Past the hype, this album is actually kind of mediocre. I can’t hate any album that reminds me of a good summer. “Kids” will always make it onto any 2009 soundtrack, but a lot of the album is kinda flat.

a few pop gems, but i’m a bit lost on the lyrical value (very immature). they remind of prince immensely. pretty fun, but not something that will have a long replay value for me.

i decided to end my long music piracy streak by going out and buying this album. hey, sometimes a cd just isn’t worth buying when only 2 tracks are amazing. :/

right after leaving the store i decided to rip off the plastic (while i was walking!), open my car door, and put it into my cd player. “time to pretend” is the first track on the album and is a good opener. i have to agree with the person below me if what they are saying is that mgmt songs on oracular spectacular are jumbled. surprisingly, in a weird way, they all seem to come together and form a decent album. now i know what all the hype was about from all those music blogs. okay, pitchfork (which trumps other sites- admit it!) rated it a 6.8 and although that might not seem great it’s good enough for me! because you know, i am one of those drones that cares about what they rate an album ;/

anyways, i love the following tracks:

weekend wars

electric feel (i would at least have to use the word ‘funk’ when describing this track. caught me off guard, but i enjoyed it)

kids (who can’t fall in love with this beat ?! + it’s overwhelmingly catchy)

4th dimensional transition

pieces of what

future reflections

tracks i like:

the youth

of moons, birds & monsters

the handshake

i don’t necessarily hate or dislike any of the tracks. i think that, even in their state of disorientation, they are all needed to make oracular spectacular… oracular spectacular. it definitely made me glad that the purchase was well worth it. if only other artists could make me feel the same.

MGMT may be having an identity crisis, but they sound good doing it!