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Menos El Oso

Minus the BearAudio CD
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2012, Summer. Seattle, Washington, something mucho significant was built by 5 dudes’ touch. It is called Infinity Overhead. When the air filled with this piece, heat, light, noise and color to be transformed into stream and traveled through the air with the time shift. Pull and push, depth versus altitude. This romance is like having a high tech air-in choccolata from east village. Once ... Read more in Amazon's Minus the Bear Store

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Product Details

  • Audio CD (August 23, 2005)
  • Original Release Date: 2005
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Suicide Squeeze
  • ASIN: B000A2H84Y
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #77,112 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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"Virtuoso musicianship + smart songwriting = Seth Cohen's wet dream" -- URB

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Three years removed from the riveting full-length debut, 'Highly Refined Pirates', this highly stylized Seattle indie-pop group flaunts substantial glitch-riddled prog-pop on their second Suicide Squeeze full-length. Weaving through territories long established by '70s prog-rockers (Yes, Rush), '80s proto punks (Fugazi), and '90s art rock mind-f*cks (Jawbox, Joan Of Arc), Minus The Bear invoke the modern love affair between dance driven strategy and lush, Upper Pacific sweater rock. Features appearances by Judah Nagler and Josh Staples (The Velvet Teen), Michael Richardson (The New Trust), and Heather Duby. Suicide Squeeze. 2005.

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12 of 16 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars haiirogumanofu January 15, 2006
By FYP
Format:Audio CD
Lets see . . . I learned about Minus the Bear about a year ago, hearing about their first CD Highly Refined Pirates. My older cousin, who is now in college, gave my brother the CD to listen to. Well, I listened to it about 6 months to a year later, But it was a great CD. So, I looked on amazon and other places, and found this CD, Menos El Olso

Menos El Olso succeeds in ways Highly Refined Pirates didn't even touch. The sound is fresher, and sticks in your mind well after you've listened to it (It's like when you sing to yourself, and everyone around you asks, who the hell is that?) They do away with the little 50 second songs that get real annoying in the first album, and build more solid music. The overall effect is pleasent,and creates an album you can listen to constantly without wearing it out.

However, the elimination of the same short 50 second songs like "You Kill Bugs Good Man" and "Damn Bugs Whaked Him, Johnny" leaves the album with sort of repetative feel. Also while some songs are classic, like "Hooray" and "The Game Needed Me" some leave something to be desired, Especially the last two, "The Pig Wars" and "This Aint a Surfing Movie".While Menos El Olso may be the best Minus The Bear album yet, it just a bit more of the same that made their first album so good.

Oh . . . and I'm also going to see Minus the Bear in Febuary in Shibuya. I Can't freakin' wait untill then. It's gonna be great
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best MTB Album, Hands Down August 17, 2008
By Shed
Format:Audio CD
There's a big riff among a lot of MTB fans as to whether or not this album is superior, lacking, or equal to the band's previous effort, "Highly Refined Pirates". In my opinion, "Menos el Oso" takes what "Pirates" had and goes the extra mile, making a much more full and directed effort.

I truly believe that this is a "summertime" album. Just try playing it on a road trip during the summer, or while you're at the beach, lake, etc. It's an amazing album to listen to with friends and gets you in that zen place that's full of no worries. I'm even playing this album on my iPod at my job and it's just keeps me in an awesome mood everytime.

The difference on "Menos" is that the guys sound like they have a lot more direction this time around, which gives them a more definitive sound. Yes, the fun and silliness of "Pirates" is still there, but MTB definitely matured on this album by implementing stronger grooves, smart (while tongue-in-cheek as well) lyrics and experimenting with different sounds. One can see the beginnings of where they'd go with "Planet of Ice" on this album, but those Pink Floyd-esque sounds aren't very prominent on this album.

