TNT | Loppylugs

Submitted by Matthew Baker on 17 February 2013 - 9:43pm

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Artist:

Tortoise

album-ID:

a_125

Nationality:

USA

Year:

1 998

Release-year:

0000

Num-of-tracks:

Track-listing:

TNT*Swung From The Gutters*Ten-Day Interval*I Set My Face To The Hillside*The Equator*A Simple Way To Go Faster Than Light That Does Not Work*The Suspension Bridge At Iguazú Falls*Four-Day Interval*In Sarah, Mencken, Christ And Beethoven There Were Women And Men*Almost Always Is Nearly Enough*Jetty*Everglade

Length-in-mins:

Nominator:

Bean

meeting-ID:

m_48

Now-num:

127

Spotify-URL:

5wRIq7gkybplPBQ3zUQzZ3

Grooveshark-URL:

TNT/1084921

Short-title:

TNT

nominator-ID:

u_2

Meeting-date:

Thursday, 24 January 2013

MusicBrainz-URL:

45f5f27c-9f31-32bd-bff3-1a89d53549ec

Wikipedia-URL:

TNT_(Tortoise_album)

Spotify-link-type:

album

Discogs-URL:

Tortoise-TNT/master/3831

Allmusic-URL:

tnt-mw0000031306

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reviewed by

Glyn Lewis

Four Hundred and Fifty Day Interval

5-8-12

I think I kind of almost got to the point where I liked this but I never quite made it. I can't find my review of it either, to give a more detailed discussion, but I seem to remember that I had made some excellent points on this album. Listening again, I’m surprised to find I’m quite enjoying it after all. Perhaps I shouldn’t be surprised or perhaps I should, I can’t remember. The other reviewers may well have made some fair points, though. Review over, please carry on.
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reviewed by

Matthew Baker

Needs to hibernate a bit longer

Nicely played, a variety of textures and rhythms, and a band playing in a very non band sort of way. But it seems to wear off like a cheap drug after an initial positive listen, leaving a slightly hollow emotional vacuum and a lack of bite.
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reviewed by

Richard Norbury
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reviewed by

Neil Hornsey

Not my cup of TNT

I thought this album was a bit of a show off. A few technically gifted musicians showcasing their percussion skills - except they forgot to write some decent tracks. Each defines itself within the first 30 seconds and then rambles on rather aimlessly and repetitively for too many minutes. Having listened to the album a good few times, I can't actually remember a single track.