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Album of the Week #52: Midlake - The Trials of Van Occupanther

  • 23-06-2008 12:05pm
    #1
    Bubs101
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,478 ✭✭✭


    I don't have this album anymore since my hard drive got wiped a couple of months ago but I really should work to fix that. From what I can remember, it is a really solid album, with only one real standout track, Roscoe. Roscoe is absolutely ****ing amazing though

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDL9bXlwbM4


Comments

  • #2
    callyno3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 ✭callyno3


    Roscoe is a great track. I was disapointed with the rest of the Album TBH.


  • #3
    chris d
    Closed Accounts Posts: 93 ✭✭chris d


    i was only listening to this the other week.
    but ya, like the previous two posters Roscoe is the standout of the album. it's a pity the weakest track on their for me follows it. never liked Bandits, doesn't seem to go anywhere and takes a long time doing it.

    Head Home is another home run.
    Young Bride is tops as well.
    We Gathered in Spring comes in at number 2 to Roscoe.

    An admirable bit of work. Shame about that Album Cover.


  • #4
    sink
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,314 ✭✭✭sink


    I first heard the band on an MTV2 playlist by Elijah Wood. He has surprisingly good taste in music, I think he played dinosaur jr. aswell as some other decent alt bands. Anyway it was the track Roscoe and I was instantly hooked.



  • #5
    colster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 394 ✭✭colster


    Excellent album


  • #6
    missingtime
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,942 ✭✭✭missingtime


    Really really love this album.
    The other one is good too.


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  • #7
    Lainabaina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 80 ✭✭Lainabaina


    Haven't listened to this in a while but Head Home was the reason I got it after I heard it on Ollie Cole's myspace profile last year. Brilliant song, but then my boyfriend wasn't keen on it either, so maybe it's not as standout as i thought it was?


  • #8
    Ekels
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 462 ✭✭Ekels


    Roscoe is powerful. Some more nice tracks on it. I think the album owes a bit too much to Fleetwood Mac though.


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