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Oracular Spectacular | 
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| Artist: Mgmt
Label: SonyBMG
Category: Music
List Price: £16.99
Buy New: £4.98
You Save: £12.01 (71%)
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Rating:  35 reviews
Sales Rank: 17
Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 5.1 x 4.9 x 0.2
MPN: 719512
UPC: 886971951226
EAN: 0886971951226
ASIN: B0010VD7EO
Release Date: March 10, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Tracks:
| • | Time To Pretend | | • | Weekend Wars | | • | Youth | | • | Electric Feel | | • | Kids | | • | 4th Dimensional Transition | | • | Pieces Of What | | • | Of Moons Birds And Monsters | | • | Handshake | | • | Future Reflections | | • | Electric Feel |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
The term Oracular Spectacular might not mean much, if anything, at all--it's essentially nonsensical--but that doesn't stop it feeling exactly right. Here is a band that treats dizzy cross-eyed awe and a vast bounding sense of sonic weightlessness as their yardstick, jostling to surpass themselves on a track-by-track basis and aiming for the musical equivalent of performing somersaults in tye-dye t-shirts off the rings of Jupiter. MGMT seemingly submit this debut album as an application to acquire and even supersede The Flaming Lips' previously uncontested mantle as spiritual leaders of over-sized Technicolor psychedelic-indie with a soul, weird but not so weird that swelling crowds and even flirtations with the charts aren't a foregone conclusion. "Time to Pretend" opens and sets a tone for the record, producer David Fridmann (Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev) providing a familiar expanse for them to riff across with bull's-eye synths, massive drums and their twist on the template--retro 80s electro and abstract shapes, see Suicide and the Talking Heads for reference. "The Youth" is centred around a hypnotically looping refrain that recalls Pink Floyd and David Bowie, as interpreted by a mellow Secret Machines and the brilliant "Pieces of What" is Ryan Adams spinning through cosmos with classic Neil Young on his headphones. "Future Reflections" meanwhile stand on its hands on a line somewhere in-between XTC and Ween. Thrillingly eclectic, endlessly colourful and never predictable. It's all a bit ridiculous, but indeed spectacularly so. --James Berry
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| Customer Reviews: Read 10 more reviews...
 Five Star Quality! Machine Gun Mountain! April 10, 2008
William J. Walker (England)
22 out of 25 found this review helpful
What is it with all these four star reviews?
Shame on you. Unclog your ears and you'll see that if there is any justice at all these guys will be the Strokes/Franz Ferdinand of 2008 because they are better than either of them.
Unlike many other 'hot new things' these guys more than justify any attendant hype.
I saw them on 'Later' and ordered the album the next day. I hoped it would be good but didn't expect it to be this good. This is the first band in a while that truly manage to produce perfect pop and remain effortlessly cool. As other reviewers have stated, there are slew of discernible influences in their music, if you choose to go looking for them, but no particular artist or era stands out as a primary source.
This is that rare thing an album of potent musical quality that provides instantly catchy but durable pop music(I loved this album from the start and it's still getting better with every play).If you like music you should own this already.
Genuinely deserving of the hype June 3, 2008
sonic perspectives (UK)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Saw these guys on "Later" and was incredibly impressed. As I remember it was a particularly good episode that night; We Are Scientists were on the bill too. Bought the album the following day. I have to admit, it took a few listens to get used to the non-live sound I'd heard on 'Later' but I quickly became hooked. Have since seen them live, and prefer that particular brand of their sound - it's a bit more 'rock' inspired, a lot more raw and a bit more "we're here to just jam." Nonetheless, this is a remarkable achievement. In a year that I feel has so far been characterised by 'average' albums that have been hyped to death, this is one that genuinely lives up to its promise.
synthesis February 16, 2008
G. Schuler
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Completely agree with some of the other reviews, very strong influences from Bowie, Stranglers and perhaps even The Who. Awesome use of drums and bass which really complements some of the soft or subtle electro sounds.
Great band to start 2008 with, got the album the other day and can't stop listening to the songs. Every song on the album has something interesting about it.
I've not been this excited by a debut release for a long, long time March 9, 2008
Andrew Sheerin (Cambridge, UK)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
And the feeling is very welcome. I wasn't really paying attention, but MGMT have snuck up, out of nowhere and blown my mind. This really is (as others have said here) a vital record and stands out for being one of those albums that will help pave the path of musical progression, rather than simply walking along it. This is an album that other bands will copy. No point repeating the excellent cherry-picking of influences - suffice to say, it is done to perfection. Of Moons, Birds and Monsters is just incredible - worth it for this alone.
Brilliant February 9, 2008
Andrew G. Robertson
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Like the author above not normally one to comment. But heard about these guys and, as a big Flaming Lips fan, thought I'd check them out.
The album is superb, packed with standout tracks - Kids, The Youth and Of Birds, Moons and Monsters are particularly excellent.
Reckon this will be one of the albums of 2008 and can't wait to hear more from them
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