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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
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.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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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.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I would classify Hadouken as electro-grime. I saw them at Sound City in Liverpool last year and thought they were interesting. Their album is pretty much as expected. It's just OK.
They sound unique, which is great, but the album itself does not sound unique; every track sounds the same as the others, and it is lyrically weak.
They have the right idea, but I'd like to see more diversity in the sounds they produce and slightly more imaginative and credible lyrics.
They sound unique, which is great, but the album itself does not sound unique; every track sounds the same as the others, and it is lyrically weak.
They have the right idea, but I'd like to see more diversity in the sounds they produce and slightly more imaginative and credible lyrics.
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Hadouken! it's a great cd
The CD: 'Hadouken- Music for an accelerated culture' is a really good cd, i would recomend it to any teenager around my age(17), the songs really make you think about life and... Read more
Published 15 months ago by PhantomAlFresco
Pleasantly surprised!
I purchased this album mainly because of the price, I had heard of them but not actually listened to any of their music. Read more
Published 17 months ago by readiejr
Great to jump around to!
I'm not usually a fan of music like this, but when I first heard Get Smashed Gate Crash, I couldn't help but jump around like a silly teenager. Read more
Published on 12 Jan 2010 by Hungry Jenny
ehhhhhhhhhh
its so-so. all the tracks sound pretty similar though. But I'm not a major Hadouken fan.
If you like tracks like That Boy That Girl, Liquid Lives and Leap Of Faith then this... Read more
If you like tracks like That Boy That Girl, Liquid Lives and Leap Of Faith then this... Read more
Published on 5 Sep 2008 by C. Watson
Not quite up to the hype
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... Read more
Published on 8 July 2008 by bandcandy
Brilliant!
After eagerly anticipating the release of Hadouken!'s debut album, I can safely say that it was well worth the wait! This album is excellent. The best I've seen for a long time. Read more
Published on 10 Jun 2008 by BatmanBoyNJ
Where has all the anger gone!
This album was one i waited for and exhausted myself trying to get hold of it. To the larger extent it wasn't dissappointing, its raw gritty and energetic with excellently crafted... Read more
Published on 16 May 2008 by T. Barton
lacking in energy.
i bought this with high hopes, liquid lives drew me to them, leap of faith made me crave more, their usb mixtape was a hit n miss affair so the expectation for the album was... Read more
Published on 11 May 2008 by daniel
Outdoes the hyped up expectations
I am a member of Aeriels and so I have aquired this album early. There has been a lot oh hype surrounding this album, and I myself attatched a massive level of expectency it. Read more
Published on 26 April 2008 by S. Derbyshire
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