝
4/5
Of course Kids and Time to Pretend holds great nostalgic value for any millenial that went to a house party around 2008. And I gotta say that the rest of the album is mostly good, but nothing touches the 3 mains singles (the other being Electric Feel) and I think I'd rather reach out for those when I need my early 00's indie pop fix instead of the whole thing.
Great modern pop!
A personal classic that I consider perfect from start to finish. It's an album I can easily totally jump in. The psychedelic, eclectic, electro, pop and introspective sound is perfect. So many great and well produced songs. The Youth, Piece Of What and Of Moons, Birds & Monsters are especially powerful.
Wow this was great. Only ever heard the singles. Very solid record with interesting ideas. Pop but genre pushing.
Big on the nostalgia for any millennial. Good vibes and reckless times.
life changing
I feel like I have to be in a specific mood for this album, but when I am it's a fantastic album. Regardless of my mood it's still fantastic.
Love this album
very cohesive and beautiful. the singles slap and the deep cuts were good but maybe didn’t resonate as much. great album.
It’s a bop.
Quite generic psychedelic pop/indie rock album. Nothing outstanding but not very bad either.
One of the best albums oat... Also one of the first albums that kinda got me away from pop music and edm at like 12 years old Of Moons is still one of the best pieces of music ever made
Catchy melodies, production is amazing. The singles definitely carry the album. Was not a big fan of all the other songs but they were not bad. Overall it’s a really well made album with classics I will not get tired of listening to.
Love love love it. Not just for the hits but the entire album.
a lot of nastalgia listening to this one. Some great hits and a very specific sound from the 2000’s
Tiene un par de canciones excepcionales, pero no es para tanto
At its worst, this album sounds like it’s made in a garage and posted to SoundCloud after being edited on a Mac. At its best, this album is a masterpiece of modern psychedelic rock and pop. The good definitely outweighs the bad, I really enjoyed this album.
The hits will always hold a genuine special place in music history. But other songs like Pieces of What, will not. The highs were very high(Kids, Electric Feel) and the lows were very low(PoW, FR, basically everything else). It is very progressive and very influential but very disappointing nonetheless.
i’ve always loved the hits on this album, so i was sorta disappointed that the rest of the tracks didn’t impress me as much. not bad though, good production throughout.
Oracular Spectacular is the debut album by the American band MGMT. Although album sales were slow, but consistent over the years, critics lauded this debut album for its production and musical style. It has been certified gold in the US and double platinum in the UK. This indie pop / psychedelic pop album has some of the catchiest pop melodies from the 2000's decade. There's consistent themes on this album about growing up and making the most out of your time - especially childhood - and this along with the quality production provides an amazing record. The first half is a little better than the second half when it comes to the tracks specifically. MGMT has a special place in my heart because it reminds me of my great years in high school and I have a few of my favorite tracks of theirs on my regular playlists. It was nice to finally listen to their debut album in one sitting and I loved every bit of it. The second half of the album could have been bolstered a little more with another solid, catchy track, but oh well it was still good. I definitely recommend everyone to give this album a listen.
Strong flaming lips influence packaged into electronic indie rock.
throwback classic of mine, one of the first albums ive listened to that was outside of my comfort zone for me and i ended up loving it a lot, always a bit of bias from me to this album
Goat
Surprising one here, never head of it. Well produced and some great tracks.
God, I love the way those drums come in at the beginning of “Time To Pretend.” That moment jump-starts a killer song and an awesome album. MGMT are one of my favorite bands and one of the best and most interesting acts making music today. This album is heavily tied to college in my memories. "Time to Pretend" and "Electric Feel" were huge songs that were everywhere for a while. They were crossover hits that everyone could agree on -- the indie music nerds, the frat guys, your mom when you played it in the car. This was definitely an album I played in my dorm and heard at parties. I have a distinct memory of dancing to "Kids" with some friends at a house party. But man, it really holds up. The whole first half is fantastic and includes the three hits I've already mentioned. "Weekend Wars" is an anthem and I like how the rhythm changes back and forth. MGMT are very good at composing songs with surprising twists and turns. And "The Youth" has that great singalong, chanted refrain. The first half of the album is all big hooks and stadium-sized synth pop, while the second half gets more psychedelic and weird. But there's still plenty of catchy melodies too. "Pieces of What" is a nice, mellow number. And "Of Moons, Birds & Monsters" is great psychedelic rock (and again, lots of little twists and turns and surprises that keep you on your toes but feel totally natural after you've heard the song a few times). One of the things that always grabs me about this album is its emotion. There are a lot of lyrics about childhood that resonate with me. And for all the psychedelic production effects (the bubbles and warbles and reverb), the emotion is front and center, which makes the album more accessible than you might expect for this genre. It's one of the best debut albums in recent memory and a classic in my book. (And they even managed to top it on their second album "Congratulations," which is one of my absolute favorites. Not sure if that one is going to be on this list or not but it's a masterpiece and definitely on my personal best albums list.)
