Reviews (page 9 of 14)
The rest of the album didn’t quite live up to the singles, but overall an enjoyable pop album nonetheless. 7/10
7/10. A lot of stuff I've heard on the radio growing up, but not really my style after the nostalgia wears off.
The singles are three of the best pop songs from the 2000s. The rest is pretty alright. 8/10
Great debut album for psychedelic pop band.
Critical listening for my late high school years. Still a great album to boot.
A classic indie album. Psychedelic pop? Indie rock? Who cares, just enjoy it. Favorite Track: Time to Pretend Relisten: Yes
Easy enjoyable indie pop/rock with synth elements
Somehow this passed me by, tho I knew a couple of the hits. Enjoyable
Liked it a lot! Already knew 4 songs from high school times but the rest was brand new. Kids is a classic for my generation. Enjoyed the rock/electronica sound and the thom-yorke-esque singing. Good stuff
LOVE this album!! Spacey tunes, beginning of the album is banger after banger and the less popular second half of the album is still really enjoyable in a different way. Brings back great memories of seeing them live and really enjoying myself. Listening makes me so happy and puts me in a great mood!
A classic. I was surprised that there were songs on there I didn't know, I guess I have never listened to the whole thing, enjoyed those ones but the old bangers are by far the best
It holds up! And what ever happened to MGMT. Some absolute bangers in here, but why didn't we hear of them after this? Did their other albums suck? Giving this a 4 star cos I wasn't super in love with every song and you've got to save the 5 stars for the really special stuff
I might have heard Youth somewhere at some point before. The start of Eletric Feel has some oriental air there. Sort of in favour of Pieces of What.
Time to Pretend is an earnest repudiation of fame and fortune from someone who feels trapped inescapably. I am really digging this blown out eletro pop sound. Of Moons Birds and Monsters provides a lot of needed breathing on the album as a whole, though the back half, with the exception of Kids, is kess impressive than the first half.
Solid album. The Handshake is going to stay with me for a long time. However, beyond that and the singles, not much else from the album resonates with me.
When your 3 biggest songs come off of your first LP, you're gonna have a bad time (living up to that hype). Seriously, this album helped shape some of my more formative years and continues to have songs in my regular rotation.
Well it's Orac Spectac, an album that influenced a generation of indie artists. Been a while since I listened to it, but front to back it's a genuinely great album with great track variety. Pieces of What is def my favorite, I'm upset I skipped over it for all these years. The Handshake also slaps.
A cracker and not one i know that well
Do-do do-do doo do-do doo doo
Yeah, I really like MGMT. This album is pretty epic and spawned plenty of imitators. But nobody quite managed the big sound / ironic sneer / catchy and moody psych pop sound like these guys.
Some high hits and some misses.
I wouldn't call it psychadelic, but it is good
I can't believe this is from 14 years ago. That seems weird. But I was really into this when it came out and I still like it a lot.
First 5 tracks are great, slips away after that. Slightly coloured by the fact that I loved this album when I was 19, but just a great sound.
Surprisingly better than my first impression led me to believe. One of those albums I could see myself listening to on a rainy day, walking around in a sort of trance
Whoo hoooooo good memories of this album
First half of the album is spectacular
Decent, some really good songs
This was great, some strong melodies and lyrics. Unexpected to be honest. Goes to show when you like one song (Electric Feel in my case) you should go on to give the album at least one listen.
4/5
enjoyed it
Some good tracks, some medium tracks. Overall quite nice
I like this group and enjoyed this album!
OH MY GOD THAT FIRST SONG. I RECOGNIZE THAT MELODY! Another song title to put to a melody I've heard from my childhood. neat. (Time to Pretend) The melody from [Kids] too apparently. Reawakened latent memories in me.
Very nice, some classic (if overplayed) tunes, but a solid album overall. 3.5
Three singles that made up college
Ya lo había escuchado antes. Es un muy buen disco, principalmente la primera mitad, la segunda mitad no es mala, pero tiene menos fuerza que las primeras 5 canciones. Aún así es de los mejores discos que he escuchado.
It has "Kids" and "Time to Pretend". Not much more to be said really, a luscious slice of indie electro pop
Enjoyed the album. Different and unexpected.
a few great songs, lacking overall
4.5/5 very good album with no bad songs
A great album which still holds up. Some classic tracks which always take me back
Nostalgic. Top songs: kids, time to pretend, electric feel
Great album, never listened all the way through
So many great tunes. Time to Pretend will forever be a pump up jam
Gestern noch drei Sterne, heute vier. Hab die ersten 3-4 :) Songs nochmal gehört und mach den Flow und die unaufdringliche Art.
trippy pop that had its perfect moment in time, and some of the songs still really hold up. Knocking one star off as they were surprisingly flat live
4/5 not too shabby! I could buy it...
