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THe new MGMT album's terrible. (now i think its amazing)
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i got into them with their last album, but this new oone is extremely dissapointing.
pretty much the only 'popular' band that i enjoyed, and theve turned to shit.
its the first album i've paid for in 6 months, even pre-ordered it. :facepalm:
anyonw else heard it/like it/ hate it ??


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Edited by Tcm19277 (05/02/10 06:54 AM)

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Re: THe new MGMT album's terrible. [Re: Tcm19277]
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I've always found them extremely hit or miss.


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Re: THe new MGMT album's terrible. [Re: Cactusdan]
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I initially assume that every album that ever comes out is complete garbage, that way I am pleasantly surprised when I find out that it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.


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Re: THe new MGMT album's terrible. [Re: Cactusdan]
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Cactusdan said:
I've always found them extremely hit or miss.


same here,i like all but 3 songs from there last album, and i really expected this one to be better.#
i really hate 'kids' and 'time to pretend' from the last album, though.
i mean a few of these songs are good, but the rest is :sad:
guess it teaches me not to listen to people when they havent even heard the album either.


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Re: THe new MGMT album's terrible. [Re: Tcm19277]
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yeah it seems pretty unoriginal

it just feels so overly influenced by past musicians... although theres 2 songs named after people and maybe thats what the album is about... their influences.

anyways seems more cohesive i don't think its that bad.


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Re: THe new MGMT album's terrible. [Re: Astral_JL]
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yeah, it kind of makes me think that there trying to be the beatles.
:shrug:

the albumm might grow on mee though, only listened to it once.


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Re: THe new MGMT album's terrible. [Re: Tcm19277]
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I like it a lot better.

Much more of an album than a "hit singles" collection of dance pop.

Not my favorite album or anything, but still.


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Re: THe new MGMT album's terrible. [Re: wildchild68]
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wildchild68 said:
I like it a lot better.

Much more of an album than a "hit singles" collection of dance pop.

Not my favorite album or anything, but still.


I agree, but i never liked the singles they brought out, i liked the other songs.

its wierd, i feel as though the music from them that i like, is from a completely different band.
and i feel as though i should say i dont like MGMT, because i pretty much know that the person asking only likes the 'pop singles' songs that they made.
its probably wrong to assume that, but :shrug:

but i think it does feel more like a whole album, i was just expecting it to be more of what i liked in there other stuff.

but now i've just confused myself! :weirdeyes:


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Re: THe new MGMT album's terrible. [Re: Tcm19277]
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Their first album was terrible so you shouldn't be surprised.


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Re: THe new MGMT album's terrible. [Re: jewunit]
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My girl and I dig the first album, but the new one is terrible. Electronic surf music? :thumbdown:


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. [Re: Rocker232]
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Edited by Calvin (04/28/21 07:05 AM)

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Re: THe new MGMT album's terrible. [Re: Calvin]
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but i do agree with what ph34rS said in the other thread :


'A significant step down from Oracular Spectacular, but still better than 95% of stuff being released today. Great band.'

but i'd probably move the % to around 80/


Calvin said:
Absolutely love Flash Delirium.



good for you man!
not being sarcastic btw, if you like it, then wonderful!

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Edited by Calvin (04/28/21 07:07 AM)

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Re: THe new MGMT album's terrible. [Re: Tcm19277]
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Tcm19277 said:
but i do agree with what ph34rS said in the other thread :


'A significant step down from Oracular Spectacular, but still better than 95% of stuff being released today. Great band.'

but i'd probably move the % to around 80/


Calvin said:
Absolutely love Flash Delirium.



good for you man!
not being sarcastic btw, if you like it, then wonderful!

:vaped:


I have to disagree with the statement. Even in their own genre (Psychedelic Indie?) there are much better bands like Grizzly Bear, Broken Social Scene, Black Moth Super Rainbow etc...


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Re: THe new MGMT album's terrible. [Re: Rocker232]
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Rocker232 said:
Tcm19277 said:
but i do agree with what ph34rS said in the other thread :


'A significant step down from Oracular Spectacular, but still better than 95% of stuff being released today. Great band.'

but i'd probably move the % to around 80/


Calvin said:
Absolutely love Flash Delirium.



good for you man!
not being sarcastic btw, if you like it, then wonderful!

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I have to disagree with the statement. Even in their own genre (Psychedelic Indie?) there are much better bands like Grizzly Bear, Broken Social Scene, Black Moth Super Rainbow etc...


man, i love broken social scene, and i would rate them above MGMT, but most of the mainstream stuff is terrible.

those bands would be in the 20 % of all music i think is good.

should have never made this thread :syringe: :syringe: :syringe:


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Re: THe new MGMT album's terrible. [Re: Astral_JL]
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Astral_JL said:
yeah it seems pretty unoriginal

it just feels so overly influenced by past musicians...



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Re: THe new MGMT album's terrible. [Re: Rocker232]
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I liked the first and think the new one is very good yet very different.

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Re: The new MGMT album's terrible. [Re: Chroniffer]
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The new Hot Chip album is disappointing too :frown:

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Re: THe new MGMT album's terrible. [Re: Tcm19277]
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Aaladorn said:
The new Hot Chip album is disappointing too :frown:


guess its time for replacement bands for thw both of us then, :tongue2:

never liked hot chip though, but ....

