Another great CD by these guys. A bit more polished than the first one. Great CD and even better live.
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Japanese pressing of this U.S. Avante-Garde/Post-Post Punk band's hotly anticipated 2007 album features one bonus track, Myth Takes (Alternate Version). Beat Records.
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- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Package Dimensions : 5.55 x 4.97 x 0.54 inches; 3.67 ounces
- Manufacturer : Phantom Sound & Vision
- Date First Available : February 21, 2007
- Label : Phantom Sound & Vision
- ASIN : B000LE1IEC
- Number of discs : 1
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- Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2008
- Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2007I've never really heard !!! before hearing this album, and since hearing this of course, I felt obliged to check out their previous material. It just doesn't stand up to this, however. It seems until "Myth Takes", Chk Chk Chk (or whatever) never really reached their mark potential. Fortunately, for us as well as them, they released this album laced completely with crafty electronics, sonic guitars and dance-stimulating rhythms.... oh yeah, and maniacal choruses that make you want to shatter things.
The album starts out less than stellar, though, with the title track but quickly picks up around track three with "Must Be The Moon", which must be one of the best songs released this year (and guess what: it's not even the best song on this album!). "Must Be The Moon" is some of the most fun I've heard in a song this year. It's fast paced. The bass is all over the place, going in and out at the right times. There's a ton of sonic and electronic sounds going in and out as well, often trading places as the primary melody. The best thing overall about the song (as with most of the songs on this album) is the chorus. It's rapid and undeniably catchy. If you're listening to the chorus and not singing along with it then you must have the greatest sense of self-control imaginable.
The next song, "A New Name", is overshadowed by "Must Be The Moon" but it is a really good song. The pace is a lot slower but it's equally melodic. I love the effects they use on their instruments in this song. And again, the chorus is amazing. It's undeniably catchy and I find myself always trying to sing along with it but failing to reach the high notes Nic "The Penguin" Offer (vocalist) does so successfully.
There's a few other good songs as well, "Bend Over Beethoven" is an eight minute rocker. "Yadnus" has a sound of empowerment. The melodies of "Heart Of Hearts" keeps on ascending until it reach sonic mayhem. "Infinifold" is the slow closer.
I will finish this review by talking about what I believe to be the best electronic song this year: "Sweet Life". This song starts out with a completely hypnotic bass melody. Enter a repetitious guitar melody as essentially hypnotic as the bass melody and !!! got themselves a groove. Singer, Nic Offer, is too comfortable with this melody and the lyrics work. "Been sitting so long, thought I forgot how to walk. In the mist of all the stillness, there's a new kind of knock." The song quickly builds and builds until BAM! The chorus is nuts! Utter mayhem of cascading bass lines, raging guitars, Nic singing "sweet" repeatedly and what can only be described as a very disturbed percussionist. This is one of those rare songs where once you've first heard it, you repeat the play of it constantly. It just kicks your arse each and every time.
I will ultimately rate this a 4.5, which is a superb rating. I feel this album and LCD Soundsystems' latest make for a very good year for electronic music. I hope these guys can keep up the stylish work. I plan to keep my ears and eyes wide open for more from this band and hope to catch them live some day soon.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2007This is the best album to come out in 2007.
This is stuff that almost belongs more in a night club on a Saturday night. It's a near perfect combination of live performance and electronic enhancement. But the effects don't overshadow the songs, which feature some of the most infectious vibes and killer hooks of the year.
The best way to listen to this album is from beginning to end in order. The tracks are sequenced to be a microcosm of a party - starting with ice-breaking stuff that works into a vibe getting more intense as the album works in, then winds down on the last 2 songs.
01 Myth Takes
The title track is actually the worst song on the record. It's an abtractionalist retro experiment that should have probably been a bonus track. Unfortunate choice.
02 All My Heroes are Wierdos
Shades of XTC and Joy Division - Fast raucus with several new-wavy elements. Better.
03 Must be the Moon
Takes right off with a thudding disco beat at about 120 BPM. The bass line is killer.
04 A A New Name
Another 120 BPM rocker. Best verse hook on the record with the bass and the guitar trading hits on every 3rd beat.
05 Heart of Hearts
Keeps the vibe going. The backing female vocals make bring it a little to close to KMFDM for me. Still very danceable.