Otimo pra usar dorgas e assistir os videos
I rated all the songs individually (out of five) and got 3.8 so let's round that up to 4. Issues are that I think the singer doesn't have a good enough voice to make the long drawn out parts enjoyable enough. But some songs on this album slap hard.
some classics + some non-classics to bridge together the classics
Pretty good stuff. I'd like to listen to this again. 3RS
Loved some of these
Un álbum del que me he quedado con varios éxitos como kids, electric feel y time to pretend. Ahora que es la primera vez que lo escucho completo me agradó, sobretodo 4th dimensional transition que jamás la había esuchado, por otra parte no le daré el 5 porque, fuera de los singles que ya conocia, no me entusiasmo mucho lo demás.
A classic when it came out!
Gran actualización, por decirlo así, de lo psicodélico. Creo que nunca le había puesto atención de esa manera, quizá porque era un poco un disco olvidado de la prepa, pero bueno, "Time To Pretend" y "Kids" siguen teniendo para mí este toque de himno adolescente. Creo que ahora me gustaron mucho "The Youth" y sobre todo, "4th Dimensional Transition". MGMT ya estaba montado en la moda (?) de que la voz sonara culera, pero bien producida, no sé cómo explicarlo mejor. Muy ligerito, a gusto, buenos recuerdos. 8/10
Loved it!
Loved the singles, other songs were just medium good to good for me
Good alternative pop album that has roots that go back to childhood for me. Bittersweet but also somber memories; it's perception is highly affected by the past. Listening to the entirety of the album with an adult perspective was enjoyable, though.
Got that Justice feel to it, with less edm and more pop. fucks wit it. I like The Youth. Electric Feel is ofc a bop. Like the leads in Kids, a good ass head bop. Overall good, might need to listen a few more times.
Another contemporary classic. it kinda drags towards the end but its very good.
Kids is such an iconic song. Very nostalgic.
4 - Nostalgiekick
Waaaay better than I thought it would be, perfect rainy day emo album
Really good throughout
Handful of excellent tracks; fun, experimental, electronic and catchy. This was the album that got me into MGMT, and remains their best release.
i loved this album when it came out, although i didnt necessarily listen to it, seeing the cover brought back memories.
Quite a few songs on this that I know that I didn’t know were them. Good stuff
This album always surprises me in how eclectic, fun, and jammy it is.
solid fun
Noice
This album is _spectacular_. Almost the anthem of my youth, almost.
if you’re not listening to this on a high volume with headphones - it’s not going to sound that great, I didn’t like this album as much as I anticipated but I can’t deny how good some of these songs make you (electric) feel
Has a couple of the best indie songs ever released. Moments of pure musical trailblazing. The rest of it is a bit mush tho.
The good tracks are so good and well-produced! But the few annoying songs and all the abrasive leads knock a start off for me.
Great indie debur album. Some amazing hits and some more niche bangers. Great stuff.
The 'big' songs from this album are a little more pop-like, but there are a lot of interesting trippy songs too.
- this feels unfair -"pieces of what" sounds like mick jagger -realizing I do not know what songs 6-10 sound like on this album - i'm grabbing onto the second half less, its like congratulations
A little bit quiet-rambly in first, but really picked up in the second half. I was a bit worried that I wasn't going to enjoy it as much as expected, but I think a couple more listens will help me to really pick it apart.
Probably made for mushrooms, but still good
Really enjoyed it and will listen again.
Few tracks were impressive but the entire album was not so memorable.
Good album, but I lost a bit of interest towards the end.
4! Never listened to this album straight in one sitting before. Really dig the sound. Very unique and upbeat
vibes & kenn ich irgendwoher
This is always a fun listen, great album 7,9/10
Kova!
Some creative, distinctive melodies in here.
I liked this a lot more than I expected. First half is stronger than the second. Other than "Pieces of What", this album has solid offerings.
Good debut
ooh i actually enjoyed this one! very good vibes thank you
Lots of catchy pop tunes on this one. I'd give this one another listen anytime; really enjoyed it.
Pretty cool.
Time to pretend and electric feel are amazing! Slow songs didn’t catch my attention at all
I had high hopes because I remember the hits, which were good, but I didn’t think much of the rest of it
More fun than expected.
3 really really strong tracks and then the rest is just fine
favs: the youth electric feel kids of moons, birds, & monsters future reflections rating 2.5/5
Taking the nostalgia factor out of it, this album is just okay. It's not my typical genre, to start with, and also I don't like the sound of the lead singer's voice which grates on my nerve like a splinter as the album goes on.
genuinely happy to revisit this. has aged much better than anticipated.