Tcm19277 said:
good for you man!
not being sarcastic btw, if you like it, then wonderful!

:vaped:



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“I'll stick to my needle, my favourite waste of time,
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Since I was born, I started to decay.
Now nothing ever - ever goes my way.”
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Re: THe new MGMT album's terrible. [Re: Tcm19277]
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i don't prefer mgmt, but i really liked their new album.


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Re: THe new MGMT album's terrible. [Re: Deekay]
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I definitely prefer it to their first album. :shrug:


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Re: THe new MGMT album's terrible. [Re: stereolab]
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stereolab said:
I definitely prefer it to their first album. :shrug:


yeah, their first album's kind of 50:50.
half is amazing, the other half is crap.

but i have to admit, the new one is growing on me.

:sheesha:


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Re: THe new MGMT album's terrible. [Re: Tcm19277]
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MGMT's first album was genius from start to finish

anyone who disagrees is the musical equivalent of nickelback's agent

their new album is meh

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Re: THe new MGMT album's terrible. [Re: morrowasted]
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morrowasted said:
MGMT's first album was genius from start to finish

anyone who disagrees is the musical equivalent of nickelback's agent

their new album is meh


The album is not genius from start to finish. Its got some cool songs and some more cool songs that sound like they're trying to copy the Beatles. They're a cool a band but I wouldn't place them with the bands at the top of their genre.


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Re: THe new MGMT album's terrible. [Re: morrowasted]
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meh, i think on their new album there trying to be like the beatles a lot more then the first.


morrowasted said:
MGMT's first album was genius from start to finish

anyone who disagrees is the musical equivalent of nickelback's agent

their new album is meh



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Re: THe new MGMT album's terrible. [Re: Tcm19277]
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and my thread is 2 pages long!

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Re: THe new MGMT album's terrible. [Re: Tcm19277]
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i 100% change my mind, i love it.

:psybong:


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Re: THe new MGMT album's terrible. [Re: Tcm19277]
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yes first listen i thought it was HORRIBLE. but it has grown on me. the title track still is my favorite.


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Re: THe new MGMT album's terrible. [Re: Rumination]
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Siberian Breaks makes me cry every time.


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Re: THe new MGMT album's terrible. [Re: MiHKAL]
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MiHKAL said:
Siberian Breaks makes me cry every time.


yep, that one's definately the best/ my favorite.

:feelsgoodman:


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Re: THe new MGMT album's terrible. [Re: Tcm19277]
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I prefer the first one also but this one just feels like it takes longer to absorb.


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Re: THe new MGMT album's terrible. [Re: Rumination]
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Tcm19277 said:
i 100% change my mind, i love it.

:psybong:



you know i've learned not to judge music by its first listen... kind of like not judging a book by its cover.



you won't understand what the artist is trying to bring across to you by first listen, it may take a few times to get what their trying to say to you.


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Re: THe new MGMT album's terrible. [Re: Astral_JL]
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Definitely did not live up to oracular spectacular one bit. Makes me sad.

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Re: THe new MGMT album's terrible. [Re: clayb]
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I like it fine.


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Re: THe new MGMT album's terrible. [Re: SillyString525]
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It's simply more mature. First album got them on the map, second album defined their style.

Risky move, but hey - I wouldn't mind MGMT being The Flaming Lips' heirs, personally. And that sort of sounds like the direction that they're headed. I suppose we'll have to wait for yet ANOTHER album to make any real determinations. :P


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Re: THe new MGMT album's terrible. [Re: MiHKAL]
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How can you say their second album defined their style when they only have two albums out and the second one has only been out (officially) for less than a month?

I mean fuck the Bends OBVIOUSLY defined Radiohead's style, right? With the Beatles clearly defined the course of the Beatles sound.


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Re: THe new MGMT album's terrible. [Re: jewunit]
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A good band should always be finding a way to keep their style while being able to redefine it at the same time.

So many bands get caught up in what sells the most records that they lose any personal attachment to their music, and it shows.

A band I've never much cared for is Coldplay, but in their first album you could certainly FEEL the personal vibe in the music, where as their more recent albums are hollow and empty.

This sadly happens to many bands.


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Re: THe new MGMT album's terrible. [Re: jewunit]
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jewunit said:
How can you say their second album defined their style when they only have two albums out and the second one has only been out (officially) for less than a month?

I mean fuck the Bends OBVIOUSLY defined Radiohead's style, right? With the Beatles clearly defined the course of the Beatles sound.


That was actually a typo. I meant "refined".

The first album had a solid combination of dance floor bangers and messy psychedelic pieces (messy in a positive sense). The second album seems to embrace their darker psychedelic side, which according to them, is the music that they prefer to make. They are still a very young group and, despite a strong debut and a very good follow-up, still have a lot of refining to do.

I think Congratulations is better than their debut overall, but I totally understand where people are coming from when they argue the opposite. I'm mainly just excited to see where they take it from here. If anything can be said for sure, Andrew and Ben definitely have moxie. :smile:


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