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Okay, I'm an old fart, so I don't know all the current bands that one would compare Giddy Motors too. I will instead compare them to great bands from my youth.

And in my opinion, Giddy Motors will definitely please fans of the Birthday Party, Scratch Acid, Jesus Lizard, the Pixies, Big Black and others of that ilk.

They have that same sensual muscularity, the bone crushing heaviness underneath, the yowling cathartic vocals on top, and layers of scabrous, noisy guitars doing all sorts of fun things all over the place.

In rock terminology, Giddy Motors kick some arse. These dudes are on a musical rampage, pillaging and swilling beer as they go. But it's not just all full-bore intensity. Like the afore-mentioned bands, what sets Giddy Motors apart is their total command of DYNAMICS. And these guys are musicians with a capital M. I know they and their fans might vomit at the comparison, but Giddy Motors at times remind me of "Red"-era King Crimson. There is true musical intricacy and instrumental finesse underlying the pummeling aggressiveness of their music. Like Crimson, Giddy Motors exhibit an appreciation of the rythmic complexity and improvisatory freedom of jazz. Check out "Cranium Crux" and/or "Hit Cap" to see what I mean.

So, yeah, I am really enjoying this album a lot. And if you like the bands I mentioned above, do yourself a favor and grab this one.

Hey yo, I saw these guys Giddy Motors open for Eminem in Detroit last summer. They came onstage and blew the white baseball caps and fake jewelry off all the bros and mooks in attendance. This dude I went to the show with, I think his name was Kel, dropped his near-beer and ran for the exit, crying like a little girl. He couldn't handle anything this explosive and damaged and devastating. Last I heard, Kel was washing snot and tears out of his All American Rejects t-shirt while listening to "Cleaning Out My Closet" and thinking about how, like, poignant the lyrics are man!
I recommend this record to anyone who doesn't listen to All American Rejects.

Okay, I'm an old fart, so I don't know all the current bands that one would compare Giddy Motors too. I will instead compare them to great bands from my youth.

And in my opinion, Giddy Motors will definitely please fans of the Birthday Party, Scratch Acid, Jesus Lizard, the Pixies, Big Black and others of that ilk.

They have that same sensual muscularity, the bone crushing heaviness underneath, the yowling cathartic vocals on top, and layers of scabrous, noisy guitars doing all sorts of fun things all over the place.

In rock terminology, Giddy Motors kick some arse. These dudes are on a musical rampage, pillaging and swilling beer as they go. But it's not just all full-bore intensity. Like the afore-mentioned bands, what sets Giddy Motors apart is their total command of DYNAMICS. And these guys are musicians with a capital M. I know they and their fans might vomit at the comparison, but Giddy Motors at times remind me of "Red"-era King Crimson. There is true musical intricacy and instrumental finesse underlying the pummeling aggressiveness of their music. Like Crimson, Giddy Motors exhibit an appreciation of the rythmic complexity and improvisatory freedom of jazz. Check out "Cranium Crux" to see what I mean.

So, yeah, I am really enjoying this album a lot. And if you like the bands I mentioned above, do yourself a favor and grab this one.

Sometimes you can tell when a band is just posturing and acting 'punk', whatever that is now. It's just obvious.
I recently saw a concert with 3 'up and coming' bands and that's all they seemed to do, both musically and in their performance antics.
Simply put, this album takes all that stuff and kicks it in the a$$. I don't even need to see these guys play live (and unfortunately probably never will) to know that they're for real. They don't care what you think about them; they don't care if the critics love them; they just want to f@#k sh@! up!
Excellent drumming. This is the album that I thought Liars "They Threw Us in a Trench..." would be after reading all the critical praise.
I'd love to see a tour composed of all the new "avant garde" post-punk slash whatever you want to call it bands out there, headlined by McLusky, Liars, and Giddy Motors.

I bought this record because it was made with Steve Albini and I've got a lot of the stuff he's worked on. Well what can I say? This has to be one of the best debut records I have ever heard - it's been a long time since I heard an innovative British band - but these guys just tear up the rule book - it's like punk and progressive rock and jazz all mixed up into a 35 minute missile. Can't wait for them to tour - this band is awesome!

I read a couple of reviews of this title before downloading it back in 2002. (yes, I've since bought it, but it wasn't available to me before). I'd have to agree with those who compared this to Miles Davis in it's experimentalism, although I don't count myself as a huge Miles fan. Especially troubling, to the degree to which a review from an "intellectually superior" teen can be troubling, was Kel's review below. It's obvious that this album didn't resonate with her, but all her critical ambitions went out the window when I tracked down her GLOWING dashboard confessional review (and an even more HILARIOUS one for one of ann coulter's "books" - i wouldn't wish a marraige to her on my worst enemy).
What really stands out on this album is the ever present, yet varied use of percussion - and even some brass instruments. Most tunes are a bit jagged and disjointed upon first listen, but the improvisational themes begin to reveal themselves upon repeated listens. I don't think this album was rehearsed in the traditional sense. Don't get me wrong, these are some tight, throbbing arrangements, but they manage to feel more "free-form" than other current recording artists in the same vein. I agree with a previous reviewer regarding his comparisons to McLusky. The attitude comes through as strongly as the musical virtuosity. In conclusion: disregard the negative reviews from the kids who probably pirated a couple of the songs from the internets( - there are two of them, right ann?) and dig on the brash staccato rythms.

Everything has already been said here. Yes, it sounds similar to groups ranging from Jesus Lizard to Birthday Party to Rapeman. What makes it more interesting and unique, as already pointed out, is its appropriation of jazz styles (specifically miles davis style fusion and free jazz). I just want to stress and re-emphasize what a great record this is. Perhaps its still new to me, but I would rather hear this record than any of the bands typically mentioned in comparison. (now don't get upset by this statement - its just that its very fresh and relatively new and needs to be heard) And even if you don't particularly like any of the above bands, check this out. I have a friend who is an obsessive Fugazi fan and he found certain aspects of this record to be undeniably good. Maybe I'm being a little rash - but I gotta give this record 4.5/5.0 stars.

I picked this up on a whim. The best way I can describe it is if Jesus Lizard were to try to play jazz/become a jam band. There's some interesting songs here and they cover a wide range of styles. I really like the song "sassy" personally. There isn't much structure to the songs (ie it's very far from your typical verse/chorus pop progression) so approach with an open mind. Interesting album overall.

my name is kadonkeydonk, i like lame indie-rock that is style over substance because it makes me look like I am above people. To make myself look hip and quirky I listen to hip hop, but only pseudo-intellectual old school and modern hip hop put on by white folk. ANYBODY WHO SAYS THEY LIKE HIP HOP AND THEN BASH EMINEM SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO LISTEN TO HIP HOP. Kadonkeydonk, why don't you listen to dearhoof and realize that this isn't 'noise-pop' it's crap performed by untalented communistist prostitues. It sounds like an entire album of instruments being tuned. You are an idiot kadonkeydonk, and more of a clone than the people you accuse of being clones.