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Menos el Oso

~ Minus the Bear
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD (26 Sep 2005)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Undergroove
  • ASIN: B000AOVLAO
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 31,361 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely beautiful, 7 Nov 2006
First off let's get one thing straight - this is a stunning album. From the first time I heard it I was completely blown away. Everything about the music, vocals and melodies merge together to form such a beautiful listening experience. It's such refreshing, original music - the guitar work in particular is incredible. Very highly recommended - anyone who has become bored with some of the newer 'indie/alternative' bands around today and have any interest in music at all will simply love this album (and the band). You should also check out Minus the Bear's other releases, they are all amazing.

I realise I'm gushing over this album and band, but seriously I can't believe I was missing out on them for so long! Buy the album!
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars a marked progression in maturity, 3 Dec 2005
By Metal Man "LOL" (London, Essex) - See all my reviews
This being their second album proper, Minus The Bear is finally being expected to have fulfilled some of the promise and potential that was claimed about them on release of their debut 2001 EP, This Is What I Know About Being Gigantic. Up ‘til now they had garnered a reputation as a rather riveting jazz-punk, prog-dance combo that comes equipped with imaginative virtue with their instruments and song titles alike. Menos El Oso should be the record to show their purpose.

The weathered Seattle quintet still manages to interlace all those classic alternative rock staples of yesteryear and beyond with dallying prog, abstract punk and instant art-rock all coming through the play. While previously the music often took a backseat to Jake Snider’s overbearing choruses, this is clearly not the case any more as his bandmates have seemingly been given a freer reign over the music, letting it advance more experimentally and with greater fluidity. There is a definite course that this music is running.

This is the sound of a band that has grown and matured. The once zany song titles are now stripped bare of all superfluous material. The content that was riddled with tales of girls, binges and purges now even delve into the art of concept writing, accounting happenings in ‘El Torrente’ that you can only hope are make-believe. The spazzy disjointedness that was so indicative of Minus The Bear’s music is generally mellower, typified by the innocuous ending of two gently tranquil love songs.

The potential and promise that was spoken of so fervently when Minus The Bear arrived is slowly being fulfilled. This album offers a different dimension to the band and in a way it offers a lot more in terms of musicianship. If nothing else, they’ve proved that there’s more to them than madcap song titles and other oddities.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Hitting Their Stride, 1 Dec 2006
First things first - if you don't get the mood of this album by the midway point of the opening track, then alas, this ain't for you. The Game Needed Me is Minus The Bear to a tee - complicated instrumentation made to sound so beautifully simplistic that it leaves you in awe of the achievement. A repetitive guitar and bass loop bounces over a rhythm section that sounds like Amon Tobin. Imagine a more eclectic chilled out Helmet, or a drum n bass Fugazi and you're getting close. It just sounds so fresh and modern. Drilling unwinds along an evolving guitar line that grows to a rousing conclusion, whereas The Fix and The Pig War sound like Cake but less alt-country and more 31 Knots with Dan The Automator. The only deterrent may be Jake Sniders' voice - something I'm actually quite fond of - which comes across as a more laid back John McCrea. To me it's smooth and echoes the melody of each track. For some it seems lazy and more make-do-without-a-singer than intentional. Nevertheless, the promise Minus The Bear have shown on previous EPs has finally borne fruit.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Clean Delicate Beauty..
I have been listening to this album for three years solid and it never ceases to thrill me with its intricacy, warmth and overall tightness as an album. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Return To Form
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