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80
Yes, they are working with a previously-explored aesthetic, but they are molding it into a beautifully-original product, per a vision that refuses to forget music’s former greatness.
10y
70
With Big TV, White Lies combine the urgent passions of their debut with the conceptual ambitions of their sophomore effort and by doing so, make the best album of their career.
10y
70
‘Big TV’, as a whole, is an entirely successful album. The concept is interesting, it fits well with the sonic ambitions of the band, and for the most part it flows effectively and has good changes of timing and pace.
10y
60
What saves Big TV from mediocrity isn’t its ambition, but its hooks.
10y
60
If they were just a bit more concerned with making themselves bigger on the inside, rather than placing all the sonic importance on the shiny surfaces, they might – might – be on to something.
10y
60
While Big TV is unlikely to win over those who have already dismissed White Lies as revivalists, it is an album that is going to score highly with fans.
10y
50
Ultimately, Big TV is hard to shake; once you’ve heard it, it will haunt you. It’s full of pitch-perfect songs, but it will lead to digging for the real emotion, the heart buried somewhere at the center.
10y
50
Big TV is a solid album, and it very much retains the White Lies sound. For existing fans it’s worth a listen, and it certainly won’t offend, but it probably won’t convert many new ears.
10y
the first half of this LP holds some of my favorite tracks. White Lies doesn't do their best to get the story told clearly, however this album tells the story of a girl finding her way through the city, with the lyrics in her point of view. the instrumental space I and II tracks are placed in appropriate places, keeping the flow of this LP.
fav tracks: there goes our love again, first time caller, heaven wait
least fav tracks: change, tricky to love
Melhores do álbum: Big TV; There Goes Our Love Again; First Time Caller; Getting Even
Pior do álbum: Heaven Wait
This is easily their magnum opus, everything about this album is just perfect. It is the most infectious and unique their music has ever been. Heaven Wait and Mother Tongue are the absolute best of the best on this record. I managed to get my hands on a vinyl copy of this and it sounds amazing
Melhores do álbum: Big TV; There Goes Our Love Again; First Time Caller; Getting Even
Pior do álbum: Heaven Wait
This is easily their magnum opus, everything about this album is just perfect. It is the most infectious and unique their music has ever been. Heaven Wait and Mother Tongue are the absolute best of the best on this record. I managed to get my hands on a vinyl copy of this and it sounds amazing
I'll admit I'm a sucker for arena rock. This album doesn't do anything quite new past a James Bond anthem, and it's nothing necessarily experimental or groundbreaking. Sure it sounds a bit like a Coldplay album if they all became alcoholics, but I can't help my stupid brain wanting to come back again and again. This is one of my jams, sue me.
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Track List
| 1 | Big TV 5:27 | 98 |
| 2 | There Goes Our Love Again 3:36 | 88 |
| 3 | Space i 0:48 | 73 |
| 4 | First Time Caller 3:34 | 92 |
| 5 | Mother Tongue 3:23 | 93 |
| 6 | Getting Even 4:56 | 97 |
| 7 | Change 4:51 | 90 |
| 8 | Be Your Man 4:23 | 87 |
| 9 | Space ii 1:10 | 68 |
| 10 | Tricky To Love 4:17 | 92 |
| 11 | Heaven Wait 4:42 | 90 |
| 12 | Goldmine 3:56 | 90 |
Total Length: 45 minutes
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Added on: August 6, 2013