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Looper | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: May 23, 2006
• Release Date: May 23, 2006
• Label: Sub Pop Records
• Copyright: 2000 Sub Pop Records
• Total Length: 35:11
• Genres:
• ASIN: B000YN6AL6
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars some delightful ditties, April 17, 2001

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veloatro (chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Geometrid (Audio CD)

i was disappointed to see the low ratings for this album. i understand that this might be considered to be some derivative of belle and sebastian. so don't get confused : this is not belle and sebastian. this is looper! and to my knowledge they are not purporting to be b+s. this album is fun light playful experimental chill and maybe not danceable but definitely head-boppable. it's not techno and might be construed as electronica if only for the wide use of electronic devices to create the album. mondo '77 has an infectious beat that makes me put it on repeat every time i listen to the album + bugrain + money hair will make you want to boogie around a little bit. no, this is not the greatest album ever; no, this is not belle and sebastian; yes, it is good clean fun.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY GOOD, June 8, 2000

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Dsc "dsc" (New York City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Geometrid (Audio CD)

I love Belle and Sebastian. I loved Looper's first album. This one definitely rocks. The songs on here are more 'danceable' for lack of a better word. Let's just say there's more of a beat and there are more samples which I haven't heard too much of on "Up a Tree." Just listen to the first track and you can get a pretty good idea of how the rest of the album unfolds. Much of the album was written while the band was on tour so naturally, some of the songs are a bit short and the album as a whole ends up feeling like it's over in forty minutes. The album is simply amazing to sit and listen to. I wouldn't be too caught up in the other criticisms about it. If you like catchy melodies and sophisticated ironic sampling and lyrics and you enjoy the Belle and Sebastian sound, or even if you don't, this album is more than worth listening to. Heck, you may even find yourself not being able to leave the house for work in the morning without listening to it.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hey man, This is a cool album, May 21, 2000

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"feppelsheimer" (Milwaukee) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Geometrid (Audio CD)

I'm a big Belle and Sebastian fan, and I love that whole Scottish Sound. I always thought that Stuart David's stuff was cool with B et S, (i.e. Mars and Elvis.) Just because it doesn't sound like "Fox in the Snow" or "A Summer Wasting" doesn't make it bad. I liked the disc and I liked the Modem Song and burn me at the stake but I liked it.

Oh well, the thing is that you don't need substantial rhyme schemes when you have a good beat and I think that when you get this album it will definitely grow on you. (This album was a little harder to grasp than the better Up A Tree, but it's still good.) It's a nice CD to listen to whenever.