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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
don't cry its just a phase..., 8 Mar 2004
'They Were Wrong So We Drowned' has so far been one of the most suprising releases of the year, not the best but the fact that after one album and a couple of eps, The Liars have managed to progress in such a way that they've taken the dancepunk genre, destroyed it, and rearranged it their own way while leaving certain elements in the scrap pile. Whereas some people have been disappointed with this record, I am extremely pleased with what Liars have done and feel overall this is a stronger release than 'They Threw us in a Trench...'.'They Were Wrong...' is made up of 10 'anti-songs' telling a story, themed around witchery and paranoid superstition. Here the Liars have found their own unique sound; funky-ass melodies and beats replaced with noise guitars+rickity loose drumming. It can all be absorbing, and at points hypnotic, taking me to very eerie places. Liars have succeeded in creating a concept record. With the exception of 'Theres always room on the broom', there isn't a track you could call a 'single', and if you look at it as a collection of songs instead of an album as a whole, you'll find 'They Were Wrong...' confusing. There are standout tracks, but from reviews I have read of this album, they seem to be opinion as to which are the highlights. There isn't a track that sums up the whole record, to pick one out is pointless, so I won't. But let's say there isn't really highlight tracks, but highlight 'moments' within the tracks. To some reviewers this record is atonal, seems half finished and has a lack of structure. Yes, tracks are atonal but who says they can't be? Liars are not trying to beat their previous effort or follow it up. Liars aren't trying to please their mothers! No, you can't dance to it [well you could and good luck!], but Liars never wanted to be pigeonholed in the 'dancepunk' catagory, hence this record. You will not enjoy this record for the same reasons you enjoyed 'They threw us in a trench...', instead giving you a whole new reason to enjoy their music. That to me, justifys this record more than any real 'sequal' to an impressive debut. To progress in such a way is gutsy and to take a risk so early on in their possibly long careers is admiring.
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