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| 3.5 great | Bedex | November 12th 21 |
Dede sait it all pretty much. This record shows an intentional and sarcastic departure from the band's usual direction, with songs that have more conventional lengths (>90s) and structures, with a lot less of punk angst and abrasivenessl. That being said, that doesn't make this bad, and indeed it is quite a catchy EP, especially with the brass additions here and there. 1-2 are really funkey and brass oriented, to a point where for a second I thought they were covers, and are quite fun. 3 takes a bit more of a rock-oriented turn, and 4 is on the jolly surf rock side of things. On all fours songs the instrumentals are excellent but you do feel like especially vocally the band isn't trying to their best. 5 starts off with a cool riff, then goes down until it fades out into the soft, repetitive 6, that would be an amazing track on a psychedelic album or as an intro, but that as a conclusion to a short EP feels a bit unnecessary long imo. Minutement can do no wrong, even when they're trolling. 3.7
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| 3.6 great | Erwann S. STAFF | May 6th 20 |
Mainstream production and standard song lengths: this is Project: Mersh. It resulted in slicker music that's still very Minutemen. Wanting to demystify the mainstream music business, their point was to prove that any band could sound like this if they had enough money (they spent $2400 for this, wowee). But it doesn't mean the music's better: while the ornate trumpet is a very cool addition, this isn't Minutemen's most enjoyable record. It's a very good EP that stands below the band's best works.
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| 4.0 excellent | Goatlord | July 31st 11 |
This one had to sit with me awhile, but I love it now. "Tour Spiel" is one of the Minutemen's very best songs.
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| 3.0 good | Matski | December 28th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Mac666 | December 26th 12 |
| 3.5 great | DFL | April 2nd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zoso4 | July 31st 10 |
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