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Oracular Spectacular's intriguing cover image features two members of what looks to be the Lost Tribe of Androgynously Handsome Nu-Rave Hippie Natives from Thunderdome. The boys on the cover are MGMT, the highly talented, multi-instrumentalist duo of Ben Goldwasser and Andrew Van Wyngarden. Bowie, Muse, Pulp, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Daft Punk, and other major players in the canon of postmodern pomp-pop clearly loom large in MGMT's universe. The group's lyrics play figurative dress-up, too, as when, on "Time to Pretend," the pair imagine that they're already rich and famous. But like the worst of Bowie (Tin Machine, anyone?), these lyrics and music unfortunately ring false, not unreal, per se, but as if not enough effort were put into the endeavor. Stylistically divergent songs like "The Handshake," "Youth," "Electric Feel," and "Weekend Wars" have a lot going for them, and the album is ultimately a promising debut. It just happens to ...
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Oracular Spectacular [Vinyl]
Oracular Spectacular [Vinyl] Triptacular! ***** – Melissa – This by far is one of the best band's I have heard in awhile…I am looking at going to their concert at the Greek in LA,CA. My favorite songs on this CD in very particular ...
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Oracular Spectacular Vinyl Description: Amazon Sales Rank: #6627 in Music; Brand: ShockHound; Released on: 2008-01-22; Number of discs: 1; Format: Enhanced; Dimensions: .50 pounds. Customer Reviews: A Rush of Memories and Premonitions ...
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The band played songs off their summer mixtape and their 7″vinyl, which includes the dreamy “Acid Raid”. The boys weren't too talkative between songs, but rather concentrated on their music, letting one song settle into the next and making us ... The band also stayed true to their roots by playing notorious tunes from their first album, Oracular Spectacular, such as opening their set with “Pieces of What”, and then performing “Electric Feel”, “Time to Pretend”, and others ...
MGMT grow with Congratulations « Independent Ethos
With the release of that one song, the band told the music media it was diving into psychedelic surf rock and warned fans they were turning a new corner away from the baroque alt-rock disco stylings of Oracular Spectacular, the debut album that brought them mass acclaim and popularity. .... After hearing some warnings about the quality of Oracular Spectacular on vinyl, I was pleasantly surprised with the amazing sonics of the 2-disc, 180 gram version of Congratulations. ...
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31 49 METRIC FANTASIES METRIC MUSIC INTERNATIONAL 32 16 J DILLA JAY STAY PAID EMM/NATURE SOUNDS 33 48 WHITE RABBITS IT'S FRIGHTENING TBD RECORDS 34 23 CLAPTON & WINWOOD LIVE AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN WEA/REPRISE 35 D IRON MAIDEN FLIGHT 666- SOUNDTRACK SBME/LEGACY .... 40 63 MGMT ORACULAR SPECTACULAR SBME/COLUMBIA 41 54 FACES NOD IS AS GOOD AS A WINK TO A WEA/WARNER BROS. 42 82 PASSION PIT MANNERS FRENCH KISS RECORDS 43 79 CHICKENFOOT CHICKENFOOT REDLINE ENTERTAINMENT ...
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From start to finish, this album is indeed as the title says, "spectacular". Not a song on this that I would even class as so-so. Reminds me of Radiohead with their own unique vocals and stylings. Must have in the collection.