Interpretaciones Del Oso

Minus the Bear | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 20, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Suicide Squeeze
• ASIN: B000MDH86E
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #275,216 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3.0 out of 5 stars High highs and REALLY low lows, May 17, 2007

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Joshua Roberts (chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Interpretaciones Del Oso (Audio CD)

It goes w/o saying that this shouldn't be your first MTB album. Menos is the masterpiece. At the same time, you have to understand this album for what it is. it is a remix album. So you can't expect it to be the new MTB release. With all that being said, this is a meh pick up. The remixes where they actually use the words from the original songs and resemble the originals (isn't that by definition what a remix is???) are great. 1,2, and 8 are amazing. Then you have the rest. I have no idea what some of these DJs were thinking. Some didn't use any of the words from the originals and their remixes dont even remotely resemble the originals. the middle of the disk (tracks 3-6) is complete garbage. if i wanted to hear some stupid DJ "spin" his own stuff then I would have bought their crappy cd. The Pig War is probably my favorite MTB song but the remix doesn't have any words to it. I was really disappointed. I would recommend buying tracks 1,2, and 8 off Itunes. I would have been much happier paying 3 bucks instead of 14 for this CD.

3.0 out of 5 stars You Can Live Without This, September 26, 2010

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default_gamer (Valrico, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Interpretaciones Del Oso (Audio CD)

This CD of remixes from the incredible "Menos El Oso" isn't really what I'd call an album. In fact, it isn't, so don't confuse it with one. I guess Minus The Bear was just experimenting by getting DJs and whatnot to reinterpret their songs. And you know, some are very cool! I actually LOVE remixes, such as "Updates" by The American Analog Set. On that EP, songs from their album "Know By Heart" were remixed electronically with incredible results! But the key, as another pointed out, is resembling the original song, at least a little. Some remixers for this album clearly weren't told that, and went off on their own little beep-bop night-on-the-town way to make songs sound nothing like the original. Not what I'd call a remix. Maybe a "super remix". If MTB made this a limited edition 5 song EP with only the best remixes of the best songs off the album, then this would be a welcomed edition in the MTB catalog. However, it's mostly filler. But I'll conclude by saying I'd rather this to have been released than not. Sometimes you just got to make mistakes, and there are some good electronic beats that leave me satisfied.

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my all-time favorite albums, October 27, 2008

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Adam Otis - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Interpretaciones Del Oso (Audio CD)

I think this album has got a significant amount of lower ratings due to it being quite different from previous minus the bear albums. IMO it's one of the albums I have been able to listen to over and over again. It is very experimental and therefor like other experimental music i think it's really hit and miss but if you like electro-pop or digital music this album is amazing.