By: Mindless Self Indulgence Average Rating: Binding: Audio CD Format: Enhanced, Limited Edition Label: The End Records Number of Discs: 2 Release Date: April 29, 2008
Product Description: New York's Mindless Self Indulgence (MSI) returns with If, an addictive and chaotic mixture of punk rock attitude, heavy riffs and driving electronic music.
The Limited Edition version of Mindless Self Indulgence's new full length, "if", contains exclusive artwork by Jhonen Vasquez (Invader Zim/Johnny The Homicidal Maniac)
4.5 When I first got the album I was excited. I remember "Revenge" was on this album and "Bomb This Track" which are two of my fav songs. Though Revenge was different from the live version if you have MSIs "Alienating Our Audience" Live CD. And it was a little weird at 1st. After the 1st listen of the album I really didn't know what to think.
I almost felt like this wasnt as good of a CD as it should be. Just felt like something was missing. I really loved the album "You'll Rebel to Anything" and I don't know if its because in that album there seem to be a lot more electronics than this album I dunno. But it just felt eh...
After a few more times the album really grew on me. I realized of course they wont make another album sounding like "You'll Rebel to Anything" as with all there other releases none of there albums sound the same. Also I guess cause the album was new and I didn't know but few of the treacks? But like I said the album really grows on you the more you listen to it.
I like all the tracks on this album my fav would have to be "Bomb This Track". The only song I really don't care for is "Money". I mean I will listen to the full album without skipping but it's just the only song I don't really care for. All and all this is a great album.
The DVD that came with it was alright. I expected a little more. Seemed too short maybe with more extras it be a lot better. And the art work is just great. So I give this album a 4.5 I just wouldn't give it a solid 5. Though it was prob one of my fav albums by them.
a fun disappointment I've loved MSI for years. This album is like MSI light. They seem to have lost momentum and imagination with this latest effort. It's not a bad album. It's fun and fairly energetic, but nothing like their previous work. I think that the most disturbing aspect of this album is that its radio worthy. If one were to use such a droll and distasteful word as "edgy" to describe their first few albums, the descriptive word in this case would simply be "fun". That's just my opinion. See what you think for yourself. I'm just a bit disappointed.
If. I was a little disappointed with this CD. It's pretty good overall, and it's still MSI, but there are a few things that get me.
1) The CD is a lot less offensive.
2) The mixing of the songs is a little unusual at places.
Sometimes it's just that the vocals are shoddy (in Evening Wear, especially). Most of the songs have Urine's vocals much louder than the other instruments.. I find it slightly boring because that means that the drumming and guitarring is much softer. Take Revenge, for example. The guitar is faint (though I do really like the synth in that song). Anyway, I think these tracks could've sounded better in studio.
3) This CD is a more mainstream approach.
Definitely a different approach to writing music, seeing as MSI actually wrote music this time. The songs are longer (sometimes bordering on repetitive-- specifically, the first minute or so of Prescription could've been nixed). I'm not so much disappointed by the songs' length, seeing as many like this compared to their short ones (FGWSSS: 30 tracks, less than an hour, FTW). What I find most disappointing is how they've really embraced the whole mainstream approach. Nothing wrong with attracting more fans, but does it really need to warrant this type of change in the actual music? As much as I give props to MSI for writing a kickass first track, I remember when they're TV performance came on. People, myself included, said, "Oh, this is cool, guys. Shut up, no one would ever play them on the radio. It's just a tv performance."
Overall, I think this CD is pretty good. I don't think it's a bad album, lots of people love it and I love many of the tracks. However, I still find the more mainstream approach disappointing and I think the sound of the album could have been better. The tracks are more 'natural', I guess, with less electronic sounds. A lot of these songs sound naked without it, though.
Yes But.. I love the album, but at the same time i feel that Jimmy is catering to a new generation and has tried something new. I'm so glad that I finally have a studio copy of Revenge, but I liked the way he dragged out the title in the live track. It feels like he really has a new direction with his material, but I would have given my right arm for this album two years ago... Overall, this is an excellent album but don't expect another Tight or Frankenstein Girls because something so catastrophic to the music world could never be duplicated. If you didn't enjoy You'll Rebel To Anything, for the hard hitting punk electronica less hip hop is on this album.
Freekin awsome This is my 3rd MSI album that I've gotten, and I have to say that it's by far the best one I've heard. Couldn't stop from laughing when I heard 'Get It Up' love the song, animal and lights out are awsome to. I'm gonna have this album stuck in my head for a long time to come. And for those of you out there that loved the movie 'We are The Strange' you'll love the fact that M dot Strange did the music vid for Animal, you even see some clips of the city from the movie. And I love the fact that Jhonen Vasquez did all of the album artwork for this album, the guy before is right, it definatly fits entirely with MSI's music. Makes me want to watch Invader Zim now.
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