Wow I wasn't expecting this album to be on this list. I also didn't realize that all of these songs were on ONE album. That's really impressive for them and I'm surprised that it took me this long to find this out. "Time to Pretend", "Electric Feel" and "Kids" were probably 3 of the first 10 songs that I would hear at college parties and I think that this is pretty universal for other middle millennials. I am immediately brought back to standing in a damp basement staring at a tattered flag hanging on an unfinished concrete wall and embroidered with seemingly random Greek alphabet letters. I am sipping red jungle juice with each sip tasting worse than the last and praying that I can get drunk faster so that I can find these conversations more interesting because I can only feign interest in accounting and business for so long. I keep sipping and staring at my girlfriend across the room having a discussion with her roommates as I feel like I'd rather be anywhere else on earth but I'm happy that I'm making an effort to be extroverted here. I keep sipping and talking, and sipping and talking and going back and forth from the Rubbermaid full of red liquid to my in progress conversations. I then blink my eyes open and then immediately shut them. I am singing in my head "control yourself take only what you need a family of trees wanting to be haunted the water is warm but it's sending me shivers a baby is born crying out for attention" I go to open my mouth to physically sing the song and bring it to life outside of the hum inside my head and when my mouth opens I begin vomiting intensely. I open my eyes again and I can see a terribly composed Jackson Pollock of puke all over the stairwell closest to my girlfriend's dorm room. Hours must have gone by and I am alone. There's no singing. Only a whimpered "fuck". I get up from my hands and knees and go to the men's shared bathroom to rinse my mouth out. I feel weak. I open the bathroom door and there's a bro in there. I am sweating, my vision is blurred and spinning, I am still drunk, but there is no vomit on me. I rinse my mouth out and the bro starts chatting. He is also drunk and asks "Who are you?" I tell him that I'm spending the night with my girlfriend. He doesn't ask who my girlfriend is but he asks if I know the two spanish girls at the end of the hall, because "they are hot". I say yes and that one is my girlfriend. He doesn't process this and continues to talk about how hot the two girls are. "I would fuck both of them". I am so fucked up that I would probably lose a fist fight with a five year old. I loudly interrupt him and repeat "yea Gab is my girlfriend" to a blank head nod response. I think he might have processed this. He is a bro and all I can think at the time is to stand up just a little bit to him but also to lend him some advice and my thinking process in my head is something along the lines of "yea, I want to fuck my girlfriend too and yea she's hot but you can't just go around saying that and you really can't without reading the room or knowing the people in it". I go to leave the bathroom and I turn and say the tiredest "hey, shut the fuck up" I can muster, and he nods again. I go to bed. The night is over. MGMT. The album is a 4/5 for me. It will forever be tied to college experiences and I am thankful.
A very very good album, the ones I remembered have aged very well still, and the ones I don't remember are still bangers with wild hints of different bands from the past/different styles
if only the first half of this existed it’d still be one of the best albums of the 2000s. Fortunately for us the back half is also fantastic. I don’t think there’s a single person between 18 and 35 who doesn’t have a core memory to at least one of the songs on here. best tracks: time to pretend, 4th dimensional transition, kids
This was okay. I enjoyed their singles.
I did not expect to like this, was pleasantly surprised. I even listened twice.
ACTUALLY SAM ZNALA TKO SU OPOP Dobar
Had never heard this before. Sure, let's put them on the list.
Some nice complex arrangements but imo a little overrated
Some hits. Some misses.
The absolute killer songs. Really enjoyed this album
I'm familiar with MGMT's hits, but I've never listened to their albums in full. The singles off this album are stellar, so I was curious how the rest compares. On first listen I wasn't super impressed with the other tracks. But on second listen I noticed they started to grow on me.
I liked this but it didn't blow me away. Def brought back some good memories. Def will listen again. I love how mellow it is - so much 'electronic' music is either very 'dub step' or 'hip hop' and this is just chill and nice.
Was going to give a 2 but "Of Moons, Birds & Monsters" is better than "Siberian Breaks" , and that's an incredible song.
These songs are crucial for when I need to powerwalk past tourists on my evening stroll. They are the sole reason I felt the urge to body a man taking pictures of a squirrel.
Definitely not their best work. Weekend wars, the youth, and pieces of what are good but otherwise I much prefer their albums Congratulations, Little Dark Age, and 11•11•11
One, two, three, four It has a little more Five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten I love you M G M T Time to Pretend for you and me M G M T I love you Bom bom bom bompa bom The Handshake, bompa bom Pieces of What, bompa bom Weekend Wars, bompa bom Look at me More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits Moons, Birds, Monsters Why are some Kids fosters? Pink, brown, yellow, orange, and blue I love you More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits Bom bom bom bompa bom Future Reflections, bompa bom The Youth, bompa bom 4th Dimensional Transition, bompa bom Look at me More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits More than the hits
I live indietronica
Comme pour ma critique de The xx, je vous redirige vers toutes les autres déjà écrites pour les albums classés Post-Erasmus-Indie, soit tous les albums générés datés de 2005 à 2015. Robert, cesse immédiatement.
