Don't be fooled, this isn't an electro clash thing or a too much reverb on one synth thing. It's a guitar based album, the influence being mid 90's alternative. Do yourself a favor and grab this release ! **WILL** This album is great ! 5 Fungusman 2006-11-19 08:09:30 2006-11-19 08:09:30 aye a super effort! VERY personal album, i love it! 3x!13 strikes again 5 postunder 2006-11-20 14:51:53 2006-11-20 14:51:53 all the styles and sounds fused together on this lp create a very original style that communicates both emotion and thought through sound i enjoyed it alot Great Album !!! 5 Humanite 2006-12-20 15:28:30 2006-12-20 15:28:30 *Short review* Being the uncreative type that I am, I stole the title of this review from a comment on Archive.org. However, in my opinion, this is more than just another guitar album. Firstly, this is a truly massive album with a runtime well over 2 hours in length spread over 2 albums. There is a lot of material in here, spanning many genres from pop-rock anthems to triphop and electro. What is common is that most of the material feature prominent guitar lines or riffs hence the “guitar album” label. The album has more going for it than just guitars though as the beats are decidedly crunchy and the synths lovable. The first CD is a more electronic-rock/post-rock/trip-hop affair. The CD starts off with a 46 second intro track featuring grungy guitar and vocals that serves as a prelude to the material found in the second track Today I Go for the Gusto. Surprisingly, we are greeted by a very laid back electronica track featuring synths and filter sweeps on the third track Warning Sign. The harmonious delayed guitar lead playing at the end could hardly prepare you for what’s to come. Extra Card is a post-rock track that is listenable but not great. More mayhem ensues as we get to the fifth track, Car Chase, with its distorted and heavily delayed guitar riffs and drum beats that march forward tirelessly. Subtle polishes like samples of crowd cheering really make it an interesting and memorable track. .......... Check out the full review here: http://gratisvibes.com/post/its-a-guitar-based-album/ Reviewed on Gratisvibes.com 5 gratisvibes.com 2007-01-24 03:25:13 2007-01-24 03:25:13 loads of great tracks, beautiful lyrics, lots of feeling. love the concept one of my favs! Naru Narusegawa 2007-07-05 10:51:28 2007-07-05 10:51:28 5 This is a fantastic album, 3x!13 makes music that doesn't try to fit with what's popular, it's just does it's own thing and is all the more amazing for it. I would have gladly paid money for this cd, the fact it's free is almost unbelievable. download it now or be dissapointed Stunning Signal:Noise 2007-08-10 19:20:42 2007-08-10 19:20:42 5 "Car Chase" is probably the best thing I've heard on the Archive. Overall, the album is well written and arranged and most importantly, very original. Impressive Bruns_Golie 2007-09-28 19:47:49 2007-09-28 19:47:49 5 nice read gratis vibes! i also think this one is special another summer past upiter 2008-06-06 13:17:33 2008-06-06 13:17:33 5 8 5.00