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NERD - Seeing Sounds

  • 16-06-2008 1:16pm
    #1
    Blisterman
    Registered Users Posts: 7,450 ✭✭✭


    Anyone got this album?
    I'm a big fan of NERD. Their first album, especially was superb.
    I was a bit worried when I heard the first Single, Everyone Nose, which I thought was very annoying, in a Fatman Scoop kind of way.

    However, I got the album anyway, and it doesn't dissapoint. Every other song is great. Production is superb, very funky. Would be great in a club.

    I saw them live on Saturday, and while the new tracks got a fairly muted reaction, probably due to people's unfamiliarity, with them. They all sounded great with live instrumentation, while a lot of their earlier stuff didn't sound nearly as good as the album. Maybe that's what they're going for, or maybe, the sound in the venue sucked.

    But, all in all, it's a great album. Have really enjoyed it so far.


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  • #2
    Orizio
    Registered Users Posts: 9,460 ✭✭✭Orizio


    I have only listened to it once, and thought it sounded decent enough, although its been getting some awful reviews.

    Metacritic has it as 63, which is pretty poor.


  • #3
    Blisterman
    Registered Users Posts: 7,450 ✭✭✭Blisterman


    Well, to be fair, most of the critisism of the album is of the shallowness of the lyrics, which is missing the point. That's not what NERD are about.
    It's like listening to the Ramones and complaining about the lack of instrumental virtuosity.


  • #4
    DarkJager
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,960 ✭✭✭DarkJager


    Blisterman wrote: »
    Well, to be fair, most of the critisism of the album is of the shallowness of the lyrics, which is missing the point. That's not what NERD are about.
    It's like listening to the Ramones and complaining about the lack of instrumental virtuosity.

    Its the one criticism I also have of NERD and thats the lyrical content. After their last album and the amount of angsty teen lyrics in it, I don't know if I could force myself to listen to this one..


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