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 Best Album for at least 5 years! June 21, 2007
Kim (Texas)
On first listen, this album is slightly offputting. It doesn't sound like anything else out there. The vocals are high pitched and take some getting used to. BUT...after two-three listens, especially if you read the lyrics while listening, I guarantee you'll be impressed.
This is not an album for a casual listener, but it rewards a good stereo and a good attention span. Utterly brilliant.
TV on the Radio are also fantastic live.
 Worst Album Ever April 13, 2007
Robert M. Flynn (Albany, NY)
1 out of 11 found this review helpful
Did like Zeus and all his god freinds get together and like throw a lightning blot at people's brains?
I think I saw it happen last October or something.
People were dropping this album on me like "oh, so hot" "so nasty"
"best album of the year"
And now I think those people are jerks.
This album is horrendous!
It reminds me of something that the kids on Degrassi Jr. High would listen to.
Yo. What are you listening to? TV on the Radio dude.
Let me listen.
Do you like it?
No bro. Don't ever let me listen to any of your music ever again.
These guys are The Flock of Seagulls of the 2000s.
Worst album ever.
The future of music April 9, 2007
Rusty Camino (Tucson, AZ)
This is one of those destined-to-be-classics. If you let go, allow yourself to soak in the occasional discomfort of their tones, and give it more than one try, you'll find yourself biting into one thick sonic cookie. This is a succession of that cliched "one good song after another," but some tenacity is required to become part of the warmth and driving force that RETURN TO COOKIE MOUNTAIN emanates. This is a step up from 2004's DESPERATE YOUTH, BLOODTHIRSTY BABES, which was absolutely grizzled, primal, smart and sexy; it was, however, a little meandering. RTCM is dynamic, rollicking and does not let up until its last track, "Wash the Day," ends in melting streaks of noise.
The band's vision has materialized already. Tinges of doo-wop, avant-pop, techno, hip-hop and straight-up rock 'n' roll shine throughout. There is no other musical experience like TV on the Radio, because, yes, they are off-kilter and have wildly syncopated, sometimes scary beats, but it all fits into the familiar rock 'n' roll format we all flock to. Essential listening.
 Way better than their previous, but want to slit my wrists March 31, 2007
Matthew D. Haller (Idaho)
I'm not attempting to write a very useful review here. Many others have written excellent reviews that I cannot top in any way. The only point I want to make that others have not is that there is something deeply (re: DEEPLY!) depressing about this album. Musically, lyrically, vocally, this album is wonderful, maybe even boarding on outstanding...but mood wise these guys somehow put me in a sad state of mind far easier than any bands that attempt to do so. Play me some old nirvana or cannibal ox and i'd say they sound like the happy beach boy's songs when compared to this album. I really can't explain why this is...but for this reason alone I can only listen to this album occasionally. Perhaps someone who knows more about music can explain to me why this music sounds so dark and sad to me; even their "happier" songs like 'I was a lover' make me wanna curl up in a ball and cry. Mostly i'm writing to get a response...does anyone else experience this effect when listening to this album?
Unique, Outstanding March 4, 2007
D. Allison (Seattle, WA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you like your music creative, adventurous, seamlessly blending many musical influences, great voices/harmonies, a profusion of instruments, and a great beat -- you ought to check out this album. I like variety on my albums, and this one certainly has it. "A Method" sounds like it could have been on Pet Sounds -- with the falsetto and wonderful harmonies -- while "Wolf Like Me" has a catchy foot-stompin rocking beat that will get you out of a funky mood. One of my favorites of 2006.
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