This was much more fun than I thought it would be
Pretty neat stuff, not something I'll go out of my way to listen to regularly but I can see why it's hyped up so much as an indie/psychedelia hit. 7.5/10.
Now this is my kind of thing. Though I have te say the A side is much better than the B side, that A side is very good. It's that late 2000's coming of age summer vibe. You can really feel the inspirations for this album, and I think that's a very positive thing. It's not perfect, again the B side is even pretty uninspiring I think, but that doesn't ruin the album as a whole.
tiene dos temazos generacionales, pero el resto del album no esta a esa altura. aun asi bastante bueno y hay que escucharlo
If this had come out when I was an undergrad it probably would've soundtracked hundreds of parties and it would have a fond, familiar place in my heart. As it didn't, it just is a perfectly adequate indie-rock album but with synths instead of guitars.
I was already familiar with 'Time to Pretend' and 'Kids' prior to listening to the full album as I remember hearing them a lot when I was younger so, naturally, I'm quite fond of them. I just think they sound fun and unique. 'Kids' especially makes me feel super nostalgic because I had a phase a few years ago where I would listen to it on repeat. The rest of the album was okay, but none of the remaining songs stood out to me quite as much as the two songs previously stated. Maybe I'm just blinded by nostalgia. I simply found the other songs somewhat bland, like I wouldn't change the station if they were playing on the radio but I also wouldn't actively seek them out to listen to. Either way, it was a pleasant listen but it just isn't something I'd see myself listening to on the regular. I can see how people like this album though. FAVOURITE SONG FROM THIS ALBUM: Kids
I don’t think I’ve heard of MGMT before this moment. They aren’t bad, but it’s not something I would actively go out of my way to listen to either. A solid 3
Similar to Hot Fuss - jam-packed 1st half, less memorable 2nd half
Two or three devastatingly effective and catchy radio riffs. But the rest is a bit shallow and muddy.
great
dobry jest i klimatyczny ale mało spectacular tbh
Listened... Not my style, but really nice. There are songs i really enjoyed and i liked, but, it's not my favorite.
A 2.5 star album with 3 5 star singles
так і виходить, що 3 зірки за три хіти. Всі інші треки нічим особливо не виділяються, а голос співака подекуди вже й дратує. 4th Dimensional Transition був жахливий
2 song album. 2 song band, really. Kids and Time to Pretend are great, can’t stand the rest.
This album has like three great/amazing songs and the rest is boring asf
Another album that just passes me by
This used to be my favorite album when I was 14, then I grew up and realized it wasn't as clever as I thought. Congratulations, Little Dark Age and Loss of Life are better.
Overall Rating - 2.80/5 (5.60/10). Kinda weird, but fun. Never particularly liked late 00s pop, but this is, at least easy to listen to.
Klinkt heel erg hipster 2010, aanstichters van een hele generatie anonieme indie-synth bands. Het klinkt wel een beetje verjaard. Het is erg catchy en voelt licht aan. De andere sound toen was wel interessant alleen zodra je daar doorheen luistert is het wel erg generiek. Op latere albums is dit wel een stuk beter. Het schijnt ook dat ze dit zelf het slechtste album vinden. Grappig om even te luisteren maar ook de hits gaan vervelen. Het was toen even leuk en fris maar nu een beetje overgewaardeerd.
neo-psychedelic, indie pop, synth-pop
Who?. Strangely knew a few of the songs. Pleasant enough in the background.
No thanks.
Taking Yoshimi to the disco…
(4/7) I didn't know these guys were as famous as they seem to be
De kendte numre bærer albummet, de er til gengæld også super fede
A few songs I really love. Overall, a bit uneven.
I did like the songs that I already knew like: Electric feel, Kids and Time to pretend. The rest of the songs on the album I didn't really noticed
Surprisingly a few tracks I knew. But besides Time To Pretend and Kids the other tracks are not as consistent. Some great tracks, Future Reflections and 4th Dimensional Transition, but also some weak tracks, The Handshake for example. 3/5
decent album. his voice is a little annoying to me. favourite song: kids (obviously)
the youth and electric feel was awesome
started off strong but faded into unnoteworthiness
I enjoyed it, but it's very of its time
Interesante.
