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Title: heard it all before
Review: I don't see how someone here could actually mention these guys in the same breath as modest mouse. Sure, they demonstrate a knack for melody on a few songs, but their music is hindered by blase, crappy lyrics, such as "I like soul, but I'm not a soldier." Not to mention that a few of their keyboard and synth lines are blatant Cure rip-offs, and that there is no real complexity to the music on this album either, unless you consider just adding more keyboards and guitars to be complex. All in all, the Hot Fuss successfully illustrates what happens when a band spends more time cultivating their image than their songwriting abilities.
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