Reviews Written by Matthew
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April 17, 2004
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September 4, 2003
Had The Potentential For Greatness But in the end.... a Dissapointment
14 of 20 Yahoo! Users found this review helpful This album could have been great. This review reflects the views of everyone i know who i have shown this album to. I heard it on MTV Leaks and i listened to the entire album three times now. This album is flat out a victim of overproduction. I don't know where the decision was made, but mr. mayer definetly, save for a little, abandoned his acoustic guitar. This album has great songs, great lyrics, and great singing. But where it ends is that. It isn't THAT bad, but knowing what it could have been, it is sad to listen to. The first song is a nice change, and comes off quite nicely, and the next one is good too, but you begin to ask yourself, where is the acoustic guitar, and when will it come. The John Mayer that we all came to love on room for squares, is now partly gone and replaced with a higer paid man, who is enamored with his new expensive toys, and thought to use them all for his new album. This album had potential for greatness, but it was lost in the blur of electronics and effects. For example, there is a disgustingly out of place saxophone part on the song, "come back to bed", which is a song i heard live, and i absolutely loved it. But this song was a victim of overproduction. The only song that wasnt over produced was daughters, which is very simple to the extreme. It just seems john's new producer got a little too excited. But oh well, maybe his next one will return to the sound we all love. ... -
June 28, 2002
This album is best since Definetly Maybe
Wow. This album is incredible. I thought oasis was dead, but boy did they prove me wrong. I am from america, and I can say that I love Oasis, but i was not expecting such a good album. Liam's contributions are excellent as well. As for that one guys Revolutionary war bit, why dont you forget about it and listen to the music, becuase that is what they are about. ...
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Not Bad
Pros: A few really catchy good songs
Cons: At least after about 4 listens, seems to have fair amount of filler
Sugarcult returns after gaining somewhat of name. Only one thing is that almost everything I loved about their first CD is gone. I absolutely loved their first offering, Start Static. It was in an overdone genre, but managed to sound unique. This CD sounds like a sophomore effort without a lot of direction. It has some really good songs, but it sounds a bit hazy. It just is missing that intangible thing that entails a great album. Aside from that, the first 3 tracks are great, and a few others are good too. Buy hey, go buy their first CD, Start Static. Great Album. ...