Songs i've already heard: - Time to pretend (4) Honestly the perfect nostalgic song. I still remember this youtube animation edit I watched a while ago that used this song. - Electric feel (2) No me gusta. Just an annoying song. - Kids (3.5) An interesting song but kind of overly optimistic sounding? Very catchy, kind of a 50/50 on whether or not id skip it. I like the last verse. It would definitely go so hard live. New songs: weekend wars (2) mid the youth (2.75) Better but I don't love it sonically or lyrically. It's a little eerie and feels a bit out of place? Kind of gives David Bowie and maybe a little Beatles? 4th dimensional transition (3.5) Space cowboy is the vibe i'd assign to this song. Western while also being futuristic. I like the lyrics. Pieces of what (3) The most beatles so far and also feels a little western. I liked it best when it picked up with the percussion. Also refreshingly short compared to other songs. Of Moons, Birds, & Monsters (2.25) didn't like this one very much at all. I tend to like their instruments a lot more than the vocals and this was one of those cases. The instrumental after the verses was pretty nice and kind of psychedelic feeling, but I really disliked the vocals so its dragging down the rating. The handshake (2) Just all around not my style or genre of music. Don't have much to say besides that. Future reflections (2) nothing to say about this one
Has some really popular songs but not all are bangers. 3.5/5
Это один из наиболее хипстерско-нулевых-альбомов который я слышал в своей жизни. Не ну в принципе прикольно, но как-то ну очень попсово и рафинировано, чувствуешь себя каким-то рафом на кокосовом когда это слушаешь, особенно в теперешние времена звучит это все ну слишком сладко, плоско и скучно.
It's fine pop. Whatever
Celkom v pohode
It’s fine.
Tämähän oli aika toimiva yhdistelmä elektronista musiikkia ja indie rockia. Voisin kuunnella joskus uudestaankin. Kids-biisin olin kuullut aiemminkin.
Nice music.
Millennial music final boss. The indie yelp didn't age well for this thing. Some undeniable hits and fantastic production, but the project as a whole is super dated. Time to Pretend and Kids are fantastic tho (mainly Kids)
Apparently, this album is very well known and listened by billions... I'm a particularly new to Indietronica, so I can't say much, but basing my listening experience from Boards of Canada and Aphex Twin, this record feels different. It leans more to lighter yet somber vibe of beats and lyrical structure. It's an okay cup of tea. It kind of makes me sleepy... What's with the beats that makes it like that?
2.7/5 3 really great songs and then the rest were pretty average.
It was enjoyable. Something different.
🙂
I liked this more than I thought I would, although please don't take this as a ringing endorsement.
It’s pretty good, nevertheless not close to my taste or it doesn’t “hit” me instantly. It’s good though
First half bangers
Would I listen again: yes Kids & time to pretend are great but I already knew that. The songs I didn’t know were cool but not dying to listen to them again
Techno sound. Surprised by how different the songs sounded. I thought a lot of them were going to have a much more similar sound. Recognized a couple of the songs on here. I think I would like a few of those songs more if they hadn’t been played to death on social media. Pleasantly surprised here.
Nt trrbl
Solid hits. Perfect album for a sunny afternoon in the park. Didn’t enjoy the deep cuts as much.
Solid debut from a young and talented group. Goldwasser and Van Wyngarden demonstrate clear knowledge of past musical genres such as psychedelia and electronica while being creative enough to add their style and voice. The first half of the album contained many memorable songs such as "Kids" that brilliantly captured youthful innocence combined with the bitter sweetness of having to grow up anf become an adult. The second half was clearly inspired by the Beatles and Pink Floyd, with riffs like Harrison on guitar, and innovations that paid homage to greats. 3.5/5
If it is possible to have a psychadelic pop easy listening album, this is it. I dont mean this in a bad way. I just found it easy to have on in the car, in the background. Might be because rhat one song Kids got flogged on triple J and most of their songs sound a bit the same, so my brain auto-defaulted there.
First half is much better than second by far
First half is a 5/5, second half is a 3 or maybe even slightly less, it feels like a 3 overall even with such good stuff in the first half. If Congratulations comes up I'll give it a 5 tho
173. nice
sounds i'm familiar with sounds i'm tired of sounds that felt nostalgic before turning into annoying and forgotten 3/5
good pop music nothing outstanding
These guys completely passed me by at the time, and let's face it - Rock music as a commercial force was completely dead and anything interesting was buried. I knew a couple of these songs, from adverts, but had not listened in full. Good lyrics. Guy does a strange Mick Jagger impression with his voice. It's fine.
I was looking forward to this album based on the songs I know. I found the album as a whole to be lacking in depth and musicality.
kinda deluding, but the second part was lowk fire
Neoclassic it seems
Kids is a 5 star banger. Rest of album - including the other singles is not as good as I remembered. Feels a bit soulless and formulaic.
Mostly a good album. Has the bangers and some filler in between.
I remember the first time I heard electric feel. I was blown away. I thought it was amazing I went out and bought the album. I’m not sure if I really listened to it because all the hits were being played on the radio. So today I listened and it was kind of okay. The singles are still good even if I heard them a few hundred times. The rest is decent.
