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| View Larger Image | Fucked Up Friends | MP3 DownloadTobacco (Primary Contributor)
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| | Binding: | MP3 Download | | Studio: | anticon | | Release Date: | October 14, 2008 | | Genre: | alternative-music | | Sales Rank: | 16,952th |
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 6 reviews)
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Good stuff by Andrew O. Hernandez  5 Stars
July 31, 2009
Found BMSR a few months ago and even saw them in concert last night and i have yet to be disappointed. This CD is great and follows the same BMSR formula of catchy beats, psychedelic and trippy sounds and effects, simple and enigmatic lyrics, and a little bit of pop. It's definitely not like anything else you've heard before, but also not too inaccessible either, as is the case with a lot of pretentiously ridiculous indie bands nowadays. BMSR music is apparently 100% written and composed by Tobacco, as i discovered from an interview, so it makes sense that his solo project would sound similar. Didn't like the Allegheny Whitefish album mostly b/c it's REALLY obscure and abstract and sort of sounds satanic at times.
"Berries that Burn" is definitely my favorite off this album. I would highly recommend this album to anyone who considers themselves a BMSR fan, especially if you liked the Dandelion Gum album, which came out around the same time. This won't be leaving my CD player anytime soon :-D
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If I had seen this earlier... by David Cummings (Or, USA)  3 Stars
June 12, 2009
then maybe I could give Tobacco a higher rating and worship it like everyone else. But, I caught wind of this just after the Eating Us release from Black Moth Super Rainbow (which is tobacco's band). I love this kind of music, trippy, sugar-synth/pop. But the sound on this release is exactly the same as the last two Black Moth releases, making this "solo" album seem pointless.
The exception, is the brilliant guest spot of Aesop Rock on the track, Dirt. If gives the listener an idea of where new and innovative hip-hop can go (as in ANYWHERE).
But outside of that, I don't feel a need for this album, since I already have Dandelion Gum.
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join the yum yum cult by McSpunkle (USA)  4 Stars
April 17, 2009
I'm glad I waited a while before reviewing this, as it had to grow on me a little. Actually, upon first listen, not knowing what to expect from this solo release by Tobacco of Black Moth Super Rainbow (in my opinion one of the most original and creative bands around today), I didn't notice much difference between the two projects. The liquid synths, vocoded vocals, funky beats and all around awesome weirdness were in full display. This time the beats had a bit more of a hip-hop, electro flavor to them, and the melodies were (at times) darker and more menacing. While BMSR's past releases leaned towards a warped organic psychedelia, "F'ed Up Friends" is slightly more electronic and futuristic sounding.
So, as I'm listening I'm thinking, "cool, sounds a lot like BMSR, I'm all for this", but as the album kept on (16 songs strong) it all started to sound repetitive, as there is little difference between the sounds and instruments used throughout (except for a dope cameo by underground rapper Aesop Rock on "Dirt"). But, as I found myself wanting to hear this album quite often, I was hard pressed to decide which tracks could have been left off. Now I'm at the point where the album ends and I want to play it again! This music is highly addictive.
These sounds put me in a state of mind where my hazy childhood memories (skating rinks, animatronic singing dogs at Showbiz Pizza, collecting Garbage Pail Kids, 8-bit video games) melt into the even hazier memories of my teenage and young adult years (backwoods bonfires, underground hip-hop, chemically enhanced basement jam sessions). I know this sounds strange, but there is just something magical about BMSR/Tobacco's music that I haven't heard anywhere else. People like to reference Boards Of Canada, and while there are similarities, this is a whole 'nother trip. Now, if I can only get my hands on that out of print F***ed Up Friends DVD...
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Just what I needed by Jon (Sunnyvale, CA United States) 5 Stars
February 08, 2009
This CD is certainly one of the best I have heard this year. A unique sound that never gets boring. I really can't see much difference between this release and prior BMSR CDs. But that is a good thing. The sound is kind of dark and mysterious. Definitely worth buying.
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Grease Wizard by Exxxxx (shack in the wilderness.) 5 Stars
October 18, 2008
The other reviewer pretty much hit the nail on the head sizing this album up. I've been listening to BMSR & satanstompingcaterpillars religiously since I first heard them about 6 months ago, and this album IMO is better than any of the BMSR stuff. I lean towards the more hip hop driven sound so that's partially why FuF strikes me as slightly better than the other records. It feels like a regular BMSR album (especially Dandelion Gum) for the most part with more of a hip hop influence and less vocoder than the other BMSR joints. Aesop Rock shows up for the only guest spot on the record and drops some really interesting rhymes over one of the strongest beats on the disc. There's not a single track on here I don't love, but the standouts include: Dirt, Grease Wizard, Gross Magik, Street Trash, Berries That Burn, Truck Sweat, & Hairy Candy. So basicly if you're already a fan of BMSR then you shouldn't hesitate to give this a shot, it's not too far off from Tobacco's work with the band yet it stands out in a good way. If you've never heard the band before, but you're curious I'd start either here, or BMSR's Dandelion Gum (or better yet get both!). Easily my personal favorite album of 2008 so far.
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