Mes amis d'enfance de MGMT m'ont régalé sur cet album, tout l'inverse de mon camarade d'écoute robcremaillère qui s'evertue à distiller des avis absolumetn effarants sur tous les albums du générateur.
Ohhh to be 16 years old, listening to this album on a summertime drive, windows down and your teenage friends being annoying. I love this and always will.
I loved it then I love it now 4.75/5
This album is an enigma. The 3 hit songs seem like they are written by a completely different band than the rest of the album. They are so ding-dang catchy. The rest of the album imitates the Syd Barett Pink Floyd albums: bizzare psychedelia. I really loved this album (and more so their follow up album) when I first discovered cannabis in high school, but it doesn’t seem as powerful as a jaded adult surrounded by a bunch of sweaty tourists on a crowded L train that is stuck at the same stop for 30 minutes and I just want to get home and eat pasta and play with my cat. 3.5/5
pretty meh outside of the two hits
pretty good
FCKN SHT
Apparently this album was played a lot at college parties. Since I missed that whole scene, I am able to enjoy this album. This is, however, one of the most front-loaded albums I've ever heard. As a bonus, I love how they got Joanna Newsom to play the mom in the video of "Kids". That song is such an earworm that everything after it on the album, though good, suffers by comparison.
I knew more tracks than I thought I would. I think I prefer the covers of their tracks - sorry MGMT. I do use your name as an abbreviation for management in file names now, so you’re always in my thoughts somewhere ❤️
Tentando entender como indie espacial. Só fez ampliar meu ranço com a pretensão de alegria.
Still good
Really good
This record was literally gathering dust in our vinyl collection before I got this on 1001. But it's so innocently fresh, it was a real pleasure. Like a trailer of further summer.
A few spacey tunes, some classics too. All in all a good listen
Nice. Not thrilling, but nice
nice
nice vibes, nothing special
Im a rock guy, but i feel close to this record, there is something here
Jahas soittelua jah nii-i... On pojjaat tehny.. aikamoinen ensimmäinen biisi soundeffect awe-inspiring kunnioitusta herättävä.. hurja.... Muu musiikki ei hurjaa ole kuitenkaan.. voi voi vaan kun on vaan niin hyvä albumi että pakko lätkästä nelosta..heh
Of course I love this album. Grew up on it, one of the first bands I liked on my own. Pieces of Want is a banger, Electric Feel is groovy, Kids of course. Didn't feel anything here justified the 5 but I love the songs on this album and am happy it came up
meh...
Dacht de band nog niet te kennen en toen ineens kwam ‘kids’, FIFA 09! Verder vond ik het wel verfrissend album, favoriete nr: the youth
Ja dit is toch echt mega nostalgisch, tovert gelijk een glimlach op mn gezicht. Bedenk ook gewoon ff dat dit album in 2007 uitkwam, oorspronkelijk als een soort joke omdat iedereen die 'cool' was een band begon en nog steeds relevant is. Los daarvan ook echt wel nog wat nummers die ik nog niet kende, blij verrast.
Bijzonder lekker. Erg genoten van dit album, er staan echt paar goede klammere op. Deze week zit vol goede muziek!
Dit is altijd mijn definitie van indie geweest, terwijl dit eigenlijk ver boven de ander indie zit die hier voorbij kwam. Tijdens mijn middelbare schooltijd veel geluisterd, dus sweet memories albumpje, 5 sterren
Had dit eigenlijk nog nooit helemaal geluisterd naast Kids en Electric Feel maar ook echt genoten van bijvoorbeeld Time to Pretend en The Youth. Vind het geen 4 maar nog minder vind ik het een 3 dus vandaar rond ik ‘m toch af naar boven!
Een van de eerste albums die ik had gedownload voor m’n iPod in de tweede? denk ik. Album is meer dan de singles, die niet normaal hard gaan. Rating: Ik wou dat ik weer 10 was en buiten kon spelen/5
Three good songs and a lot of filler. The sound of getting ready to go out in 2009. Bring me my multicolored headband.
Was too busy with young kids etc to pay much attention to MGMT when this came out. It's OK, and I do recognise some tracks from the general ambience
I have never listened to this band, but have unsurprisingly heard two of the tracks on this album a lot as being somewhat ubiquitous in culture from a certain time. That aspect of this album takes away from the rest of the music, which is kind of weird and unique in it's own right. I'd probably like this more without those two mega hits. That being said this music is just kind of lowest common denominator. As a friend of mine told me "it's perfect for listening to when you want to wear neon sunglasses and sip on a shitty Montucky Cold Snack beer."
Another band I overlooked. I need to hear more from them.
Excellent. So many catchy songs.