06 Sweet Life
The most original track on the record, it takes a little getting used to - maybe a little overwrought for me personally. Lots of changes. Very progressive.
07 Yadnus
Has a "Personal Jesus" 3/4 beat, the song is 5:10 long and just keeps building to release over that time. Use it to fire up a locker room before a big game.
08 Bend Over Beethoven
My personal favorite on the album, and also probably the least original. It pulls together the minor elements that make this band great, but presents them as a band with minimal "drum enhancement". The result is a big beat at about 118 BPM with a huge chorus. The track is mostly instrumental and so seems to be designed to really show off the individual prowess that makes up this group. And by the way, these guys really can play.....
09 Break in case of anything
Sort of a disappointment after the build-up of "bend-over Beethoven" - more of an acid techno experiment.
10 Infinifold
The records only slow song - melancholy - appropriate for a last track
- Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2007I have been in debate as to pick this album up for quite a while now. Its seems that previous albums by !!! divide reviewers into two groups; Its either overrated yet somewhat fun, or you can dance to it so therefore its good. Im not a 'dancer', and I don't buy mediocre albums, but then again, with record sales like they are getting lately, and the cool album art of 'Myth Takes', I was inavoidably drawn in.
First listen I was hooked. There is so much stuff going on in this album that I immediately started it over. I began to wonder where the hell the negative reviews were coming from. I delayed reviewing this because I thought that maybe this album wasn't as good as my first impression had led me to believe. Again, I was wrong. About twenty listens later, this album has the same freshness and creative attraction that it did on listen number one.
This album is damn good.. and I finally realized why. Like my favorites, Pink Floyd, !!! are easily capable of cramming experimentaion, dense atmosphere, and down-right wierdness all into one album, while still being able to keep a keen ear open to pop sensibilities. You will rarely find an album this fun, yet challenging at the same time. From disco, to trip-hop, there is definately something for every listener in 'Myth Takes'; and yet with all its pop and cheese, I am still delightfully able to find something new with each listen. Head to head with Pain of Salvation's 'Scarsick' for the best album of the year so far.
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Tim TannerReviewed in Germany on April 30, 2009
5.0 out of 5 stars tanz tanz tanz
Mit dem Song "Myth Takes" fängt das shaken an. Subtil, magisch-verführend, mythisch und doch unkompliziert, eindeutig, straight - so beginnt das Ganze. Die Bewegungen, die mein Körper vollführt können nur durch Magie hervorgezaubert werden - was ist es, dass mich so tanzen und springen lässt? Ist es nun die Stimme, das Schlagzeug, der Bass? - weiter gehts, hier schon fröhlicher, lauter mit "All my Heroes are Weirdos" - und trotzdem schräg wie ich-weiss-nicht-was. Das Niveau hält an - man ist immernoch in Stimmung und der Raum verwandelt sich in eine Tanzfläche - weiter, weiter- "Must be the Moon" ist etwas ähnlich wie das vorherige Lied, doch das ist keinenfalls ein Urteil, im Gegenteil, der Tanz geht weiter - und kaum hallt das letzte "u could blame it on the music/ but it wouldn't b right/ cuz i've gotten lucky 2 some pretty bad tunes" aus der Stereoanlage, kommt das eher ruhigere, subtilere "A new Name". Gefällt mir sehr gut, besonders der Hauptriff. - nächstes Lied, "Heart of Hearts". Der Tanz geht weiter, ausgezeichnet das Lied, daran sind wir schon gewohnt. Shake shake. "Sweet Life" gefällt mir weniger, sozusagen die Schwäche des Albums. "Yadnus" kommt wieder rockiger daher, nun kommt wieder Bewegung ins Spiel. Nicht ganz so gut aber wie der Anfang. ABER - "Bend over Beethoven" - Es wird wieder ausgezeichnet, wunderschön. Vielleicht ewas zu lange geraten. "Break in Case of Everything" - irgendwie anders, als der Rest des Albums. Langsam, aber gut. Und dann kommt es noch langsamer mit "Infinitold". Meiner Meinung nach nicht umbedingt nötig gewesen, aber was solls.
Und wer zu faul ist zu lesen - dies ist ein Pflichtkauf. Ein super tanzbares Album - undefinierbar - Disco-rock,indie,Dance? Weder noch, und trotzdem, alles.