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Raw reaction

gbv fan | vancouver | 01/12/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Heavy. Heavy heavy heavy. This is a very psychedelic and psychological record. Phenomenal. Tim and Todd Tobias make great weird music here, and Pollards vocals are at times beautiful, at times demented, and always lyrically brilliant.

Act 2 is the weirder of the two sides. A fantastic listen on vinyl - its all of side 2. Plays like a concept album, and takes ya somewhere. Bob - if you are reading this - keep it weird!"

I Quit Smoking Marlboros

G. Hornbeek | Earth | 10/21/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"A month without cigarettes! But I started again. Lasted a month! Took the first drag to the final track on this album (stupid I know but I couldnt take it anymore!) Pinball Mars by the Circus Devils is even more demented than Harold Pig and less accessible (sp?). YEAH! Brilliant nonetheless. Music like this makes me second guess everything else on offer. If you are even viewing this item, give up the movie rental cash or whatever other sundries you may think of rewarding yourself with and get this instead. Pop hooks however arent included."

An alternate universe

George Griggs | New York | 01/23/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"When I listen to the album "Pinball Mars" it's like walking into an alternate universe where normal rules seem passe'. It's like a dream that is extremely weird but makes perfect sense within the context of the dream. The Circus Devils' "Pinball Mars" takes you on an auditory journey that is dark, humorous, sometimes rocking ("Don't Be Late": what a sexy, hooky rock song!), and, at times, painfully beautiful. "Are You Out With Me?" (opening track) is one of the funniest openings I've heard on record: a few friends singing "Let's go out! Let's go out! Let's go out-out!" but the same words are repeated until screamed and then it feels like a very bizzare rock-opera. I can only imagine the 3 characters (Pinball Mars, Flush and Z) finally getting up from the couch, or whatever people sit on in Pinball Mars, and making an effort to "go out". The 3 characters enter their world of "Gargoyle City" and the journey continues. "Pinball Mars" plays like a concept album and lets your imagination participate in its' creation. Not only is this one of my favorite Circus Devils recordings, it is one of my favorite concept albums(and they do it in approx. 35 minutes!). Yet, at the end, you feel like you've been through a full life experience where time has no meaning. I never tire of listening to "Pinball Mars" because, like most great recordings, I hear something new each time I listen."