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Title: NMA's Worst Album - But still pretty good.
Review: I was disappointed greatly by this record when it was released in 2000, but it has grown on me. It's kind of meandering, mellowed and directionless (by NMA standards), with borderline junky production (sub-par drum sound and thin overall tone). Of course, even the worst New Model Army records are better than most albums out there. I of course highly recommend this thing -- Justin Sullivan is still one of the best songwriters on the planet, but on Eight, his first effort without longtime drummer Robert Heaton, he flounders a touch. Buy this album, but if you're new to the band buy a couple other ones first - namely Thunder and Consolation, The Ghost of Cain, or even Carnival. Only essential track is You Weren't There.
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