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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not quite up to the hype, 8 Jul 2008
Hadouken! took a while to release this, their debut album, building up rather a lot of hype and something of an avid following on the back of a few rather excellent demos and singles. Based on this, there was a lot of expectation riding on their first actual album, which in my opinion isn't really realised. Much of the album is really quite average and unexpectedly for such a hyped up band, quite boring. There is very little of the exciting, wall shaking, stimulant driven anarchy of songs like "the Bounce" and a lot more safe, mainstream dance destined for very average club nights and radio play. You can't argue with hits like "That Boy that Girl" and "Liquid Lives", and the mental police siren riffs of "Get Smashed Gate Crash" can hardly fail to get the party started, but far too much of the album seems like filler, with average beats, forgettable riffs and hurried sounding lyrics. Flashes of their occasional brilliance and some definate dancefloor hits, but a disappointing lack of the neighbour-disturbing mayhem that their previous material hinted at. Probably one for background music at a drunken party.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great sound, terrible lyrics, 1 Jul 2008
Having heard the single Crank It Up, I was intrigued by this band who had good beats and filthy basslines, but was hoping for lyrics that were slightly less stereotypical about uploading your new mp3 onto myspace and gatecrashing house parties. Unfortunately, they seem to suffer from the Get Cape Wear Cape Fly issue of having lyrics that attempt to sound cutting edge and witty, but just end up sounding like the wit of a 16 year old. But aside from that, they have one formula which they stick to, and it works- the dance beats and programmed bassline have a mission-music quality to it. It's just unfortunate as songs such as Crank It Up, and Spend Your Life which mixes acoustic loops with Nintendo bitcrusher sounds, songs which first sound brilliant, can end up sounding so angry and teenage.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
After over a year of waiting, Hadouken! finally deliver their album debut, 17 May 2008
Hadouken! have been receiving enormous hype from the likes of NME and X-FM for a long time now and, after a string of highly praised singles, this album comes bundled with a host of high expectations. One year ago, the Hadouken! sound and flavour was exciting and original, but this far ahead it's become a bit less powerful. It's a shame, because if Hadouken! had released this album back then, instead of the gimmicky USB mix tape, this could have had a far bigger impact. But, despite that, `Music for an Accelerated Culture' is still a decent debut. The singles, while not necessarily as exciting as they once were, are still great. The new songs are hit-and-miss; some of them (such as `Game Over') are great, whereas some of the others are somewhat unmemorable. This album makes for good background noise to accompany an alcohol-fuelled night out more than anything else. Despite its shortcomings though, there is certainly enough here to warrant a purchase if you liked the singles.
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