 | Deerhoof Friend Opportunity
3.8
excellent
| Ranking: #166 for 2007 | |
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| 4.0 excellent | Spectrum | March 1st 07 |
This is a relatively even album, and given Deerhoof, that's saying something. After the sprawling, magical, and wildly unpredictable The Runners Four, it's somewhat refreshing to hear the arty foursome return to their short album form. Over eleven tracks, the band manages to almost recapture the heights of some of their previous glory with "The Perfect Me", "+81" and "Matchbook Seeks Maniac", all three of which are fantastic, and almost never sink to some of their previous, misguided lows ("Dog on the Sidewalk"? "News From A Bird"?). This effort almost feels subdued in comparison to other Deerhoof albums, taking less crazy risks and favoring more whole song form. However, by showing measures of restraint, the band manages to make Friend Opportunity flow more naturally and more readily accessible than previous works while still shimmering with bubbly, weird fun and flights of fancy.
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| 4.5 superb | catharsis | February 24th 08 |
Friend Opportunity was curious, exciting, and punched me in the face more times than I can even remember. Surprisingly clever, enigmatic and jovial all at once, making an exhilerating, orgasmic and violent smoothie of an album. Thick, choppy distorted guitar driven tracks like "Perfect Me" and "Cast Off Crown" pushed me out of my chair and spit on me, while the cascading, resonance of "The Galaxist" and "Look Away" scared and lulled me. This is a good one. Imagine it as going to an S&M parlor for a haircut. Doesn't make sense, but the outrageousness of it is brilliant.
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| 2.5 average | GOATFUUCK | March 12th 07 |
Yea I am a huge deefhoof fan, but this one really dissapointed me. the first song is great but then it kinda goes downhill from there with way too much pop influence. Ick  sorry deefhoof.
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| 3.0 good | jehubin | September 21st 22 |
| 3.5 great | Corney | December 4th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | bloaf38 | December 28th 20 |
| 3.0 good | UberOi | August 19th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Yep321 | July 20th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Teo | March 14th 19 |
| 5.0 classic | loulou | November 17th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | almond | May 23rd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Henry | May 15th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | ADM20 | July 29th 13 |
| 3.5 great | seldead | September 6th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Filling | February 22nd 12 |
| 3.5 great | conradtao EMERITUS | January 24th 11 |
| 3.0 good | JoRos | November 11th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | pflurie | October 30th 09 |
| 3.0 good | Iai EMERITUS | October 7th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | ECRbubs | September 27th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | valrus | January 8th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | leyrbpw | December 9th 08 |
| 3.5 great | natey | February 19th 08 |
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