Godspeed You Black Emperor - Yanqui U.X.O. CD

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 They are better than this
This would be a really good album from any other band. For godspeed, it's definately a disapointment. Still worth buying, but buy their other ones first.
Submitted by behnkejj (San Diego, CA) 
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 Godspeed You Black Emperor
It's impossible to write a description of the music of this group better than that in the website. For anyone who is interested in this rich and exciting new genre of music, Godspeed You Black Emperor is essential. It is heavily layered, varied, surprising. The music most closely related is that of Artimy Artymiev. I never tire of any of the three CD's.
Submitted by cloudwoman (rroyo Hondo, NM, USA) 
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 Godspeed delivers as usual
Anybody who rates this less than 5 stars has no patience for beautiful music. The first time I heard this album, my brother popped it in the car stereo right as we were crossing the golden gate bridge into Marin. As we climbed into the mountains the music gained speed and intensity until we were high above the bay, looking down on the golden gate bridge from the seacliffs fog rolling in off the pacific and for a moment, time ceased and there was HOPE... the music glided with the rolling california hills and came to a desperate end when we finally reached the old bunkers built to protect the city of San Francisco during World War II, now left in shambles. This entire album exhibits brilliant musicianship and mastery of sound. Crashing Creshendos and miserable drones leaving you feeling exhausted by the end from the entire experience of listening. Dear Godspeed... Just one more tour?
Submitted by r.nelson20 (San Francisco CA.)
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 erm erm erm ehem ehem ehem........
could fumble about struggling to decribe this in detail.............. put quite simply this is the BEST ALBUM EVER RECORDED (IF YOU GET THIS ALBUM AND ARE DISSAPOINTED-I SWEAR ILL PERSONALLY RE-FUND YOU)
Submitted by TIM.....tim_o (Dublin,, Irelande (U.X.O))
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 Music to watch storms by.....
Godspeed seem to stretch the limits of what music can do, and yet with a little patience always manage to get under your skin. This is my favourite of their precious few releases. At it's calmest YANQUI U.X.O is the sound of heavy grey/yellow rainclouds looming, but when it rains it pours fire and brimstone in astonishingly effective outbursts of thrashing noise harmonics. Musically subtle and quite beautiful phases build into complex and ominous "rock-outs" before leaving you teetering on the edge of another gaping void. GY!BE have never been better than on the two part 30 minute extravaganza "Motherf**ker=Redeemer" that makes up the third and final section of this album (and is worth the price alone). It would have been a five star review except that the aimless "09-15-00 part 2" is really surplus to requirements, thankfully it's the shortest track at a mere 6 minutes.
Submitted by Matt (37) (Suffolk, England)
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