 | Midlake The Trials of Van Occupanther
3.9
excellent
| Ranking: #176 for 2006 | |
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| 4.5 superb | olisz | June 30th 19 |
Man, I really love this album. It's super consistent, the only song that I would cut from the tracklist is In this Camp. Otherwise we have top material here, for example Van Occupanther and Branches are amazing. What I also like are the lyrical themes of life in simpler times. Especially Bandits stands out lyrically in my opinion.
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| 4.0 excellent | mx STAFF | December 24th 06 |
Midlake's music is instantly disorienting. Although other indie acts such as the Decemberists have freely adopted older musical styles, few have embraced these musical influences to the degree present on "The Trials of Van Occupanther." From the opening notes of Roscoe, the listener is transported back to 70's folk rock and perhaps even more confusingly, immersed in the lore of the late 19th century. Surprisingly, this odd approach is a stunning success. Each song feels handcrafted, and contrary to expectations, indie music, Steely Dan, and the Doobie Brothers work together in harmony. Highly recommended.
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| 3.5 great | doofy | January 9th 24 |
| 3.5 great | Boreque | September 2nd 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Oobaloo | March 26th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | jhop | January 3rd 22 |
| 3.0 good | tom79 | February 28th 21 |
| 3.5 great | IlNotta | November 10th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Adam | October 26th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | elvis7 | March 7th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | bmelt CONTRIBUTOR | March 7th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rodstar | December 20th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tom R. CONTRIBUTOR | October 27th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | nbrick | May 11th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Corveau | November 9th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Surtur | July 30th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Collis | January 13th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | brollin | December 16th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Themac | December 5th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Basman | November 3rd 13 |
| 5.0 classic | tef | September 13th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | Ulshad | July 3rd 13 |
| 3.5 great | cgor17 | March 19th 13 |
| 3.5 great | dh198 | February 18th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | bmagnus | November 12th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | mikem83 | October 6th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | 64bytes | September 20th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zephir | May 6th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Oceanus | February 20th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | BiOZed | December 24th 11 |
| 3.5 great | mort | December 23rd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | foxblood | November 15th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | zillah | June 28th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Mevz | April 15th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | 37er00 | January 26th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | bjorkil | January 7th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Aids | November 15th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | MFer | September 19th 10 |
| 3.5 great | jalup | September 13th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Wamwig | August 21st 10 |
| 2.5 average | mvood | June 8th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Zizzer | April 3rd 10 |
| 3.5 great | Moraff | March 15th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wolfe | March 7th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Smevin | February 7th 10 |
| 2.5 average | carpeto | February 4th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | ebay | February 4th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Markk1 | January 9th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Rudy K. EMERITUS | December 9th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | Zerthis | November 3rd 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | chaos17 | August 13th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | Yotimi | December 24th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | corb | March 21st 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | samucka | January 12th 08 |
| 3.0 good | donovr | December 14th 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | niobium | December 6th 07 |
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