I really love this album quite a lot. I knew several songs coming in but I like several others as well. The songs that I like on this album I absolutely adore!
wasn't real impressed after the first song. i actually only listened to half of it and then skipped to the next song. it did get better after that, lol. i enjoyed kids and electric feel. nothing i can say i loved, but didnt hate it (except that first song, lol) either. 6/10
I really like the three songs I knew coming in, but unfortunately the rest of the album didn't really do it for me. Above average and would listen to it on the radio, but I don't see myself listening to anything I didn't already know in the future. Still a good listen overall. 7/10
Electric feel took me back to when I was a teenager again. This era of music was all about feel good and party all night songs. Kids makes me feel reminiscent of when I was young and trying to figure my life out.
Electric Feel slaps but the rest of the album is uninspired
I’m trying to be more definite about scoring these albums otherwise every one I listen to ends up being 3*. I enjoyed this one so I’m giving 4* I will probably slip back into average scoring again.
Tough one this. It felt good listening on a Friday afternoon, less so on a rainy Monday morning. Torn between 3 and 4...
Good, spotify album radio station is very good. Lots of chill rock
Massively hooky, though getting dangerously close to bubble gum territory in the middle of record. Opener “Time to Pretend” rocks and hasn't dimmed a nidge in a decade and a half since its release; it's an anthemic banger of the feel-good song-of-the-summer variety. Last three songs – with the Jaggeresque vocals and likable down-trending vibes – make this more than a forgettable aughtie record, though who knows what to make of lyrics allegedly from Mayan prophecies (one certainly doesn’t). Fun to hear again. Glad to hear it's aging well. Seems a poor choice to have been cut.
I like only two songs.
What a throwback !
Modern Classic
Starts strong with wonderful anchors. But the real treasure is in the last three tracks, elevating this from popular ear candy to something ethereal and wonderful.
There was a time when this album came out that MGMT were taking the world by storm, rich and famous beyond their wildest desires. I conversely was working in a shop with a radio station that played seemingly the same 3 songs on repeat. Around this time those 3 songs were 'Kids', 'Electric Feel' and 'Time to Pretend' so I think I can be forgiven for rather going off them. For years I didn't think about the band that had so annoyed me during that summer in 2007 until a totally chance re-listen probably 8 or 9 years later. Immediately I was on the phone to a friend "Did you know that 'Oracular Spectacular' is really good!" I'd realized that there was far more depth to the non singles that I could have realized. Even the big singles clicked and I twigged that the reason 'Kids' took over everything was that it was meticulously well put together. The synth sounds in this song are just to die for. Melodic, deep, just the right amount of LFO and with a lush but radio friendly distortion which makes the hairs stick up on my arms. The vocals have a really interesting melody and some incredible harmonies to them and again have just a hint of distortion and reverb in just the right places to make it really pop. Same goes for Electric feel. But then you get to '4th Dimensional Transition' and it turns into almost a completely different album, much more understated and experimental, almost late 60's psychedelia, but crucially its not jarring or out of place. I adore this album now days, it hasn't quite elevated to a 5 but its knocking on the door with like a 4.8.
Time to Pretend is an awesome time capsule. I just feel like this album doesn't hold up to repeated listens. There's no depth and the back half is so unremarkable.
I previously had only heard Time to Pretend, Kids, and Electric Feel so I was surprised by how eclectic the songwriting on this album is.
I listened to this album about 1 or 2 years ago and remember it being aight. There are 3 distinct tracks that are really good and are designated as "classics" so they probably carry the album. This is actually a lot more enjoyable than I had expected. I had heard a lot of people say that the rest of the album wasn't good compared to the singles on it; while that is true the other songs are pretty good and have a different feel to the singles. There are songs that seem to take inspiration from 70's rock and others that are more experimental sounding (especially for the time) Overall it is better than I expected.
some great classics, some good stuff, and some pretty annoying stuff. this album is the closest so far to the sound that i like.
Catchy, quirky, likeable stuff. Fave Songs: Of Moons, Birds & Monsters; Electric Feel; Pieces of What; The Youth; 4th Dimensional Transition
Heard it before?: Yes Enjoy it?; Yes, it’s aged tremendously and just has the feeling I haven’t gained from hearing something in the past, it must makes you feel like reliving adolescence Favourite song: Track 1 - Time to Pretend
pretty sick and nostalgic
The singles on this album are classics which will be remembered as staples of indie rock, at the turn of the century.
Not bad. Not great. “Kids” is the one that I already knew, and is a great single, but the rest is too much of the same.
I really loved this one, though I'd never heard it before. The second half does flag a bit, but it's still good.
Still a good record.
I love MGMT
Psychedelia with electronic elements. Not a favourite, but interesting
Buiten de hitjes ook een super album.
