OK, so Pitchfork has this at 8.4/10 and my first impression was that the submitter was in the band? Truth is somewhere in between?
I honestly don't know what to make of this. I mean it got better, not to the point of repeat listens but at least bearable. This is my first user submitted album so it has to be a 2, *just in case* I hear something worse than this so i have somewhere to go.
Country isn’t my thing, is this country though? Dunno. But 12 singles off one album is hard to deny, a window to an age long gone. And Mutt Lange is a great producer.
For everything I’d heard about it I was expecting a masterpiece. It’s good, not great. But I’d listen again I think. 3.5 rounded to a generous 4
Felt like I was on hold for an hour. Didn't hate it but it was definitely background music for me.
Really enjoyed that. Can't believe that [according to Last.fm] I'd only played Paramore 4 times in my life (well post 2006) - will do so more from now on.
Against all my expectations, I enjoyed this.
Not bad, never heard them before but have now followed them online. Sounds like a cross between early Tool and every band in my local scene in the mid 90s!
Some great stuff early on but I'm always wary of the double album - you've got to have a lot so say, and I'm not sure M83 has quite enough.
I'm a massive fan of Jason Isbell - I did something with this album I haven't done in a decade or more - pre-order it and listen to it without any advance singles... sadly I was disappointed. I found myself wondering if these were actually b-sides from another project. I like the title track and a few others but
nothing comes close to his previous best though
Very familiar sound, loved the opening track!
A few stone cold classic songs here - will "Never Tear Us Apart" ever age? At the same time I think i'm more of a Listen Like Thieves person. The music that was so influential to me couldn't have happened without INXS I'm sure, I was just a little too young to get them back in the day, and now it feels like I've heard half this album (on the radio) 10,000 times. It's hard to be objective, so I'm just going with feels.
Never heard of them but enjoyed it!
Ok, straight up. A 30 minute song is just taking the piss.
I gave it a good listen, I know some very nice people with reasonable music taste who love Phish, plus I already listen to Dave Matthews so this is just an extended version of that right. Really extended. But man, it was a lot. Closing track as excellent I will say.
This band is great, this album no exception
Really strong production throughout — each track builds its own distinct sound, and there’s a lot to admire in the detail and craft. And yet sometimes I struggle to connect with the music though (not that i'm the target audience); it often doesn’t quite feel *about* anything, even when there’s a clear narrative framework like there is here. Because of that, I respect this more than I like it.
Some of these songs were the soundtrack to my final year of high school. My band tried to play El Scorcho but I could never quite nail that solo.
The Good Life remains my favourite ever Weezer song but, relistening for the first time in... i don't know how long... Last.fm says 10 years, I don't feel as connected to these songs (outside of the two mentioned) as I once did.
Thanks for the flashback though
Just goes to show that everything can be somebody's favourite. I reviewed this for my university magazine back in the day, I thought it was great I'd get all these CDs for free - then I listened to them. This isn't the worst one I was sent, which says what I need it to say.
Ska punk is not my favourite branch of punk, but it was a decent listen. +1 for the cover of a song from Back to the Future
My housemates asked me to turn it down
I’ve listened to a lot of this band, I feel like they have better records.
Love the Nick Drake vibes
Great story from the submitter - I suspect my submission will be as much story as album quality too. I'd love to give this more but it didn't do much for me, sorry. "Lady in Red" is my karaoke go to though.
There's just something about these guys - there's an edge, but also a beauty
