The Raveonettes say ... See you at their main page ... big boy ... Mt. Whippeton Overall Album Score: 8.3 out of 10 I am not whatsoever a fan of music that is ugly. Ugly music seems, to me, to be entirely counterproductive! Why would I want to listen to the music if it is repulsive by definition? I don't want ugly! I want my music to be lovely! I want the birds to soar in the sky amidst the clouds and smiling squirrels singing in trees and stuff like that happen when I listen to music ... I don't want to listen to songs that sound like a demon ripping out of Hell. No! ... NOOOO!!! ... Because that's what a lot of these freaky songs sound like! But in spite of that, I still like the album. The songs may be reminiscent of a demon ripping out of Hell, but at least it gives me that impression in my HEART. ... This isn't exactly a band that just puts together ugly songs that have no purpose and are soulless. They're quite the opposite. These are actually well-planned, well-written and (most of all) well-performed songs. ... They know what they're doing, and most of these songs are . quite immersing and impressive. Not entirely original artists, though. (Though, who is original nowadays?) They're just a messier version of the Pixies! They're also Danish! (EUROPEAN HARD ROCKERS! ACK!!) ... But they're entirely professional and they make good songs and stuff. Jah! This is a good debut from a band that I'm sure could go far. This is definitely an effort worth checking out if you're a fan of post-grunge rock ... because I'm not, and I managed to enjoy this. Overall Album Score: 8.3 out of 10 (****MAKE IT STOP!!!!!**** ... Nevertheless, this is a solid set of songs for all you post-grunge, noise-rock fans.) Average Song Score: 8.4 (Ugly songs, but they're good ones overall. ... Some better than others...) Album Tilt: 8.0 (UGLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY. But kickin'.) Artist Rating: 8.5 (These guys seem to know what they're doing. I was never a fan at all of music that's purposefully ugly, but ... they pull it off here pretty well.) Track Reviews Attack of the Ghost Riders 9.5/10 It starts out with some distortion of some sort that sounds like a demon screaming! (Not that I've ever heard a demon scream, but ... it can't be much different!) The remainder of this 2.5-minute song isn't much easier to listen to ... BUT, THE SONG KICKS BUTT!!!! It might be utterly ugly, but the song really manages to tickle the spine. ... The melody is pretty catchy and the guitar playing is great. Veronica Fever 8/10 Again, the song isn't pretty, but it really does manage to rock most egregiously ... I don't think much of the melody, but it's just ... cool. This is the same way the Pixies rock. They take a relatively simple music idea and inject it with ... noisy rock. Do You Believe Her 9/10 This is another song that's not pretty, but there's so much balls in this that I can't really help but to become swept away by it! ... It gives me a freaking headache, but I'm having fun, at least. Chains 9/10 Same thing as "Do You Believe Her" except the melody's different! It has a pretty good melody that's made even better by the noisy and very well performed instrumentals. I'd imagine that this whole album an example of post-grunge at its best. Cops on Our Tail 7.5/10 The most fast-paced song of the album so far ... I'm afraid this one's a bit more style than substance; the Raveonettes keep their NOISE but the song itself isn't too great. This is the first song on the album that was difficult for me to get into. It certainly is well performed, though. My Tornado 6.5/10 ...are you sure that isn't "My Sharona?" ... I suppose not ... This song is a bit of a mess, frankly. There's some nice riffage at the beginning of this, but the song is too ugly for taste, and it quickly grows tiresome (despite the wise fact that it's only two minutes long). My headache's returning now. Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bowels of the Beast 8/10 Good guitar work at the beginning of this ... Sort of an epic-sounding beginning, even though the song itself is barely more than three minutes long! ... This one isn't loud-noisy ... it's atmopsheric-noisy. ... This is a neat song, though it still isn't pretty at all. Indeed, ugliness is the point of this song! OF ALL THESE SONGS! GAH! Beat City 9.5/10 Poppier than the rest ... but it's still noisy and ugly! The melody is pretty darn catchy, though, and the instrument playing is SOLID, so how can I not like this song? It's the most accessible thing on here! Yay!!!! ... And now it's over ... Heal the world with your comments here.

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