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Old 05-12-2013, 03:51
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At least 2 or 3 times (2 cds in a row) per week, 2nd cd alone more often.
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Old 05-12-2013, 07:42
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Good question. No, not really. It's not a bad album, I just think it got drowned out by a load of much better albums coming out this year.
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Old 05-12-2013, 07:50
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If they'd put it on american spotify i would.
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Old 05-12-2013, 07:55
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I haven't listened to it since September (I've listened to it twice in full)
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Old 05-12-2013, 08:01
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I still listen to it now and then. It's a pleasant album with a lot of pleasant songs performed very pleasantly. There are only a couple of truly great moments on it and sadly, for me, there's at least one song on each album that's better than everything on Rewind The Film.
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Old 05-12-2013, 08:24
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Not in full for a couple of weeks, but I have listened to it in full a fair few times. A few of the tracks have actually started creeping into my most played list in I-Tunes as well.
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Old 05-12-2013, 09:55
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Listened to it last night in bed and didn'take it as far as 'Anthem' and I was asleep!
Not that I don't like it. It's a very good album, but at bedtime it definitely helps you drift off.
Plus I've been listening to the new Arcade Fire album a lot - I like to give each album I'm interested in a lot of my time!
RTF is a massive step up from Postcards but I'm ready for the next album now as that might be a touch more lively
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Old 05-12-2013, 10:10
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Old 05-12-2013, 10:29
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After the initial euphoria of a new MSP album/tour wore off, I stopped listening to it (pretty much around the time of the Maida Vale gig in October). I gave it about 6 weeks rest following that, after which I decided to come back to it and now I only ever listen to my favourite tracks (which have changed since the album came out).

The album has a very strong start and end, with two tracks, which in my opinion are the best opening and closing combo of a MSP album to date. The rest of the tracks range from crap to very good/great.

Just a few thoughts:

- Manorbier: what a waste of a track, gets boring after a few listens.
- 4 Lonely Roads: Still fucking hate it.
- Builder Of Routines: Totally forgot about this song, don't like it as much as I did when the album first came out but still a good track.
- 3 Ways To See Despair: Loved it at first, now I skip it.
- Show Me The Wonder: It's grown on me a lot but not as much as.....
- Rewind The Film: Didn't think much of it at first but now it's one of my favourites (thanks to hearing it live)
- Tokyo Skyline: Used to be one of the weakest on the album but hearing it live made appreciate it a LOT more.
- TSWH/3YW: Love them both, even more so after hearing them live.

Certainly not the best MSP album but not their worst either. I have a feeling I'm going to like the next one a bit more.
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Old 05-12-2013, 11:22
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I listen to it in the car a few times a week on the way to & from work. Still love the overall feel to it and like different songs at different times. It's not my No1 album but I do still like it.
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Old 05-12-2013, 11:55
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I've had a bit of a break from it (due in no small part to a new Pearl Jam album coming out), but as the nights get darker and colder and I seek the comfort and warmth it brings I can see myself dropping the needle onto Rewind The Film a lot more. Show Me The Wonder will see a lot of action this Christmas.
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Old 05-12-2013, 12:21
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Still listening. I only tend to have time to listen to music when at work these days, and its on 50% of the time (alternating with my b-sides playlist (or the Real Lipstick Traces as it's listed).
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Old 05-12-2013, 12:45
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I loved it at first and couldn't find faults but I cannot bear to listen to RTF (the track) as it frankly bores the shit out of me. AFALC is a dull as dishwater plod. As a whole, I don't think the album will get repeated plays as previous albums have. I adore TWTSD, TSWH,RAWT, ETC but the rest of the album is a struggle to listen to. It really is a mood album.

I prefer a little more urgency to the manics.
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Old 05-12-2013, 12:57
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Already bought it three times, franny.
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Old 05-12-2013, 14:31
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It's been a few months. It'll make it all the better when I go back to it. I'm due my re-listen to all my albums of the year.
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