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Tame ImpalaMP3 Music
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  • Original Release Date: June 22, 2011
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4.7 out of 5 stars
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4.7 out of 5 stars
Really great record from start to finish. E. Hardesty  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement
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57 of 63 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Finest album of the year... August 9, 2010
Format:Audio CD
I'm 48-years-old and I refuse to "get lost in a decade" vis-a-vis music. I know too many people who are stuck in a certain decade of music, usually the decade they went to high school. I love discovering new bands, new sounds and I enjoy it so much I'm willing to listen to a LOT of bad music to find those gems. This is absolutely one of those gems. Most people mention track two, Desire Be Desire Go or track six, Solitude Is Bliss as the standouts, and they are good, but track one, It's Not Meant To Be is the true masterpiece. As other has said, Tame Impala sounds like they are channeling Lennon à la Sergent Pepper, and that's true, but they also incorporate a healthy dose of Tears For Fears and more obscure names like Kula Shaker, who had an EP called Summer Sun (Tame Impala had an EP called Modular Recordings with a single called "Sundown Syndrome"). This album is sonic heroin, stick it in and get high.
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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Best "rock" album I've heard all year July 6, 2010
Format:Audio CD
Whether you're okay with a band so blatantly borrowing from so many genres to make an album will definitely sway your impressions of Tame Impala's "Innerspeaker". If you can get square with that idea you're in for a unique treat, and one of the finest albums of 2010 (so far).

The first thing you'll notice is lead singer Kevin Parker's uncanny ability to channel John Lennon's vocal style. It's almost distracting during the first listen, but you soon begin to realize that his voice is utilized like an organic instrument, weaving its way through the lush instrumentation and the wall-of-sound psychedelia that may seem disingenuous to those well initiated with the genre. However, there is something more happening with this album that constantly evolves and takes shape right up until the last track. It is important to listen to this album as a whole as it is more or less devoid of catchy, bubble-gum sweetness that is required in the moody and temperamental singles market. Allowing it to unfold naturally is key to noticing its intricacies, from its nods to British pop, to its Pink Floyd-style psychedelics. It's an album, in every sense of the word.

Dave Fridmann and Tim Holmes record and mix "Innerspeaker", and it's immediately apparent that their work is all over this album. Expansive feedback, fat snare pulses, and echoed vocals abound in this one, making it near impossible to not get sucked into its all encompassing sound palettes. Likening the sound of "Innerspeaker" to Mercury Rev and Flaming Lips would certainly not be a lazy comparison, but where the Lips tend to lean more heavily on electronics to explore the space, Tame Impala depend on their trusty six-strings to get their guitar-jangled swerve on. Holmes' influence is also felt on largely instrumental tracks like "Runway, Houses, City, Clouds". His work with Death In Vegas - in particular, albums like "Scorpio Rising" and "Contino Sessions" - definitely can be traced to "Innerspeaker".

Opening track "It Is Not Meant To Be" sets the pacing beautifully with the catchiest melody on the album, interspersed with Parker's dreamy vocal floating between each snare kick and guitar string. Each sound coming from the speaker compliments the other perfectly forming a complete and totally unique listening experience.

Listening to "Innerspeaker" isn't quite a transcendent experience, but this band is good at recognizing a sound that will most likely reach a wider audience with their tendency to veer toward more widely used styles and sounds. Where this album goes above and beyond, though, is its focus and passion. You never feel like they're ripping off older sounds, you simply appreciate the total package pumping through your stereo. The album is meticulously produced and mixed, yielding a definitive, and updated, labor of love and care.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Space Rock fans rejoice! November 14, 2010
Format:Audio CD
It's hard not to evoke comparisons to other bands when reviewing this CD because let's be honest, Tame Impala has perfectly captured the essence of several bands that have paved the way before them. But while playing Spot the Influence is an easy, winnable game with this band, that in no way means that their debut album "Innerspeaker" is in any way boring, predictable, or simply a re-hash of previous ideas. Instead, Tame Impala has taken the space rock vibes of early Pink Floyd, the bluesy riffs of Cream, the over-the-top psychedelica of The Flaming Lips, put them into an blender, and created something exciting and new.
Opening track "It Is Not Meant To Be" sets the tone. A short burst of static, a heavily effected arpeggio, and a lazy drum beat loaded with cymbals sets the stage for a galloping guitar riff that evokes images of playing under the stars in the Australian Outback with the mysterious red Ayers Rock as a backdrop. This is big, expansive music. When the lyrics arrive, also heavily effected, the tale is one of frustrated love with an obligatory reference to sitting around smoking weed (hence the problem- she doesn't want to!). The closing guitar solo is powerful but kind of lazy, in that succinct, direct way that David Gilmour made so effective. The song then fades away in a mess of noise. A perfect table setter for what is to come.
"Solitude is Bliss" sounds like it belongs on Cream's Greatest Hits- a bluesy stomp with a beautiful dreamlike coda. "Jeremy's Storm" is the to-be-expected instrumental that builds to a noisy climax closely related to the epic climaxes of such songs as "Echoes". "Runway Houses City Clouds" takes us back to the Outback and its hard not to imagine watching the sun set as the band takes us into musical twilight. And "Lucidity" is just a great song, with catchy riffs, nasty guitar, a driving rhythm section, and a singer complaining about a lack of lucidity.
Despite the obvious connections to the past, Tame Impala has created a great album that sounds fresh and forward. Well worth the purchase!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Great album
Best new rock group that I have come across in a few years. This album has given me new hope this kind of of music.
Published 3 days ago by Ben
5.0 out of 5 stars Take a second listen
Really liked some of the songs on this album right away, but wasn't a big fan of about half of the songs at first. Read more
Published 11 days ago by Nick Hossenlopp
5.0 out of 5 stars Positively Psychedelically Amazing
Great album by Perth, Australia's own Tame Impalla. It's an a complete album that works from start to finish. Get it!
Published 17 days ago by Archie Frampton
5.0 out of 5 stars I wish I heard this in 2010
I heard a couple tracks from Lonerism and decided to check out their older work. This blew me away, in fact it was more enjoyable to listen to straight through. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Rashard Kelly
5.0 out of 5 stars Truly in My Opinion captures the 60's Sound Great ALbum
This is my first Tame Impala album but will definitely be buying more. Great sounds and riffs. Dope Album for sure. Highly Recommended.
Published 1 month ago by E. Herzog
5.0 out of 5 stars 60s Vibe
New music with a real retro vibe. Recommended for anyone looking to break out of the old classic rock genre and start listening to some more current music.
Published 2 months ago by Reviewer
5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING!
buy this album, buy this album, buy this album...it is quite excellent, one of the best albums that I've ever listened to.
Published 2 months ago by James Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars Innerspeaker - Tame Impala
One of the best cd's I've bought in years and it's West Aussie grown too! These guys have a great feel for the psychadelic, they deserve all the success they get and more.
Published 2 months ago by James Frater
5.0 out of 5 stars Favorite new band; awesome album!
It's Pink Floyd meets The Beatles with some ad T-Rex vibes thrown in for good measure. It's somehow raw and refined at the same time and the more I listen to it the more it grows... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Bullroarer Took
5.0 out of 5 stars amazing
Don't think just buy it. You will love this band 100% garunteed or you are a stupid person lol lol
Published 4 months ago by Peter Costopulos
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