Gang of Losers | 
| Manufacturer: Arts & Crafts
Category: Digital Music Album
Buy New: $8.99
Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 15391
Genre: miscellaneous-audio-recordings
Media: MP3 Download
Running Time: 0
ASIN: B000QZW0DY
Release Date: October 23, 2006
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 Gang of Losers Indeed May 28, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I heard a song on the radio by the Dears, and it sounded like Morrisey. So I bought this album. But this whole album is a bit of a snooze for me. Not very melodic or interesting. I guess it could appeal to some. But for me it was a very poor effort.
It Will Grow On You July 11, 2007
No Cities Left is the truth, so when I got "Gang Of Losers", i was still expecting it to be experimental and diverse. Well its not. Its basically a pop album, and at first i thought Murray's vocals were way too loud on every song, which they are. But, after listening to the cd a few times, then coming back to it a couple weeks later, it started to grow on me and now i think the album rules.
Leonard Part VI
It's so honest, it's hard not to love it January 27, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is the second US release by this Montreal based indie band, and first on V2 Records (comes out Aug 31). Get it. Lead singer Murray Lightburn (the band's only remaining original member) mixes the gloomyness of Blur's Damon Albarn with the pop songwriting of many brit-pop chart toppers. All of the song's are beautifully performed, vocally and musically; The words so honest, it's hard not to love it. The tracks creep along, complete with Kid A keyboards and OK Computer guitars. The one and only track on this record not perfect is the overly Blurred "You and I Are a Gang of Losers." I could sware that riff is right off of 13. No matter. Better the second time around, you'd be surprised how quickly you can sing along to this insanely infectious dark pop. Though this band has struggled for success and lost almost all of it's members along the way, due in part to the success of other Canadian acts, The Dears may finally have made it. A top 10 candidate; There must be something in the water....
Favorite Tracks: "Sinthro," "Ticket to Immortality," "There Goes My Outfit" "Bandwagoneers"
Earnest, Thoughtful December 21, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
It's no wonder the British are so keen on The Dears. The lead singer sounds alot like Damon Albarn (of Blur). That's who I thought this was the first time I heard them. After seeing them on Letterman last night, I knew I had to get this CD. They are a multiracial and multigender band that rocks nevertheless.
If you like earnest, thoughtful lyrics (sung by a singer who can actually sing) combined with memorable melodies, these are The Dears. Fans of Blur's Think Tank, Morissey, Coldplay, Procol Harum and Decemberists should enjoy this disc.
[DW]
 Best of 2006: Picks up where "No Cities Left" stopped November 15, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was exposed to The Dears late in 2005, well over a year after their release of their biggest and best work to date, "No Cities Left". That album was close to an epic that would prove to be tough to follow... and it was. But "Gang of Losers" does the trick: it picks up the band's sound right where "No Cities Left" stopped and it continues to tell stories in a way that only Murray Lightburn can deliver, with the sound of his unique voice leading the songs into their climaxes and his ingenious guitar running straight through the heart of each of the melodies.
While the theme of ostracization prevails throughout most of the album, it does not drag and turn into a redundant and painful tale of complaint and negativity. Lightburn and his crew are able to turn things around through a catchy tune here and there, ending up with a positive outlook as the album comes to a close with the epic "Find Our Way To Freedom". The result is a musical work that retains a certain timeless feel to it (musically), while it still is quite timely in its messaging, turning it without a doubt into one of the best albums to have been released in 2006.
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