I remember when MGMT hit the scene (and you couldn't escape Kids in public) but I was in a much different listening place at the time. I was deep into the heavy stuff and eschewed anything too danceable or commercial that was coming at me from the world-at-large. Ironically, it is music I might've enjoyed if I had heard it coming from a friend, an artist or a band that I had already accepted into my inner circle of approved inputs. In other words, there's a tremendous resonance with stuff I had already allowed through: Wolf Parade, Animal Collective, etc. This closing off or setting up arbitrary musical boundaries is a recurring theme or phase I find myself going through. I felt it most acutely in Jr. High and High School. I had a brief period of open ears for part of College and afterwards. But there was some steady tightening up of the reins in the late-to-mid aughts that lasted maybe a decade or more. So, what does this have to do with MGMT's Oracular Spectacular? It's very good for music of that era but I wasn't willing to hear that then. So now I'm coming to it late and a little stupidly. Don't be like past me. Be like present me — actively fight against the desire to close up into whatever genre I'm deep into at the moment. Resist the myopia of whatever scene you're in. I'm glad I could open my ears to Oracular Spectacular today.
There's some great tracks on this album that have become worn out in pop culture in Britain. There are also some tracks which really didn't hit home for me.
Starts off with a bang and a massively appealing look, with likable attitude to boot. Fresh and energetic and just massively youthful, but the hooks are undeniably appealing, but with some classic-y druggy overtones, that one finds comfortably familiar. Ends strong, too, though in a quieter mood which promised more excellence to come, which never did, quite.
I've always liked this album.
The singles on this still fizz - music for everyone and anyone at the house party. The rest of the record was all nice but did wash over me. 3.5
Better than expected. 3/5
MGMT are too familiar, but I had never listened closely to all the words of Oracular Spectacular. The discovery on that front is a motherlode of silliness, if anything reducing the single cuts. More importantly, though, is sonic breadth and the fusion of liquid electronics with all.
Nostalgia-clouded review alert! I was just a kid when this came out. Everyone knows the 3 singles from this record. And for good reason, they’re absolutely monster songs. This felt so fresh when it came out and still holds up till this day imo.
Good music, initial album from one of my more favorite bands. I like their newer stuff, but it wouldn't exist without this groundbreaking album
Pleasingly 79 psych throwbacks. 3 monster hits with epic riffs. Some of the the other stuff is a bit filler but I really like the vibe of this as it seemed so different at the time.
At first, its likable pop lo fi psychadelic but it doesnt sustain my attention - somethign about it just sounds dumb. Dumb and annoying.
Not my thing, mainly because I don't think the singer can sing. It's musically kind of interesting. As if the psychedelia of 1967 was still a thing to dress songs in.
terepin trip 2000s
Mis favoritos: -Time to pretend -Kids -4th Dimensional Transition
Oh, I remember when this project took over the "indie" airwaves. The hits seem to be a little too easy on the ear for truly "indie" stuff, to be honest, but I guess that duo knew how to write great pop songs, there's no doubt about that. And the rest of the neo-psychedelic tunes on this record are pretty good too, so I guess I can't give MGMT anything less than four stars for such a successful debut album, either commercially or artistically speaking. Checking on the Wikipedia notes for this record, I learned that the first versions of "Time To Pretend" and "Kids" were actually released in their first EP in 2005. Listening to the latter on Spotify, it's quite interesting to see how MGMT then polished their sound to make it more palatable and "radio-friendly". That EP sounded almost lo-fi in its production, which tells you a lot of the long process those two youngster went through to finally achieve success. Not that lo-fi is necessarily a bad thing. "Kids"' original bridge before the final chorus (or middle-four, I never know how to call those things) is also very different, far more adventurous harmonically and melodically speaking than the simple four-on-the-floor, linear section displayed in the more famous second version. I think i prefer the original recording now... Oh, by the way, I also need to point out that MGMT's second LP, *Congratulations*, actually sounds even more memorable to my ears than their debut album. Check it out if you like convoluted sorts of earworms, as I do sometimes. It's more sophisticated than *Oracular Spectacular*, but it's also more playful, lively and impulsive somehow. I could actually give 5 stars to this other record without any hesitation. Everything MGMT did after those first two LPs sounded far less striking or valuable to me. But I guess *two* contenders for being part of limited list of essential albums of all time is not so bad for two kids mostly seen as one-string-of-hits-wonders when they started to get famous. I mean, there are not many musicians who can boast of reaching that very high level, are they? Number of albums left to review: 661 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 169 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 80 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 95
while i do like the singles the most (basic take i know), i like the more psychedelic stuff a lot as well. that being said, "electric feel", "kids", and "time to pretend" are perfect songs that are hard to beat in my book. the closest they come to beating that though has to go to "4th dimensional transition" with its fast drums and sci-fi synths. i'm definitely not disappointed though and i feel like the songs i'm not that big a fan of will grow on me a lot.
Man crazy to think this album came out 15 years ago. I remember watching snowboarding videos with kids playing in the background and thinking I've never heard something like this before. Psych electro? idk if it can be defined in a genre but MGMT is one of those generational bands that defines an era of music. A classic
I turned 20 years old in 2007. I can think of no track that better epitomizes the privileged existential crisis of burgeoning adulthood than Time to Pretend. MGMT put into song the way all of us were feeling about our unknown futures and the futility of resisting it. And they also made it into a fucking bop! It’s a once in a generation song that resonates deeply with a very specific mindset at a very specific time of life that I was lucky enough to perfectly connect with when it happened. The singles on this album dazzle, they soar. But everything else is uninspired drudgery.
