Highly Refined Pirates Music Cd

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Highly Refined Pirates      Artist : Minus the Bear      List Price : $14.98 USD        Your Price : $13.99 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 2002-11-19      Studio : Suicide Squeeze      Label : Suicide Squeeze      Avg. Customer Rating : (22 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Highly Refined Pirates      MTB put out the goods every time.      Rating:      I wasn't sure what to expect from an album named "Highly Refined Pirates" but I went in with an open mind. What I got was an album full of indie rock at it's grooviest (I know, lame word). The boys in MTB have been in the music scene for a long time and know how to make an album's worth of good material. "Highly Refined Pirates" dabbles into the good life with tales of good times and good friends by way of great songs. If that's not your thing, don't worry; HRP has plenty of dynamics and great, tasteful playing to keep things interesting. Somehow they mix understated electronic elements and the best rhythm section in indie rock with a guitar player (who, by the way, used to play in the legendary metalcore band Botch) playing on a completely different level than the rest of us. In fact, after the first listens I found myself humming the guitar parts as often as I was singing the lyircs. Whether you need good grooves, demand "make you stop and think" lyrics, or just dig good music, this album is a good way to go. *Extra bit of opinion inserted here: Everyone has that friend or relative that says "There hasn't been a good song written since [enter date here]." Borrow them a Minus The Bear album. Whether they're a classic rock cat or an indie snob they'll probably like it and they can finally stop playing their old CDs every time they get in their car.     Customer Reviews for Highly Refined Pirates Cd      Minus the Bear rocks good      Rating:      Ok, so by now pretty much everybody has in some shape, way, form, or fashion heard of Minus the Bear. Highly Refined Pirates is probably their best album, atleast in my opinion. The thing about the album is even with all of it's absurd lyrics, the music is simply great. The begining of the album draws you into something you never though you'd hear, and the music is amazing. Everybody knows the band has come from all sorts of various backgrounds. Minus the Bear delivers with this album. Absinthe Party at the Fly Honey Warehouse is without a doubt the greatest song ever written. If you get a chance to this spring go see these guys on tour. They tour with bands that sound nothing like them, but MTB is not one to miss.