3.5
a little painful to listen to electric feel and kids in 2026 but they were so important for me developing my music taste as a child. sooooo nostalgic
Unique production sound but nothing that moving in any direction. Has a few high peaks and no deep valleys so we celebrate this. Highlights: "Time to Pretend, "Kids", "4th Dimensional Transition", "Future Reflections"
A pop album, but if you're a pop fan, a great album. I am not a pop fan.
Seemingly the poster band for this sound during the timeframe. First half is great but then it tapers off.
I heard Kids all the time back in the day, who could escape it, but I feel I heard it afresh and it was pretty darn good. I can’t remember the rest, so I think this is a case where I take the single and move on.
I was surprised that I knew several of these songs, although I could not have named the artist. This was pretty good indie rock. I might listen agsin.
Not exactly my kind of music. That being said, I still very much enjoyed it. It sounds like the 2010's despite being created only a year after I was born. A sound ahead of its time that I somehow found nostalgic.
The singles are OK but the rest is nothing special. The album tails of badly near the end. Not one I will ever listen to again.
Some singles and some fillers.
Ok
Enjoyable but probably wont revisit it.
Es como indie- electrónica Hay canciones populares que se hicieron virales por tiktok , ritmo tranquilo, fresón en mi opinión
i wanted to like it more than i did because i've always been interested in this band but it didn't quite hit for me. performance felt just a bit whiny in parts.. but i did like it more than albums from the 50s-80s i've listened to on here. i didn't want to submit to this notion but yeah music does change throughout the ages and i'm just a zoomer chud loser so of course i like the 90s-2010s more fave track: electric feel
Álbum jovem, moderno. Também tem uma mistura de sons entre culturas, e cria algo único. Foi bom de ouvir, mas nada se destacou. Não ouviria novamente, mas não odiei. Mesmo as duas músicas serem muito famosas, não foi o suficiente pra gerar um 4.
que seria de las peliculas de adolescentes o de tiktok en la pandemia sin este album? Dicho eso la segunda mitad esta FLOJISIMA 6.5/10
The singles from this album were huge, top 10 songs of my high school era. You couldn’t escape them. I really liked these songs back then but never did the whole album. I always got the feeling these guys lucked into fame because of some of the bad singing and questionable tones and mixing on this album, but it’s clear everything was purposeful. While the singles are impressive, the album as a whole didn’t stay as consistent as those singles.
2nd attempt. Website is jank. Idk chronology but the songs i havent heard at kohls sound like portugal the man. The last two songs sound Phishy. 3 stars only bc idk if I'd buy it.
I really like this album. The beats and lyrics are soft and welcoming, and such a great background groove. I need to expand my knowledge of them.
Theres throws of these albums. In that they're not bad, the tunes are catchy, and I could easily put on in the background. What they don't evoke in me is passion to sing along and defend the artist like they're my secret friend who I know anything about at all.
Not bad, nothing I really loved either, had one or two songs that I added to my playlist, of Moons, Birds, and Monsters was my favorite.
No esperaba conocer varias canciones del álbum, y al menos ahora sé de dónde salieron. No es el tipo de música que yo escuche, pero me gustó la experiencia de hacerlo. Ignorando Time to Pretend, Electric Feel y Kids, el resto del canciones mucho no siento que sumen al total que sería el álbum. ↑: Weekend Wars; Electric Feel; Kids; Of Moons, Birds & Monsters ↓: Pieces of What
Блин, ну не знаю. Ну не нравится мне вот эта вот millenial coded музычка а-ля инди-рок из нулевых (ваще буэ) или вот эти синти-попы современные. Да, звучит стилёво, да, некоторые треки ничо такие. "Of Moons, Birds & Monsters" или главный бенгер "Kids" звучат круто и всё такое.. но это прост не мое.
It's hard not to feel a ~little~ nostalgic listening to some of this. I know they've yet to come close to reaching similar heights, but MGMT is alright in my books.
got me feeling like barack obama never left office :)
Not a bad album, but not my thing. The front half is electronic and poppy, the back half a little weirder and more interesting, ditching all the electronica and just using normal instruments. If they hadn't done the switch, it would have been boring. My Rating: 3/5
suuuuuuuuuuper swaggy
2.5 stars Hipster anecdote. I saw Of Montreal on 2007 and MGMT opened for them. I didn’t know MGMT and recall sending a text (using T9) saying “bored watching the opener. They’re called mgmt.” A year later they were huge. I didn’t put together that the band who performed the song blasting on the radio constantly (“Kids”) was the same band that I was bored watching a year before. Anyway, not sure if I ever listened to this whole album. I think I tried to but got bored at the non singles. Similar experience this time around. Their 3 singles are superstar level, but their filler tracks range from generic 00s indie to Animal Collective wannabes (which is just a very specific type of generic 00s indie). It’s not terrible but it’s not enthralling. But the singles (“Time to Pretend”, “Electric Feel”, and the mentioned “Kids”) are all really good and give this short album enough credit to be a pass, but not a must listen necessarily.
