You'll Rebel to Anything

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Mindless Self Indulgence

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Now obviously if you are the type of person who listens to MSI religiously then there is no swaying you from thinking this album is amazing, breath-taking and all the usual hoopla. This review is from a music fan in general. Other than the 50+ minutes of disc space wasted(the album is only 26 mins!), this cd is actually pretty good. We find MSI incorporating more old school video game noises(i.e. Atari, Nintendo). The guitars also sound more organic and not so synthetic...there is actually a crunch to them which is good. Urine's vocal treatment is slightly different than the previous albums; He still has the hyper-falsetto/scat thing going on but with more melody this time. I am skeptical of the Tom Sawyer cover though...I already know Deadsy covered that song on their Commencement album 3 years ago, and MSI aand Deadsy toured extensivley together and I saw them and Deadsy played Tom Sawyer with their live set....maybe MSI thought they could out-do Deadsy's cover? Who knows...anyway the tracks on this album are worth repeated listens, although after a while the same 26 minutes will eventually wear thin so try to listen to other things too so you don't wear this album out any time soon. Highlight tracks are definitley Straight To Video(This song is so new wave its not funny); 1989, and of course Shut Me Up(the lyrics in this song are catchy). MSI haven't lost their chaotic edge at all...I mean come on we've all seen them live and we know they aren't backing down! Bottom line: A good record albeit too short, so it loses a star. I say take all the bonus tracks from the other versions of the album and put them of this explicit version to make a 30+ minute album! Get this if you are at all a Mindless Self Indulgence fan. Nuff said.

I'm a big fan of MSI, along with countless others. But i flat out refuse to pretend i enjoy this album. It's not the worst album ive heard, but this isn't ANYWHERE near all their previous work. This is a much more mainstream version of them. A lot of the songs sound like they could be in dance dance revolution. and to release 3 different versions? dont buy the hype kids, its to make more money cause Jimmy Urine knows MSI fans will buy every version of this disappointing album. (More power to him) There are some high points. What Do They Know?, and Bullsh*t are excellent songs. Now i know bands change their sound and mature over time, but i didnt not wait 6 years for this album to get a bunch of watered down songs, a HORRIBLE rush cover song, and only one song off the Alienating Our Audience album (not to mention the fact that 2 hookers and an 8ball is by far my least favorite out of all those) So go ahead and rate that my review wasn't helpful. That doesnt make the album any better. For those MSI fans who are willing to accept the fact this album may not be that good, i suggest listening before buying. But if you must spend your hard earned cash (or your parents) to buy this album, please only buy one version.

i give 2 stars because there are some good songs, and MSI is still better than anything better on the radio