A fun modern album. 4/5. Favorite Track: Electric Feels
A couple of hits, a lot of filler.
It's alright has 2 or 3 pretty good songs. Electric feel and kids are good. Round up today to a 3
a bit proggy and a bit hipstery but some good tracks
I don't give 5 stars to a band I know nothing about. Correction. I hadn't given 5 stars to an unknown band until now. Other than Kids I'd never heard any of this album but I'm adding them to my deep dive playlist. So much variety, so many influences, so catchy.
Overplayed on my local alternative radio station, so I can’t give it a fair review.
- You couldn’t escape the singles from this album in 2007, for good reason. Time to Pretend, Electric Feel and Kids are classics
I love the background track; it sounds so cool and different. I really enjoyed it and can listen to it without focusing on it!
Didn't do much for me.
Time to Pretend- 8.5 Weekend Wars- 7 The Youth- 8 Electric Feel- 9 Kids- 8.6 4th Dimension- 6 Pieces of What- 7 Of Moons, Birds and Monsters- 6 The Handshake- 7.8 Future Reflections- 7.3
Gave it a go the first time, not into it at all. almost gave a 1 star. But I deeply believe that my taste in music relies heavily on my mood that (sooo much that I can easily change my rate from 1 star to 5 stars without hesitation). Anyway, gave it another go yesterday, finish up the whole album, it was actually not bad. Not usually into this kind, but this got its own distinctive style. I'd rate this a 3, but since I hated it the first time, 2.4/5
Wow
My thoughts on this album are tinged with high school nostalgia, but the singles here are top-tier hits. You couldn't go anywhere without hearing those songs, and for good reason. It was a refreshing contrast versus pop punk and alternative rock (which is still where my preference lies, but that's another story), and was one of the first to kick off the late '00s-early '10s indie takeover. It's reminiscent of simpler times with less worries, when we were young and the future was bright and unknown. Great example of music as an art form, in how it can evoke emotions and memories far beyond what a one to five star scale rating can properly communicate. However - this is the first time I'm listening to the full album and while the hits are easy five-star songs, the rest of it is highly overshadowed and somewhat tainted by the singles. I'm sure the record as a whole was probably fantastic in 2007, but as a newcomer listening in 2023, the deep cuts just sound like supporting acts to Kids, Time to Pretend, and Electric Feel. Thankfully, those three are so good that it's hard to give this anything below a mid to low-4.
Riddled with nostalgia, Kids + Electric Feel + Time to Pretend certified bangers
Glad it was suggested, but 2018 album Little Dark Age beats this I'd say.
Never properly listened to MGMT before so glad I got the chyaaance. There’s obviously the red hot bangers sprinkled in there, which are still great. Of Moons, Birds & Monsters was an unexpected epic.
Those tunes which are played to death are played to death for a reason - amazing! Enjoyed this more than I thought I would. Sot: Time To Pretend Weekend Wars Electric Feel Kids 3.5/5
Outstanding, I remember my first listen and this second time i am more used to the sound and its very enjoyable
Jesus 2007. 16 years ago? Really? I loved the 3 singles on here but remember being disappointed with the rest of the album. To be fair, I love those 3 singles so much that the rest just had to not suck to get five stars and it’s done enough for that. 16 years, fuck…
Its the perfect pop album
meh
Love it. But can't figure out which Mates of State song they sampled.
Fabulous, different, memorable - got to round it up to a 5 as it one of few albums I could finish listening to and want to start again straight away
Great from start to finish.
already listened to it. thought it was ok, not totally sold on it tho
heard these tunes before but didn't know who it was. pretty creative pop songs. 4
3.8 but close to 4 so there ya go
Today I’m listening to an album I’m somewhat familiar with. It was only a few months ago that I listened to this album from front to back, as my partner is a fan of MGMT. Still, I’m excited to listen again with some fresh ears! Songs I already knew: all of them to some degree Favourites: Electric Feel, Kids As expected, I enjoyed this album a lot. There is a great use of synth throughout, as well as excellent vocals. I’ve always found MGMT vocals to be quite androgynous, and therefore somewhat unique. Every song is a rump shaker, and generally has deep lyrics that are easy to miss on the first few listens. Overall, a very easy album to recommend.
