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DeAge™ : 6682 days • Here since 23 february 2008

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dEUS The Ideal Crash

2 mar 08

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I found I liked these days are the quiet kind, at this point

Well... between this one and the previous one, I see a tremendous gap. There, it was exciting every minute; it made you want to write adolescent letters to the whole world, saying "hey, you're missing out on an amazing experience." When I rushed to buy Ideal Crash, I had the same kind of expectations; and it didn't take long for those to be disappointed. Clearly, I liked what was there before, which isn't here anymore.

dEUS In A Bar, Under The Sea

2 mar 08

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I underlined it just because this afternoon I had some time to kill. You've reviewed more than one record under the name zita swoon, which I don't really like much, but everyday etc. is glaringly missing. On the other hand, I think it's an album that sold 15 copies, so I can understand.
Hello and congratulations.

dEUS Worst Case Scenario

2 mar 08

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Aside from being an absolute masterpiece, when compared to The Ideal Crash it takes on an epic significance. This is gold; the other one merely shines.

dEUS The Ideal Crash

2 mar 08

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Much better than the previous one. From here the decline began... once Carlens left, only Barman's imprint remained, someone who knows how to write impactful songs, if taken one at a time. Overall, however, it’s a monotonous album completely lacking the stylistic versatility that made dEUS so interesting. The ideal crash is a nice showcase, but it has no heart... in fact, it’s flat and cold.

dEUS In A Bar, Under The Sea

2 mar 08

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Between the first and this second album, dEUS wonderfully revolutionized the standards of independent music of those years, which was becoming increasingly rigid with increasingly unconvincing grunge formulas. In my personal ranking of the albums of the decade, In a bar under the sea would not be below fifth place, with Moondog Jr. at the top.

Motorpsycho It's a Love Cult

2 mar 08

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The album is nice, but to talk about experimentation regarding the more recent Motorpsycho seems misplaced to me. They were phenomenal pioneers until the mid-nineties, but this (supposed) third psychedelic cycle references, not even that well, the music that was being offered by their contemporaries dEUS (the magnificent ones from the first two albums).

Motorpsycho Demon Box

2 mar 08

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Listening to it again today, in light of the more mature works, the puzzled comments are partly justifiable (apart from the singing issues, which were already embarrassing back then). For me, who loved it like a precious toy, it's at least as good as Timothy's monster, which had – in addition – the merit of better overall organization (also from a stylistic point of view, with those two very different CDs) and two magnificent songs like Feel and Golden core.
As for the rest, today I would vote for in the fishtank for life.

Red House Painters Red House Painters

2 mar 08

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I completely agree on the quality of the album, and I confirm the impression that it's the group's best work. If the previous one hinted at the wonders of this self-titled album, but was too sparse in its sounds (and excessively dark), the subsequent ones limit themselves to mindlessly repeating that formula. "Red House Painters" (if you give it the time to digest) is one of the highest peaks of rock music from the last decade... personally, when I listen to it again, I'm not picturing myself in a convertible on some U.S. highway, but in my old camper van, that very summer of '93, cruising between Sweden and Norway. There was also "Demon Box" by Motorpsycho, keeping it good company.