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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0886971951226 Format: Enhanced Label: Sony Manufacturer: Sony Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Sony Release Date: January 22, 2008 Studio: Sony Sales Rank: 247 MPN: 719512 Disc 1:
Editorial Review: Album Description: MGMT invites you to open your mind to the multi-dimensional vibrating Technicolor sounds of Oracular Spectacular. Amazon.co.uk: The term Oracular Spectacular might not mean much, if anything, at all--it's essentially nonsensical--but that doesn't stop it feeling exactlyright. Here is a band that treats dizzy cross-eyed awe and a vast bounding sense of sonic weightlessness as their yardstick, jostling to surpass themselves on a track-by-track basis and aiming for the musical equivalent of performing somersaults in tye-dye t-shirts off the rings of Jupiter. MGMT seemingly submit this debut album as an application to acquire and even supersede The Flaming Lips' previously uncontested mantle as spiritual leaders of over-sized Technicolor psychedelic-indie with a soul, weird but not so weird that swelling crowds and even flirtations with the charts aren't a foregone conclusion. "Time to Pretend" opens and sets a tone for the record, producer David Fridmann (Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev) providing a familiar expanse for them to riff across with bull's-eye synths, massive drums and their twist on the template--retro 80s electro and abstract shapes, see Suicide and the Talking Heads for reference. "The Youth" is centred around a hypnotically looping refrain that recalls Pink Floyd and David Bowie, as interpreted by a mellow Secret Machines and the brilliant "Pieces of What" is Ryan Adams spinning through cosmos with classic Neil Young on his headphones. "Future Reflections" meanwhile stand on its hands on a line somewhere in-between XTC and Ween. Thrillingly eclectic, endlessly colourful and never predictable. It's all a bit ridiculous, but indeed spectacularly so. --James Berry Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Truly spectacular!!MGMT are a New York duo whose Pop/Dance/Rock/Electronic sound makes for a heady mix. Their very playful disc "Oracular spectacular" comprises just 10 tracks (these days, loads of CDs average 11 tracks, doing away with filler). "Let's make some music, make some money, find some models for wives" they sing in the buzzing "Time to pretend" as they spell out the hedonistic lifestyle they have mapped out. The acoustic "Weekend wars" reminds me a wee bit of The Beatles. "Of monsters, ... Read More Rating: - Oh wow, awesome stuff guys!Just shy of turning 40 I`ve become a little bit of a fossil regarding whats hip and new but Im so glad I didnt let this little gem get away. Really fantastic. Rating: - Best MGMT Record YetNot to sounds pretentious or like a music snob, but I use to listen to these guys since they were referred to as "The Management". All I can say is that they've definitely grown over the years and that this is their best record yet. If you like the single "Time to Pretend", you'll love the rest of the album. This is one of those records you'll listen to again in 10 years and it wont feel like it has aged. Rating: - Amazon 5-starI don't understand the rating of this album. I agree with it, but I don't undertand it. So far it is a collective 4 star. I give it 5 stars. Nay I give it Amazon 5 stars. It is not a true 5-star in the sense that it is a flawless album that can be recognized for greatness by just about anyone. However, I can asure you that this is an Amazon 5-star, where fans love it so much that they over-review it and give it five stars. If any album is worthy of that, it is this one. Call it what you want, New Wave, Glam, ... Read More Rating:  - I'm in ManagementI really like this management band for a few reasons. First, they play super cool alternative rock that I can quote to my country music friends to make them sound all stupid and stuff. I'm in management for my company so I can relate to what these cats are speaking about. There are times where Bob will call a 9am roundtable about garble reports and I'll just yell at him that it's time to pretend. When it's time to pretend, I pretend my office is a 17th century castle and I'm the King. I declare war on the other ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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