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Don't let those "some reviews" put you off, kraudive. Most of them are favourable (and that FACT one is completely OFFTM).
― daavid, Wednesday, May 30, 2012 7:00 PM (3 hours ago)
It was the FACT review a little, yes. But more really threads like this, containing comments from obvious fans of later albums who said they were underwhelmed. Of course, I'll make my own decision when I have time.
― kraudive, Wednesday, 30 May 2012 23:00 (11 months ago)
This is a lovely Saint Etienne album. It'd be good to read what people think a year or so in. It's sounding GREAT tonight, esp next to the Daft Punk that I've put it up against a lot this week. I love that also obv.
― kraudive, Tuesday, 28 May 2013 00:52 (eleven years ago) link
I like it a lot too. Its similar to their old stuff both in sound and "spirit" i think, and sort of stands out bc the vibe is very 90s. Great band.
― Treeship, Tuesday, 28 May 2013 01:25 (eleven years ago) link
After sitting with this for a while, it's not as good as I first thought. There's a few very strong songs (Tonight, When I Was 17) and several similar tracks that don't hit the same peaks. Also I don't usually complain about Autotune but it bothered me on this album - one thing I always loved about Sarah's voice was that bit of vulnerability when she wouldn't hit pitches perfectly, and I feel like it got Autotuned out? Not sure I would care if I wasn't so familiar with her voice from the pre-Autotune era.
― Vinnie, Tuesday, 28 May 2013 13:39 (eleven years ago) link
Ditto. The bonus disc is everything I want from a Saint Etienne album and I think as a stand-alone album it would be up there with any of their best if you made a couple of minor changes here and there. But I can't even listen to the main disc all the way through - it leaves me feeling queazy. Hate all that record store/vinyl fetish/I heart the 70s subject matter and Crackers' delivery and the way her voice is recorded is a major turn off. There are some nice musical bits but also lots of annoying sections. I think it's pretty poor overall.
― everything, Tuesday, 28 May 2013 19:19 (eleven years ago) link
two years pass...
one year passes...
the more I think about it ,the more I feel W&M might actually be my favorite Saint Etienne album.
― KevRus, Wednesday, 19 April 2017 00:43 (seven years ago) link