The singles are SO iconic and of that specific time period. But the rest of the album is a little bit of a snooze.
Not bad although I prefer 11-11-11.
Nice music, original, but not a master piece.
It's alright. Not that spectacular
Pretty good. MGMT is a band I heard of before but this was my first time listening to them.
crazy debut but i only really liked the ones that were the most popular lol. however made me very impatient for summer to start soon
One good song and the rest was meh.
Some absolute bangers, generational defining songs. Among complete sleepers.
Not especially memorable, but still decent.
i really wish i could leave half star reviews, because in my heart this is a 3.5: some classic hits, some fun stuff, some calm songs. mgmt is cool but this album left me wanting more. idk
I feel like the three most popular songs on this album were the highlights and the rest of the album didn't really capture the same energy as them. I am a bit disappointed - I found the rest of the album okay, but nothing spectacular.
I doubt if I'll ever come back to it, but I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. Decidedly okay album
Some great songs and some real duds.
First track, i thought these are one.hit wonders, then it turned out there was more i recognised. It was a pretty enjoyable listen, 3.5*
MGMT - 오라큘러 스펙타큘러 총 10곡 수록, 40분. 와!!!! 타임 투 프리텐드!!!!!!!! 아는 노래 나와서 마음에 드네요 쟝르가 좋아 장르가 신스나오는 팝 얘네 왤케 팝 자주넣지 분위기도 마음에 들고 악기가 훌륭함 아아... 그래 음악은 좀 가볍거나 빠르거나 활기차야해.... 한줄평: 내가 아는 곡이 들어있다면 대중성은 증명된 것이겠지... 취향:★★★★☆ 재방문:★★★☆☆
I had some high hopes here, but nothing really came together
Trending toward the washed-out style of 2000 and 2010 music that I don't like, but this isn't bad, especially if you think of it as music to dance to.
Such a nostalgic album! Feels so summery, just such a good vibe! Fav song has to be ‘Kids’.
If you listened regularly to the radio during the naughties, it was hard to escape the sound of this band. There's a bit of Bowie bobbing around, some anti-war rhetoric and some relatively low-key prog composition. Overall, it's a bit lightweight for me, but decent enough. Heard before ✅️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ❌️ ★★★☆☆ (6/10) Total reviewed : 286 Already owned : 63 Purchased : 15 To buy : 3 Nope : 205
Top Songs: Time to Pretend Of Moons, Birds & Monsters
Creo que prefiero 'Congratulations' o 'Loss of life', lo digo con respeto, desde el punto de vista de una persona que raramente mirará las palabras.
Es interesante conocer artistas que yo generalmente no escucharía
Alright album, a few songs that I know well but have never known who wrote them, so nice to find out that!
On its surface, a good chunk of the album reads like yolo shit. But having never listened to MGMT, I'm happy to say that I was able to dig a little deeper and find that below that initial knee jerk is an album that is surprisingly poignant and well-arranged most of the time. It feels like it was made by people who were in their prime and realized it for commentating purposes before it was too late, and based on their age at the time of release that seems to be the case. The first 5 tracks are outstanding. Time to Pretend, again, reads on the surface like "tonight we are young so let's set the world on fire" type crap, but pushes past it as a call to specific action instead. That action, I assume, being to start the band and find new success while sacrificing some old stuff and comfort of mundanity. Love the last repeating stanza of Weekend Wars. The Youth has a killer chorus melody and modulation later. Electric Feel is a great "if you don't count it like a nerd" tune. I hear the band ended up hating Kids, but I don't get it. It's avg pop as far as progression goes, but I love it lyrically. Unfortunately, that track is the climax of the album for sure and things cool down rather quickly from there. The back half isn't bad, but it is kinda forgettable. I'd give it a 3.5 or so.
Ei halv god plate. Hadde vært en bunnsolid EP.
Hørt på solsenga på Granka. Føles litt som en tidskapsel til the naughts. Husker jeg elsket dette i sånn 2008, men det sitter ikke like godt i dag dessverre. Mange hits, og det er et semilykkelig gjenhør. Om jeg hadde vært festivalsjef på rakettnatt, hadde dette vært en åpenbar booking. Heldigvis for dere er jeg ikke det.
This was great and over much too fast.
teenpop of 00s
This was peak around my college and clubbing days. Catchy and innovative. Was never a huge fan though. 3/5.
