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Minus the Bear's fifth effort, _Planet of Ice_ is even better than their Spanish-self-titled _Menos El Oso_! They keep with the crazy time signatures, often rhythm changes, and provocative lyrics about life in general.
However, as mature as the previous album was, the best thing about them is that they keep expanding on maturity.
When they first came out they were known for and criticized for their serious lyrics but with funny or awkward song titles (i.e. Monkey!!! Knife!!! Fight!!!, Get Me Naked 2, or Thanks For the Killer Game of Crisco Twister), but now that seems to be disappearing and being replaced with song titles that leave you piecing together the puzzle of metaphors to get it, but nevertheless tactful, appropriate, and artistic.
They are also beginning to sound like they have the makings for some serious singles, such as Burying Luck, Knights, Ice Monster, or Double Vision Quest. I know that it's not always about creating radio-friendly singles but, hey, even REM and Talking Heads got sick of eating ramen noodles!
So check it out, this album will DEFINITELY be in my top 10 if not top 5 best records of the year! Which by the way, is coming soon!
Here is a video for "Knights"! Enjoy!!!
No no no...I'm not talking about Britney Spears or Christina Aguilera when I say Red Carpet Massacre...I mean we are only approx. 24 hours from the new Duran Duran album hitting the shelves. I, for one am already screaming, kicking, and causing total chaos. I cannot wait to hear especially with Timbaland and JT helping out with producing.
Oh come on, admit it, you're secretly excited too...don't lie.
And here is a behind the scenes look with the band, JT and Timbaland on making this album!
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enlisting timbaland and jt for their new album. talk about a genius move. sounds like it's going to be good.
In 2001, when The Atari's released _End Is Forever_ I thought to myself, it's possible that they may have finally hit puberty. Then in 2003, they released _So Long Astoria_ which to me is just a fantastic "coming of age" album. Finally, The Ataris have returned after 4 years and released a record, _Welcome the Night_.
Do you all remember when Silverchair basically just added a small symphony to their band (i.e. _Diorama_ & _Neon Ballroom_ )? Yup, thats what The Ataris did. ...And it works perfectly, I seriously hope they do not regress back.
I can honestly say (if you heard anything off this new record) that I don't think you'll even recognize that it's them. It's that different. It's also a much more "indie" & artsy feel to it. Seriously, if you're bored check it out if you haven't already. Allmusic.com gave the record 3 stars out of 5 and that is just criminally wrong. This is a 4 star or 4 and a half star record!
Here is a video that user made for World of Warcraft using "The Cheyenne Line" by The Ataris. This wasn't really one of the top songs I would have wanted to showcase from this album, but this was the best one on YouTube.
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Wow, I haven't thought of the Ataris probably since I was going through awkward adolescence myself. They sound all 'growed' up! This song is reminding me of another band that I cannot think of and it's going to drive me nuts! Hopefully it will dawn on me...
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one of the best of the year for me personally.
Smashing; excellent review. Cheers!