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Track Listings
| 1. Sine Wave |
| 2. Take Me Somewhere Nice |
| 3. O I Sleep |
| 4. Dial: Revenge |
| 5. You Don't Know Jesus |
| 6. Robot Chant |
| 7. 2 Rights Make 1 Wrong |
| 8. Secret Pint |
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Stuck in the Shallow End,
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This review is from: Rock Action (Audio CD)
A Mogwai LP is like deep sea diving. The listener becomes immersed in subtle soundscapes and is led willingly as the environment changes. After an hour, we rise back to the surface, enlightened in some way by the experience.As I popped Rock Action into my stereo, I was dressed in my mental wetsuit with diving tank strapped on. I was ready. The first sign of trouble came with the LCD display telling me that my journey would be only 38 minutes...which seemed wrong. But I remained the optimist; I trusted these guys. My listening experience could best be described as expecting to go deep sea diving in the Caymans, and winding up in the fountain at the Public Park. I sat on the step, water lapping at my shins, as the last few notes of Secret Pint faded out. There are a few moments of genius. Mogwai features a much fuller sound on the few songs they seemed to put a lot of effort into. You Don't Know Jesus and 2 Rights Make 1 Wrong are brilliant, full sounding songs deftly shifting moods, indicating Mogwai's continuing evolution. Sine Wave serves as a perfect intro song, and Take Me Somewhere Nice, though clumsy, is a pretty good song. Yet, even these songs have a mainstream feel to them; as if Mogwai has lost faith in their ability to convey their moods subtly and effectively. Their music used to speak for itself, now the production does. A further indication of this is that half of the songs feature vocals; something that doesn't seem to belong in a Mogwai album. Mogwai may be evolving, but they seem to be evolving toward where many bands are going, at the price of losing their individuality. Now the junk. Two of the songs, O I Sleep and Robot Chant, are 1 minute filler songs (perhaps to give the CD LP status?) that leave you a bit confused, wondering why Mogwai would bother with songs like that. Dial: Revenge, featuring Gruff Rhys, sounds like a boring Super Furry Animals B-Side. I couldn't enjoy Secret Pint through my disappointment knowing this was it. I have EP's longer than this, and felt a bit put out paying an LP price for Rock Action. I doubt many other bands can get away with calling an 8 song, 38 minute CD an LP. Rock Action is like eating a bag of potato chips...they taste good but are rarely satisfying in themselves and provide scant sustenance. For a full meal, refer to older Mogwai and bands like Godspeed You Black Emperor and Labradford, for Rock Action leaves you in the shallow end, shin deep, munching on potato chips.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Not that much rock, but a lot of action,
By Wheelchair Assassin (The Great Concavity) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Rock Action (Audio CD)
In their still-brief career Mogwai have come to be regarded as leaders in the modern "post-rock" movement, and "Rock Action" provides convincing proof that the acclaim this band has received is more than justified. Although some of the songs here do contain lyrics, the musicians of Mogwai combine power and nuance so effortlessly that words are rarely needed. With three guitars intertwining shimmering tonalities while the drums march in lockstep behind them, Mogwai's songs are much more than mere mood pieces. They consistently reach for and attain stratospheric heights the likes of which most bands can scarcely dream of, brilliantly exploiting tension and dynamics to create oceanic sounscapes that are staggering in their psychotropic effects. The two centerpieces of the album, the epics "You Don't Know Jesus" and "Two Rights Make One Wrong," best exemplify Mogwai's skills and are easily among the most powerful songs I've heard lately. The former is a cold, stark, eerie tune that combines dense walls of guitar riffs with swirling sound effects for a scintillating head rush of a song; the latter a mountainous rush of noise whose fragile guitar picking and synth backing are highly reminiscent of Godspeed You! Black Emperor even without all the orchestral elements. The other, shorter pieces on "Rock Action" manage to impress as well, showing a band with ample range and sterling consistency. The opening "Sine Wave" is a study in contrasts, as waves of sound continually crash over pacific guitar strumming for a stunning dichotomy of calm and malevolence. "Take Me Somewhere Nice" and "Dial Revenge" are mesmerizing drones of instrumentation complemented by hushed vocals that fade perfectly into the mix. And the downtempo "Secret Pint" ends the album on a quiet note, sounding almost like a chamber piece as it introduces some piano into the mix. All throughout, Mogwai show signs of the relentless creativity and versatility that's continued to serve them well, up through their most recent classic "Happy Songs for Happy People." Both albums come highly recommended.
4.0 out of 5 stars
a good glance at Mogwai,
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This review is from: Rock Action (Audio CD)
I think this is the most accessible Mogwai record to anyone.It is balanced with beautiful singing, nice tunes, atmospeherics, experimentation and offers classic Mogwai slow-build guitar playing. On the other hand, it may appear that Mogwai are going more into a mainstream direction at this point, having as a guest on track 4 the singer from Super Furry Animals. Overall the album works because there is something from everyone. Additionally, despite the fact that there is not much "rock" in this album, I recommend the album just for track 5 "You don't know jesus". This is one of the most powerful tracks ever done by any rock band.
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