Uploaded by theneedledrop on Mar 25, 2010
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This review is obviously much earlier than the April 13th release date of this album, but Congratulations is currently all over the net--and even streaming at NPR Music at the time of this video's upload. MGMT's Congratulations makes me want to say this to the band: Congratulations. It's a neo-psych rock drama, bursting with cinematic tracks. A real solid beginning-to-end listen. Some songs pale in comparison to others, but Congratulations still avoids falling prey to high highs and low lows. This music is a modern day take on the rock guys like Bowie, The Beatles, and Arthur Brown were playing with back in the day, and it even takes the time to pick up some new wave and post-punk influences, too. MGMT is clearly well-versed in the language of rock, and this album is a result of the fluency.
8/10
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This album definitely changed my life for the better BOOM!
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Awesome after a couple listens
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It's sounds just like the pink Floyd of this era, like atom heart mother pink floyd
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i hope Foster the People make something similar to Congratulations
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it sucked.
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I agree that it's acquired taste but I think it's a more consistent and enjoyable listen than oracular spectacular, which kinda goes flat after the first 5 tracks
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lol id love to do acid with god and go to a lazar beam concert
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this album is one of those special ones that my kids will listen to one day and tell me i was lucky to be there when it came out :)
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I didn't know you liked this cd too!
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Just give this man a tv show. Good review as always.
TheQwerty92x 8 months ago 29
this is my favorite album ever ... it gives me hope that good music still exists and siberian breaks... aahhhhhh, i fall in love everytime i listen to that masterpiece!
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