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| ME FIRST | 
 enlarge | Artist: The Elected
Label: Sub Pop Records
Category: Music
List Price: $11.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (12 reviews)
Sales Rank: 662317
Media: LP Record
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 12.1 x 12.1 x 0.2
UPC: 098787063615
EAN: 0098787063615
ASIN: B00018D4VI
Release Date: February 3, 2004
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Turn into Cowboy for a minute April 10, 2005
4 out of 13 found this review helpful
This cd is absolutely awesome....I love that guitar riff....it's so interesting how many musicians, producers colloborate and formulate an excellent piece of music. The lead ...has a very distinct voice....I dare not compare it to Conor Oberst, however he's second in line to it. Each song is just catchy, drums,guitars, everything. Don't get me wrong but i'm getting into this folk/indie rock...A few bright eyes songs has this sorta sound...songs such as Laurent, Laurent and No War. They're my favorite songs on his Lifted album, with that being said every single one of these songs are 10 times better!!! with more attitude and ryhthm. This is a cd you pop in your car put your windows down..smoke a cigarette....put your arm around the chick sitting next to you and rock out!
 The world needs more Elected. March 9, 2005
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
Sub Pop has discovered another sweet gem. The Elected bring forth some particularly catchy post-country rock, that is folk music with studio effects, a keyboard, and the occasional drum machine, that rivals the like-minds in the Super Furry Animals at their own genre bending game and graciously exposes The Coral as the stale anachronism they are. Me First is no desperate grasp at mainstream uniqueness but truly heartfelt music, understated psychedelia on the acoustic side played to peak effectiveness thus making believe The Rapture went Tennessee instead of new wave. There are many influences at work here, which they do a great job of integrating and improving upon, but the one to focus on is Elliott Smith, whom they commemorate with the glory that is liner note mention. They don't quite reach his emotional depths but their own melodical sensibilities more than make up for a lack of tearjerkers. Posing for a border photo in NME next to a "he'll be missed" generic comment is one thing [Moby], but to actually understand and learn from such a great source is another. The world needs more Elected.
You'd be crazy not to buy this cd! October 5, 2004
3 out of 23 found this review helpful
All I have to say is buy this cd!!! If you like Elliot Smith, Bright Eyes, and other "emo" music this is a must have!!! 5 starts all the way baby!!!!!!!
Top 5 of the year! June 3, 2004
2 out of 11 found this review helpful
Just go buy it. This is definitely one of my top 5 albums of '04. If you like Death Cab for Cutie, The Thrills, Beck (Sea Change) or Travis you will love this album!
Familiar and new all at the same time March 16, 2004
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
The moment I heard the first cut on this CD I was intrigued. Three days later and I still can't stop listening to it. I keep rediscovering each song with every listening. It's familiar and new all at the same time. I don't like to use genres to describe music, instead I like to compare it with other things I already know. At first listen, it really reminded me of Sparklehorse, Ween's country album, and Beck all rolled into something that Gram Parsons might be doing today if he were still alive and if he had a penchant for electronic gizmos whirring and buzzing textures into each song. You'd be wise to grab this CD, it's a good one that has gone largely undiscovered.
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