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Whistle Stopper - Donkey
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List Price: $13.98
Our Price: $9.27
Your Save: $ 4.71 ( 34% )
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Manufacturer: Sub Pop
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0098787077025
Label: Sub Pop
Manufacturer: Sub Pop
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Sub Pop
Release Date: 2008-07-22
Studio: Sub Pop
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Summary: B52s redux?
Comment: heard this in borders last nite (from a distance) and thought it was some new cd by the B52s. what a surprise! donkey?? what i heard was really punchy and fun and well produced. the cut down guitar lines, like those of Ricky Wilson, are outright slashing! all in all, a good time is to be had.
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Summary: Energetic party music
Comment: I like this disk. I saw one reviewer compare them to Blondie... OK, but I thought that they sounded more like No Doubt - fun party music.
This is supposed to capture their "live" electricity, and I look forward to them getting up to the Philly area some time.
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Summary: Makes me sad
Comment: For those who loved CSS because of gritty guitars, culturally sarcastic lyrics, and hot hot sexiness, this album has none. Okay, maybe some. However, listening to their last self-titled album now brings the sadness of knowing what they became.
I mean really, two songs on this album are called "Beatiful Song" and "Believe Achieve". "Let's reggae all night" is catchy enough to make my playlist. The low points of this album sound like an underproduced Britney Spears song, with lyrical content to match.
I want my witty guitar-driven CSS back.
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Summary: One of the best feel good CD's around
Comment: Anyone who has attachment to the 80s, CSS puts an edge for the 21st centuty on their latest album. Those low ratings are crazy for rating this album as average or bad. I bet you those low ratings gave trashy rap albums high ratings. If you want to feel good about yourself whether driving or working out, definitely BUY this album.
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Summary: CSS - Donkey
Comment: Donkey (2008, Sub Pop) CSS's second studio album. ***
Another addition in the long line of indie-electronica bands, CSS has potential, more potential, than several of their contemporaries. Lovefoxx (the alter ego the lead singer goes by) has a very sexy voice, and she flexes it from time to time. It rings well on "Reggae All Night," an unorthodox dance number as well as on "Move," which sounds like a lost 80's track in the vein of Animotion. That being said, it's clear that CSS functions best when emulating the synthesizer usage and dance tricks of the 80's. Anything else renders Lovefoxx's vocals emotionally inert. It's when CSS forces you onto the dance floor when everything moves together, and beyond that, it's a truly hit-and-miss engagement. (Reggae All Night, Move)
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Editorial Reviews:
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Brazil's CSS release their follow-up to 2006's "Cansei de Ser Sexy" ("I got tired of being sexy"). They've toured worldwide a number of times with the likes of Gwen Stefani, Ladytron, Klaxons, and Diplo, and played festivals from Coachella, Pitchfork, and Virgin to Reading, Benicassim, Roskilde, and beyond. "Donkey" is tough, street-ready, and recreates the frenetic energy of their live shows. Equal parts dance party, urban circus, and out-and-out chaos.
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