Honestly, I did not enjoy this album. While I am by no means saying it's not good, because it is, I could just never relate to MGMT sound. Maybe it was too artsy for my taste, maybe too experimental in some ways, or maybe it's the keyboard and the electric parts, which I have not loved even in the bands I absolutely adore, such as The Who and The Doors. All in all, I have to give credit where credit is due - sound on Oracular Spectacular sounds innovative, brazen and even fun at times. I obviously knew Kids even before this listen, and that intro sequence is just a vibe. Vocals on this are just not my thing. While I have no knowledge of music in any sense other than my limited subjective enjoyment, the vocal is kinda grinding my ears, and the same goes for higher notes throught the songs. Overall, I would say that there is no doubt this album was influential and spectacularly produced. While I don't enjoy the vocal or the melodies, I respect the innovation and understand this is a question of taste, not quality. With that in mind, I will be rating this album purely on how much I enjoyed it, not on any more objective criteria.
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4%
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Clube Da Esquina
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1 | 3.14 | -2.14 |
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