Not sure why there is so much negativity around this album - Yes, it lifts from the Beatles, Bowie and 70's synth/pop/disco - Obviously Time To Pretend, Kids and Electric Feel were huge hits and even now sound just as good as they did. But the rest of the album, though not hitting those heights, is still solid enough
Removed from the book as a post 2000 album, obviously, we can't dislodge David Gray. I kept meaning to listen to this album back in the day, Christ it's 15 years old already, I am old. Anyway I never did really, apart from the 3 main songs on the radio, until years later. When I finally did I don't think I latched on. I remember a big fuss being made about Congratulations as well but I did the same with that. It's quite funny how different most of the album tracks are to the singles, there's a couple of decent pop-psych songs in a similarly interesting vein and then there's this kind of cod-Bowie/Bolan stuff. A little bit of the more interesting stuff feels a logical progression of what 10CC and others were messing about doing in the 70s. I'd say about 70% of the album is really good and enjoyable.
Clever music in buts Lots of references … Just a bit thin and some nasty noises
For me this album isn’t anything special. Kids is really the only song that I really like off this album but I knew that going into it. Time to Pretend and Electric Feel or both okay songs. The rest of the album is kind of meh though to be honest. I’ll give this a 6/10.
Like the electronic instrumentals, solid production. Vocals are generally ok, works better with certain tracks. I would say that it is decent. Not fantastic, but solid and enjoyable. Repetitive at times, but like a good repetitive. Much more enjoyed the second half of the album. 4th Dimensional Transition is my favorite track. 3.25/5
Honestly, kind of shocked that the first album I get is one I didn't even know I already liked. Time To Pretend, Electric Feel, And Kids are all songs I've heard a bunch, and I never once put a name to them or the artist. Listening more, there's alot of other great songs on here too. The Youth, Of Moons, Birds and Monsters, and Future Reflections are all really good too. That being said, the other songs are hit or miss for me. I wouldn't get out of my seat to skip them, but I'm not excited to hear it start. I was gonna give it a 6/10 but the Youth and Kids are really catchy, and got moved into a playlist, so 7/10 from me..
This album is about like I remember it. It has two great songs that became hits. The rest of it is fine, but it feels like paint-by-numbers psychedelic rock in the mold of the Flaming Lips 3/5
Great album!
3.5/5
Me ha gustao
Stunning, stunning debut album. An album that feels like it set the tone for an age. A great case of an album that I was super familiar with in high school— I probably played it a few dozen times while driving around— but a retrospective listen only caused me to love to album more. The first half of the album (up to Kids) is just immediately iconic… but the production was what caught my ear! 15 years later and I’m like… something about this sounds so Flaming Lips. And sure enough, it’s Lord High Wizard Dave Fridmann on production! An amazing combo. I feel like listening to this album deeply got me a masterclass in dynamic, full, quirky, Phil Spektor-y wall-of-sound gushiness. I don’t know much about the background on the making of this album, but it sounds like a perfect pairing to me, between the silly, irreverent lyrics and the Phil Spektor-y symphonic sound. I loved it all the way through. I got so many ideas from just listening to the instrumentation. For a debut album? Nothing less than a perfect first ball.
Oh I already know I’m going to love this album. Time to Pretend is a classic high school song for me. Great road trip music, which is appropriate because Jacob and I are currently driving across Ohio. Kids is a masterpiece. The synth is simple, but so effective. Effectively making me dance, that is. The synth of 4th Dimensional Transition is also so strange and amazing. Overall this album stands the test of time. It is a journey and I’m along for the ride. 4/5.
Love this album through and through.
This is from a decade when I was working and travelling so much that I didn’t spend much time seeking out new music. I recognize a song or two from this album and there isn’t much to get excited about.
You'd think these guys spent a lot of time in dance clubs with the abundance of synth hooks in their big hits like “Time to Pretend” and “Kids”. But it’s nice to see they don’t let this sound define them. The more organic numbers are refreshing. I like the slow starts where Andrew VanWyngarden's voice is showcased - I especially like "The Youth". He sounds like Mick Jagger (or maybe Jake Bugg) in “Pieces of What”. The first song I became familiar with was “Electric Feel” which I had on high rotation back in the day. MGMT managed to carve out their own niche in the cluttered indie-psychedelic-electronic pop territory. The best description of their sound came from NME, who said they produce pop music that sounds as if it were filtered through a kaleidoscope. The first half of the CD is easily a 5 for me but I agree with the critics who weren’t as fond of the latter half.
I like how the interweb explains that their name is a "disemvowelment of Management" very witty. These kids put out a decent psychedelic indie record, Kids and Electric feel have got some catchy hooks. The rest of the record is fairly pedestrian though. The exception is the last half of Of the Moon, which features lovely almost proggy instrumental. I liked that so much that I rounded it up to a 3.
