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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Some five years after the issue of this, Mogwai's debut album, and the Glaswegian five-piece have long established themselves as arguably Britain's most popular left-field rock band. Perhaps, then, it's time to reappraise the record which the band themselves retrospectively described as 'rushed', but which received universally ecstatic reviews on release.
In the end, though, reappraisal is unnecessary, for 'Young Team' was and remains a spectacular, incandescent rock record. There aren't many bands in Britain who are capable of both the shuddering death-metal of 'Like Herod''s loud bits and the poignant, crushing 'Tracy'. Compared with second album 'Come On Die Young' it sometimes seems a little under-realised - perhaps a result of the aforementioned rushing - but as 'Mogwai Fear Satan' envelops your stereo for fifteen utterly compelling minutes, it doesn't really matter.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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What can I say? Mogwai are music genius'. The first time you listen to Mogwai, you have to listen to them with an open mind. Mogwai- you either love them or you hate them. Young team is a fantastic album. So incredibly relaxing, scary, blissful, hard, peaceful and dramatic. Yes! I am a long way from home is perfect. Amazing rushing guitar riffs, soaring high into the air. Like Herod, is beautifly relaxing and then very scary. This is the only song i have ever listend to that has made me jump out of my skin! And the godly Mogwai fear Satan. It is just... oh there are not words to describe this song. It truly makes you feel funny inside! FANBLOODYTASTIC. Mogwai are genius' I bow my head to you.
16 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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You may have heard a little about them in the music press, their tiffs with most of the recording artists in the world today, their reluctance to sell out (who can blame them?) and general praise stacked upon the sounds they create. Currently they are making quiet things, before though, there was a lot of loud thrown in aswell. Anyway, the record opens with a girl failing indescribably to put words to how relentlessly beautiful this music really is. She stutters and stumbles, the scripted words too much for her, and it sums this record up perfectly. You will, I guarantee jump in fright at 'Like herod' when the riffs kick in again, you will well up to the beauty of 'Tracy' and you will suddenly find yourself very alone if you play 'with portfolio' in the company of others. As track 9 shuffles away the chords to 'Mogwai fear satan' start to trickle through, words start to fail you, it is 16 minutes of listening to an immense storm, the noise of the earth as it shows us just how powerful physics can be. If we were to have a musical definition of the word 'music' then this really should be it. So simple yet so powerful, only the euphoric rush of 'helicon 1' can come close to it. If that was on this record then we might aswell have given in and stopped writing music, it isn't so we try to keep up. Beautiful life affirming music that really deserves the credit it gets, there is no other way of describing it.
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A brighter sounding version of a great first album
I'm suprised that no-one has review this 2008 reissure of 'Mogwai Young Team', the first Mogwai album. I just bought it and it's rather good. Read more
Published 21 months ago by N. Macdougall
Wow
I've only given this one listen through so far, and I've loved every bit of it so far. First stand-out track was Tracy, and it was only after listening to the sublime Mogwai Fear... Read more
Published on 12 Jun 2007 by Mr. J. Tweedie
Possibly the most powerful album ever.....
This is simply an awesome album. Words fail to do it justice but i am compelled to offer up a few, because it is so worthy of respect. Read more
Published on 18 Mar 2007 by D. Copeland
Mog-tastic
This is a brilliant record! It sums up what they were aiming towards with their ealrier recordings (although who is really one to say that). Read more
Published on 29 May 2005
Very hard to swallow but...
This is a very experimental, space rock. Expect white noise and lo-fi tracks (I tought my cd was defective because it sounded so low). Read more
Published on 29 Jun 2001 by Francisco A. Lambarri V
Pure Bliss
If you really enjoy music, the sort of stuff you have to work to "get" (like MBV's Loveless) Mogwai Young Team is an album that you must have; it will change the way you... Read more
Published on 21 Dec 2000
Amazing album - tore apart the bounds of my musical tastes
Not being a fan of alternative music, after hearing about Mogwai from a videogame soundtrack and reading the reviews, I decided to take the plunge. Read more
Published on 20 May 2000
I was told this was just noise on buying it.
Pitty all noise doesnt sound this good...
From the outset its clear Mogwai arent going to play the same game as the rest of the Musicians out there. Read more
Published on 6 May 2000
The second best album ever
There is very little to be said about this album. It is quite simply, magnificent. It also boasts probably the scariest sound ever made by a band during track seven; "with... Read more
Published on 10 April 2000
Beautifully Awesome
Mogwai are a band I heard a bit about but not actually heard so I took the plunge with this album. What can I say? Read more
Published on 12 Mar 2000
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