tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post1823835491429376082..comments2024-03-02T07:40:22.786+03:00Comments on Only Solitaire blog: Beirut: The Rip TideUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-72765689644018383262011-10-18T22:57:23.005+04:002011-10-18T22:57:23.005+04:00I got knocked by NPR's First Listen commentato...I got knocked by NPR's First Listen commentators by stating that this album's style has been done before (and way better). To devote a lot of online praise by other sites such the Fork, on something as boring as this strikes me as a collective shark jump or amnesia. Reviewers who rightfully panned this have history on their side, reviewers who praised it need to listen to go back into their lives and listen to better music.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11696101930956959912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-26121967927029791852011-10-17T00:02:49.419+04:002011-10-17T00:02:49.419+04:00Completely agree here - what is this critical accl...Completely agree here - what is this critical acclaim all about anyway? The Rip Tide is very complacent, safe stuff. No one but a hopelessly fixated fan would have any use for this. And speaking of critics - frankly, I'd rather they praised Noel Gallagher's newest. Latest Uncut predictably knocked it - yet is it really all that much worse than Definitely Maybe?.. <br /><br />The biggest news, though, has to be Luke Haines' new album - about British wrestling this time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=oY_4NT01uk0Alexey P.http://dullygraypages.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com