Oracular Spectacular, the debut album by MGMT, is a true masterpiece of psychedelic pop. From start to finish, the album is a journey through a whimsical world of catchy melodies, dreamy harmonies, and thought-provoking lyrics. Each track on the album showcases the band's unique musicality, blending elements of indie rock, electronic, and retro-futuristic sounds to create a sound that is both nostalgic and refreshingly new. The opening track, "Time to Pretend," sets the tone for the album with its infectious chorus and dreamy synth lines, while "Electric Feel" is sure to get you dancing with its upbeat tempo and groovy basslines. It's worthy to mention that Beck song Dreams sounds a lot like Electric Feel from this album, making it clear the influence it had on other musicians. Overall, Oracular Spectacular is an absolute must-listen for fans of psychedelic pop and anyone looking for something fresh and exciting in their music collection.
idk pretty neat
The synths were cool and the song lengths were pretty good but the melodies were too poppy/indie. Hearing the extended version of Kids was a good memory
Das war erst 2007? Hatte das nun eher in den 90er verortet. Super Platte. Anleihen von Genesis, aber frischer bewegender umgesetzt, nicht so vergeistigt. Top Platte stimmt alles. Macht Spaß zu hören.
Not ly cup of tea
Love it :) very distinctive sound; need to be in the right mood
Rooted in a time!
It's above average pop music, not bad but nothing to really get excited about.
I’ve really enjoyed this album since it came out. Of course Electric Feel and Kids, but there’s a fairly diverse sound here.
The singles off this album are great. Would work on any mix from this era. The rest of the record is fine. Score is mostly based on the singles.
Was surprised by how much I enjoyed this album. Didn't know much about them, of course I've heard one or two of these songs before. But I liked it quite a bit.
Decent album - Consistent theme and a bunch of earworm tracks. If you dont like the sound of the 2000s then its not going to change your mind, but its a decent album. 3/5
Ihan mielenkiintoista synapoppia, mutta ei kuitenkaan kauheen mieleentarttuvaa
10/10 I grew up with a couple of these songs since my mom has been a fan since this album first came out maybe my nostalgia had me give this album too high of a rating, but I still think this album sounds fantastic years later also I’m a huge fan of psychedelic electronic music and the second half of this album really delivers that the first half is just iconic pop, still amazing tho
Two songs that aren’t too bad. Most vocals are a bit too breathy and don’t really inspire me.
Better then I expected, just not my favorite flavor of music. Maybe it'll grow on me.
An instant album classic
Better than expected. Some interesting grooves
The beats were often a little too heavy for me
I thought it was good. No bad songs just some alright ones but the highs are awesome they take up like half the album idk how the other half made it looks like ass in comparison even though on its own it’s not
I don't know why but I like it
I burned a copy of this album when it came out because I enjoyed their sound and the songs were interesting and different. Listening now, I can't help but hear so many other bands and influences (Bowie, Arcade Fire?) to their overall sound and a weird sense of deja vu. I still enjoyed it, it held my attention and recalled some of the reasons I like this band. Enjoyable, well worth your time.
MGMT, what can I say. This album really opened my eyes up to what music could be, at a time where I was basically an "emo kid". The neo-psychedelia/indie production coupled with Andrew's ethereal vocals came at the perfect time and was the perfect album to begin to expand what I thought music was. With their kooky look, and really freaking crazy music videos it was just what my weirdo teen brain needed. Best: Time To Pretend; Electric Feel Worst: 4th Dimensional Transition
unexpected
3. A solid bop.
WoW WoW WoW !!!
OOOOH GIRL SHOCK ME LIKE AN ELECTRIC EEL
Grosse madeleine de Pagnol là.....
lets gooo
Love it
There was a time where it felt like I couldn't turn on the radio without a track from this album coming on. 'Time to Pretend', 'Electric Feel', 'Kids', over and over. It makes it kind of hard to listen to the album objectively now. What I like about this album, and others from that era like the self-titled debut from 'Vampire Weekend' and M.I.A.'s works around that time. It felt like popular music was becoming more expressive, freer from imposed conventions, and drawing from a fuller spectrum of influences, sounds, instruments, techniques and all of that it. I don't know that I can really pin any of that on this album, though. Considering this album on its own, it feels more like two mini-albums. The cohesion and compellingly novel sound of the former, far greater (on both counts) than the latter. Going back to where I started though, I've heard the interesting parts of this album ad nauseum at this point, and the novelty has worn off. There are numerous albums that can stand that test and make it to infinite replay-ability. Not this one; not for me at least.
There’s a review of Spring Breakers that I really like, where the reviewer points out that it’s a movie that makes more sense now, in hindsight, because instead of getting Harmony Korine’s hot takes on America’s youth, you get a dead-on time capsule of a very specific time & place--a zeitgest, over now, that at the time didn’t seem aware of its own mortality. I was thinking a lot about that when listening to Oracular Spectacular; I was actually pretty shocked to see it’s as old as 2007, because the era I vividly remember it from was 2011-2013 aka my college years aka a time when the hits from this were ubiquitous instead of showing their age. It’s another one of those where exactly half the songs on here got way too much exposure, while the other half you’ve never heard in your fucking life. Most of the unknowns were actually pretty fun, with the exception of “Youth” which was so awful it single-handedly knocks the whole thing down a rung of my esteem. Fun trip down memory lane!
great mix of psychedelic synths and indie sleaze. kids will live in my head rent free.
Interesting stuff.