All the songs are great on this album, no filler whatsoever. But specific gems on this album (if you're going to introduce anyone to MTB) include:
"Memphis & 53rd"
"The Fix"
"El Torrente"
"Pachuca Sunrise"
"The Pig War"

If you're looking for a band that's different, smart and fulfilling, check out this band, and check out this album. It's a killer.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Their Best Album To Date? June 1, 2007
Format:Audio CD
When you listen to Minus the Bear, there's a certain sound you expect to hear. That smart, quirky, bleep bloop rock. Finger taps and hot dance beats mixed with electronica and non abrasive vocals. My friend travis would argue that Highly Refined Pirates is their best (and quintessential) work, but I believe Menos El Oso is the superior album. The album is not boring as some may claim- it's just more mature. MTB's song writing is at it's best, along with the quality of the musicianship. The album is solemn and beautiful with enough hooks to keep you coming back no matter what mood your in.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Atleast Botch broke up for something June 26, 2007
Format:Audio CD
When listenig to Minus the Bear it's hard to believe that the pioneering metalcore band Botch had a hand in their creation. But alas, after that bands demise in 2002 Dave Knudson formed Minus the Bear, and Menos El Oso, their sophmore album is an indie rock spectacle of genre defying elements. Often, indie rock is down trodden mesh of boring linear chords and syrup soaked, avant-garde like lyrics. But Minus the Bear manage to keep the music up tempo, and still sing relevant and deep lyrics. The guitar work is more complex than the usual indie fair, and the keyboards/production by Matt Bayles is top notch as always. If you're looking for an album and a band that you can always be in the mood for, than Minus the Bear's Menos El Oso is just what the doctor ordered. Beware Botch fans, this is far, far removed from We Are The Romans.
Buy it. Play it. Love it.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Flawless September 4, 2005
Format:Audio CD
The latest self-titled (well sort of) release by the Seattle wunderkinds completely exceeds all expectations left behind from 2003's "Highly Refined Pirates"... From the initial bombastic sounds of "The Game Needed Me" all the way to the chilled out closer, "This Ain't a Surfin' Movie" M.E.O. glides from track to track like an anorexic figure skater performing toe loop after toe loop. And believe me kids, that's a good thing. Rather than provide a bland track-by-track synopsis, let's just get down to brass tacks. Pachuca Sunrise and El Torrente stand out as the two real highlights of the album. The former being a raucous dance jam track, filled the the catchiest hook this side of Weezer; and the latter being a truly serious, introspective tune with a psychedelic 60s type groove working for it. The driving forces behind this release, as with any other album by The Bear are Snider's beautiful voice, perfect percussion, and the "nerdy" guitars. For those who are just getting into Minus the Bear, don't be fooled by such prior song titles as "Thanks for the Killer Game of Crisco Twister" and "Wanna Throw Up? Get me Naked". The boys have a lighter side when it comes to titling their songs. But the music, the music is as good or better than anything anyone is putting out these days. As with any other Minus The Bear album, Menos el Oro is a must have. See them live too. Yell Yar at them. They dig it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars feel good music
the entire album has a great balance of smooth melodies, gnarly rifts and new age harmonics. recommended to listen when near the beach, but if not, imagine you are. Read more
Published 2 months ago by julian carvajal
4.0 out of 5 stars Immensely Solid
An extremely well-crafted album that, while not as long as it could be, stands as a high-point in Minus the Bear's discography.
Published 3 months ago by Garrett
5.0 out of 5 stars Thank You
This is my boyfriend favorite band and the second vinyl I've gotten him from the band, I got it for his upcoming Birthday (it was shipped right on time), I'm sure he is going to... Read more
Published 5 months ago by jessica
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible Album
I absolutely love this album. It is terrifically paced, with upbeat but mellow offerings rounding out some really heartfelt and well written subtle tracks. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Jeff
4.0 out of 5 stars Another One to Add to Your Collection
I found the album Highly Refined Pirates deep in my collection of light rock. I listened to it quite a bit, decided I really liked it. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Joseph C. Neumann
5.0 out of 5 stars great album
I love this group. They make amazing music. went and saw them live last month and just as good as the cd...if not better!
Published 6 months ago by Whit
5.0 out of 5 stars Like Radiohead Yet unique enough to fight for space in my favorites.
I loved the previews. The album made it immediately into my favorites play list. I've even made them a station on Pandora.
Published 8 months ago by c crabbs
5.0 out of 5 stars An Earlier Masterpiece by an Outstanding Band
Minus the Bear is a band that experiments and finds, through experimentation, songs that both make sense and make moods at the same time. Read more
Published 8 months ago by J. M. Pike
4.0 out of 5 stars :)
I love Minus the Bear!! This isn't the BEST album they have, but ti's still great!Something to jam out to when you're driving
Published 8 months ago by Erin
5.0 out of 5 stars As good as I expected
Buy this album on any format. I knew what I was expecting since I've been listening to this album for years, and I finally decided to add it to my collection on vinyl format.
Published 11 months ago by Kdub
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