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the evoloution of indie pop, etc.
I'm not gonna restate what everyone on this list has already stated, but just to say that is an excellent record (if a somewhat over-polished one, but that's ok)...ever song sounds different, sweeping, surreal, beautiful, shoegazery, post-punkish, etc. etc....I can tell members of DMST are in the band because the guitar in "KC Accidental" is similar to their style...Pavement, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., Wilco, the bands on Constellation records (that's a given, since members of the different post-rock bands make up the band), New Order, and so forth...

I like the record alot, however, since it was an experiement in avante-pop, It's not as complete an experience as the actual post-rock art-shouse albums that the different members were making before---I find that the whole aestethic of those bands is to make mostly wordless, outward expanding instrumental music that acts as sort of a psychadelic spiritual, emotional and mental meditation/expansion, to burst through the seems of so-called reality, and into the realms of the great unknown---despite this, Broken Social Scene trying to convert those same feelings and vibrations into more restrained pop songs results in an awesome record, and one that captures the essence of life pefectly. However, I wish there would have been more scarier, darker (think Pelican or the more menacing side of Sonic Youth) vibes thrown in to make it a more complete sensation. If this is the only gripe, there's nothing stopping this from still being a great record.

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Hyped, but worth it
I finally purchased this album a few months ago after preceding months of immense hype about how this album would change the world. While this is a fine album, it is nothing especially outstanding. It is refreshing to hear their ability to play with different styles of music: indeed, it is this intense back-and-forth style changes that ultimately sacrifice the element that would have truly elevated this album - namely, its cohesiveness.
Admittedly though, this is just minor nit-picking. The accomplishments of this album are truly laudable - the style changes are always fun to listen to (an emo kid with ADD will be head over heels), and the production is immaculate. It is hard to mix 15 different people playing 15 different instruments to sound this good, and David Newfeld deserves all the praise he can get for his work. "You Forgot it in People" is the sound of fifteen people, all from an experimental scene, coming together after years of writing experimental music to try and create concise pop songs. The results are often surprising, and never predictable. It is a highly enjoyable listen (especially on headphones), but it's not a life-altering album as people claim. Their future albums will at least be highly interesting to hear, as there seems to be no genre they can't subdivide into a startling alien sound.

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It's almost a crime...
that anyone would rate this below a 5!!!! I understand some people's frustration at more mellow tracks like "Looks Just Like The Sun" but sheesh...the stronger tracks are REALLY strong. and the "okay" ones are pretty good, infinitely better than other groups' throwaway tracks. (In my opinion, the "bad" songs on here are much better than the "bad" songs on Hail To The Thief, and I am a much bigger Radiohead fan than a BSS one...)

Listen to this album with an open mind.