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Students of the cunning pop majesty of the Cars and the Raspberries, OK Go aren’t out to change the world, but their sturdy hand-clappers deserve to be recognized for what they are: fresh slices of power-chord sunshine.
10y
80
OK Go has written an album that coats its incredibly accessible nuts and bolts with an effervescent rocket sauce. It's got that unique zing, the one that says "modern rock sensation!" on the label.
12y
80
The songs that form the core of Oh No cohere into a consistently engaging take on modern rock.
11y
80
Their songs are categorically contagious and surprisingly smart.
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2y
70
While still a witty rock and roll record, has just much to do with mainstream pop-rock as it does indie pop.
15y
60
They’re an above-average guitar pop band with, as this entertaining video collection demonstrates, an above-average sense of humour. But their choreographic genius, detailed here in several videos, archival footage and a Behind The Treadmills exposé, is a great burden.
10y
60
Oh No is of course worth a look, but be careful not to expect too much.
6y
50
OK Go still know how to write a tight pop-rock song.... But their singer might need to... lighten up.
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2y
40
They've neglected to write anything catchy enough to score them a hit
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2y
22
From the impeccable touchstones to the knack for melody, everything's in place for these guys. However, as Oh No's first four seconds of guitar noodling forecast, these guys simply try too hard.
15y
Fucking. Awesome. Criminally underrated.
Now, I'm probably a bit of a sucker for 00s mainstream rock, but OK GO scratches some deep itches for me.
The overall sound of the songs. The song structure. The flow of this album. The absolutely action packed drumming and guitar work. Phenomenal.
Also, many people don't understand what the purpose of track 14 was. It was added to the album to use up all the CD space, so the record label couldn't add DRM software to the album, so ... read more
While relistening to this album, I noticed a striking similarity in some of the songs to that of The Strokes.
Now don’t get me wrong, I love The Strokes, and they were the blueprint for indie rock to come, but in some cases it’s terribly blatant and in most cases, not as good.
So, I will rate every song based on if it’s pure OK GO, pure Strokes, or a hybrid.
Invincible: very OK GO, slightly Strokes in the verses
Do What You Want: pure OK GO
Here It Goes Again: THE OK GO ... read more
It's sort of a weird feeling giving this band a serious shot as a regular group and not "those guys that make the crazy videos". But as a regular, garage rock revival type band, they're honestly just...
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Funny that out of all the music videos they have made for this album, the one that they just do a dance on some treadmills became their biggest hit.
The album himself is pretty solid, it keeps the sound of the original with catchier and mostly better Tunes.
Ah also just a tip, skip the last song, it's 30 minutes and it's not worth a damn, that aside this album is pretty good.
I have no problem with 9027KM because I know Damian put that shit because he loved his gf...
And because he didn't want Capitol to put DRM software on the CD, but also because he loved his gf.
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Track List
| 1 | Invincible 3:30 | 82 |
| 2 | Do What You Want 3:05 | 78 |
| 3 | Here It Goes Again 3:00 | 88 |
| 4 | A Good Idea At The Time 3:05 | 74 |
| 5 | Oh Lately It's So Quiet 3:00 | 76 |
| 6 | It's a Disaster 3:20 | 74 |
| 7 | A Million Ways 3:12 | 83 |
| 8 | No Sign of Life 3:48 | 70 |
| 9 | Let It Rain 2:56 | 70 |
| 10 | Crash the Party 2:24 | 74 |
| 11 | Television, Television 2:40 | 72 |
| 12 | Maybe, This Time 3:15 | 74 |
| 13 | The House Wins 4:14 | 72 |
| 14 | 9027 KM 34:46 | 13 |
Total Length: 1 hour, 16 minutes
