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It did win best album of the year at the Grammies, which is probably as strong an indicator that you can get that critics liked it. I was surprised that their

by arscan 11y ago

It did win best album of the year at the Grammies, which is probably as strong an indicator that you can get that critics liked it. I was surprised that their earlier albums weren't better received by critics though.

coldpie 11y ago
I know what you mean, but it does kind of make sense. Discovery is amazing, but I'd consider it pretty far outside the mainstream, not something that's going to get much radio play. The fact that no one in this thread is talking about Human After All tells you what you need to know about it. RAM brings in much more pop influence on top of being a stellar album, and is accordingly played much more often.
- jjaredsimpson 11y ago
  I love Human After All
  - coldpie 11y ago
    I really didn't like it. It feels too much like an album intended for remixing; I don't think the songs stand up on their own. As a result, Alive 2007 turned out to be amazing, as they mix songs together and produce really good results. Homework feels similar, I have a hard time just listening to the plain album. There's good stuff there, it's just too "raw". I don't have a good word.
- roymurdock 11y ago
  Where have you heard RAM played out of curiosity? One of the weakest aspects of the album in my opinion was the utter lack of relevant situations where the album could be played. You can't play any of the tracks at a club, party, or even just casually hanging out with friends. It's an introspective, needy album, unlike Homework and Discovery. I haven't heard any RAM tracks played anywhere after the initial Get Lucky phase wore thin.
  - coldpie 11y ago
    On the radio. Get Lucky and Lose Yourself got lots of play on my local independent radio station (The Current in St Paul, MN), and I still hear them fairly often. I also heard Get Lucky at a water park last summer, and I hear it in restaurants now and then. Just two songs from the album, but I think that's average.

by arscan 11y ago

coldpie 11y ago

I know what you mean, but it does kind of make sense. Discovery is amazing, but I'd consider it pretty far outside the mainstream, not something that's going to get much radio play. The fact that no one in this thread is talking about Human After All tells you what you need to know about it. RAM brings in much more pop influence on top of being a stellar album, and is accordingly played much more often.

jjaredsimpson 11y ago
I love Human After All
- coldpie 11y ago
  I really didn't like it. It feels too much like an album intended for remixing; I don't think the songs stand up on their own. As a result, Alive 2007 turned out to be amazing, as they mix songs together and produce really good results. Homework feels similar, I have a hard time just listening to the plain album. There's good stuff there, it's just too "raw". I don't have a good word.
roymurdock 11y ago
Where have you heard RAM played out of curiosity? One of the weakest aspects of the album in my opinion was the utter lack of relevant situations where the album could be played. You can't play any of the tracks at a club, party, or even just casually hanging out with friends. It's an introspective, needy album, unlike Homework and Discovery. I haven't heard any RAM tracks played anywhere after the initial Get Lucky phase wore thin.
- coldpie 11y ago
  On the radio. Get Lucky and Lose Yourself got lots of play on my local independent radio station (The Current in St Paul, MN), and I still hear them fairly often. I also heard Get Lucky at a water park last summer, and I hear it in restaurants now and then. Just two songs from the album, but I think that's average.