Search - Metric :: Grow Up & Blow Away

Drum Machine?

allison | 09/03/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Really, they use the drum machine, but it actually sounds great. Because of that, and the fact that it was recorded so long ago (1999? 2000?), it sounds a bit different from the modern Metric style, but it's still so great. They also explore genres like jazz ("Raw Sugar") and a lot of the album has a bit of hip hop in it."

Different sound

C. Rairdon | 09/08/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Though this certainly isn't my favorite album for Metric, it is definitely worth buying.



The sound is different and for me it reflects more of the sound for then. Tracks like "Hardwire" are beyond catchy but don't let the lighter tunes fool you! The lyrics (perhaps not as obviously political) still have meaning and aren't just pointless words like songs today."

Grow up and blow away

AlexM | Seattle, WA | 10/18/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This album was recorded before either live it out or old world and sounds much more soft and poppy. Songs like parkdale will put you in a trance, man. The lyrics are also much more varied and spacey, compared to the focused "political" influences on the newer material."