Liked time to pretend, kids and electric feel. Very nostalgic but I don’t have much of a connection with the rest of the album
This is very 2007. To be honest, I wonder if there's any album from this era I'd rate highly. Just not my time. However, I think this is tuneful and accomplished. Instruments and voices well used to create an enjoyable enough sound.
J'ai jamais vraiment trippé mais ça mérite certainement une écoute.
Mildly disappointed by this one, sadly. MGMT seems/is right up my alley but they're definitely a band that shines best in their singles and suffers in everything else, giving this entire album an uneven tilt. It's definitely an ambitious album with an iconic soundscape, you can't deny that. it's just very mid-2000s Burning Man I guess. fav tracks: Time To Pretend, Kids, Electric Feel, Of Moons, Birds & Monsters
Ho voglia di birra e d’estate e di andare in giro con Mirka, vorrei dare 3 stelle e mezzo ma non si può, 4 causerebbe inflazione perciò teniamo a bada il portafogli ed elargiamo un modesto ma piu che meritato 3
Paved the way for others. Some decent uni memories thanks to these chaps.
Mi è piaciuto come album, l’ho ascoltato durante una giornata di sole e mi ha fatto ricordare l’estate. Punto bonus per la canzone di fifa (non mi ricordo quale).
Better than I expected by a fair amount. Kids is a classic track.
I wasn’t looking forward to this as I really don’t like the two big hit singles from it. It’s actually pretty decent - musically interesting and bags of ideas
Not much to say. It wasn't awful, but it's also nothing I would listen to again. Music was alright. Vocals were meh.
A couple of bangers and interesting lyrics. Dunno if I would listen to me whole thing again.
This is fine. It illustrates the eras maximalist sound. There are a few good singles but there is nothing groundbreaking here. Its pop music, its well done but no one is going to war for it.
Nice album, have really top songs and songs that are in the clima of the album but don’t say any different.
The hits are the hits the rest is good
Quite upbeat
RYM 2.5
I knew the singles but never really paid this band much attention A few weeks ago I heard someone on the radio talking about the lyrics to Time To Pretend and how dark they are, I listened to them lyrics properly for the first time and they were right. I really like Kids too but plenty of the other tracks didn't do much for me. I think they pull from w lot of influences that just don't do much for me. It feels a bit like The Flaming Lips but less interesting and with less heart.
solid
Fine, the singles are still great but the rest is mainly filler
There’s some decent tunes. Overall, this isn’t quite my vibe but I can understand the loveFor this album.
cool
Time to Pretend Electric Feel Kids
hello years of functional Alcoholism lol
3.25 - Several bangers. Better than their other albums.
Eh
My first listen, it does have nostalgic tones. Two obvious standouts: Kids and Electric Feel, otherwise technically well produced. However, I would only go back for the two standout songs.
Enjoy the song writing, and crafty pop interplay along with the political themes; but can’t say I felt particularly moved by the music as a whole.
The singles are pretty good, and Kids in particular has a massive nostalgic place in my heart, but overall it's pretty meh. I get that at the time it was kind of fresh and exciting and important in the dancey/indie/synth thing, but there just aren't that many good songs on it
An enjoyable album of music. Had a great time. I feel like these songs feel more at home as singles on a playlist rather than in a full album like this. Something about the full unit here just didn't coalesce for me in a way I can't really explain.
3 fantastic songs and a lot of meh
Good
It didn’t surprise me, but the most popular songs on here were for sure my favorites. The others simply seemed less inspired and less my speed. I do like what they’re doing throughout and see a lot of consistent effort but the most groovy and enjoyable tracks are for sure Time to Pretend, Electric Feel, and Kids. I didn’t particularly dislike any other songs either, simple thought they were good enough in comparison.
Me gusto. Tiene canciones conocidas.
Top heavy. The hits are recognizable, but the rest of the album falls a little flat. 3/5 Probably won't listen again
A strange album that isn't really great. It has three great songs that I have heard many times over the years and the rest are kinda eh. The 2nd half is pretty mediocre and the lyrics aren't great. Listening to MGMT is for the beats and mood.
This felt very familiar although I didn’t think I had heard the album before. It’s probably because certain tracks have been sampled to death on TV and in adverts, but also because they sound similar to The Flaming Lips, so I might just be getting confused.
Overall a good album but some songs weren’t that good
Solid
Goeie debuutplaat, paar classics, 3,5
An interesting listen. Fun arrangements. A few hooks. 40 minutes, which is an ideal album length. A good entry on the list.
Time to pretend och kids känns såklart igen! Visste inte att det var MGMT och har inte hört dom i övrigt. Härlig ljudbild med alla synthar. Inte jätteupphetsande i övrigt men dom starka låtarna gör att det blir en 3a.
2007 comes roaring back with MGMT's "Electric Feel" and "Kids." Great hits. The rest of the album had that enjoyable funky sound.
holy nostalgie 3.5 tho
Reminds me of getting trampled watching them at Leeds. 7.5
Kids has a memorable hook. Other than that, this is pretty forgettable.
Not as good an album as I remember but Time to Pretend, Electric Feel, and Kids obvious bangers.
Kind of merges together, the songs all feel very similar. Not really my type of music, but I can appreciate it’s vibe and it’s hits are indeed bangers
I've never heard of this band. The music on the album was okay, although I'm not quite sure why it's on the list. I might listen to it again, but I'm not sure. 3/5
Got lost between the songs. Loved i heard some songs from old fifa games
The album is fine - short, lots of similar songs. Plenty of memories listening to this when it was new. I mean the idea of MGMT is cool - the two kids in school making tunes - and they are amazing tunes, no doubt there. Weekend Wars is cool - I like them, never loved, but they have their place
i loved this album a lot when i was like 14, i think it’s maybe not as good as i thought it was. but i do still like it
This has never been my favorite band, but I'm glad they stopped trying to do things like 'Electric Feel' and 'Kids,' because I don't think those songs are very good. This whole album is patchy but Fridmann's production is really good, I adore 'Time to Pretend.' 'Of Moons, Birds & Monsters' was the one that stood out to me this time around. WEIRD ONE!!!!
Lot of iconic melodies, however other songs feels a bit bland
Some good stuff, however became tiresome after the first two or three tunes.
Kids is a 5 star banger. Rest of album - including the other singles is not as good as I remembered. Feels a bit soulless and formulaic.
It's funny when people were surprised that these two weirdo's second album wasn't all pop hits. Won't lie that I'm also here for the bangers but they're also doing some interesting stuff in the more psych areas.
Time to Pretend and Kids feature some of the most iconic synth riffs this side of 2000. Beyond those hits and the catchy Electric Feel, there's not much that stands out besides lyrics that range from inane (The Youth) to cringeworthy. According to MGMT, childhood consists of picking bugs or worms from their natural habitat, and an attractive girl is best compared to an electric eel. Clearly, we're best off not thinking this through too deeply. The music has some interesting points - the percussion on 4th Dimensional Transition calls Vampire Weekend to mind, and the dreamlike backing instrumentals of The Youth are pleasant, though the song begins to annoy by the finish. However, this is an altogether uneven effort held afloat by the inescapable synth hits.
3.4 stars
I know 3 of the songs here (Time to Pretend, Electric Feel and Kids) pretty well! They were unavoidable around the time and I dare say they were used in some snowboarding movies, which I was watching a fair few of at the time and I think all 3 of them are great and undeniably catchy! They help to make up quite a strong first half to the album, even though the other 2 tracks aren't at that level. But because of that, it's very front-loaded, and the second half drops off quite a bit with nothing really to anchor it, it really just drifts until the end.
Monia tiesin, ne mitä en niin oli hyviä. Kuuntelin salilla.
They had quite a few hits off this album. The ones that ended up being popular make sense because the rest are just a bit too repetitive and not as interesting. Overall fine album
Truthfully a 3.5. I feel like a lot of the songs sound the same but when there's a banger, you know its a banger. Anything outside of Time to Pretend, Electric Feel, and Kids is just kinda mid but still enjoyable though.
Not super interesting, did what it needed to and was nice for some ambient background though
I know a bunch of the songs there all nice
Heard part of it before but it was nice to hear the rest
А это не так плохо на самом деле, несмотря на одну заебавшую в свое время песню отсюда
got sum bangrs
songs from this album have been playing on the radio my entire life and I was born in 2008...pretty impressive idk
i have listened to this already it was fun
Weird to find this on the list. Not sure I needed to revisit this but giving it a passing score for nostalgia.
Enjoyable fluff. 3.5
what the hell sure...... pieces of what??? pieces of WHAT??????????? 3.5
Most of it isn’t really my jam but “Electric Feel” is a great song.
7/10 Indie hipster pop psicodélico con tres canciones que definieron una época que a parte eran una broma de la banda. Canciones como Of Moons Birds and Monsters y 4th dimensional transition son joyas ocultas opacadas por los pop hits que fueron Kids, electric Feel y TtP. Creo que merece 100% escucharlo completo pero no es un disco con no-skippers. revisitarlo me hizo apreciarlo un poco más que la primera vez que lo oí hace muchos años pero tampoco es más que un buen disco indie, creo que MGMT encontró su verdadero sonido años después.
Almost 4 ⭐️