325. The Dismemberment Plan - the dismemberment plan is terrified

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Not a classic album per se, but a 'classic' amongst fans - contains 'Ice of Boston' (I swear at one point Travis sounds like Sam Kinison), 'Do the standing still' and 'Respect is due'. Here the band is clearly maturing in all possible ways - mixing their 'free for all' tracks with some more conservative (bad word, I know) ones which we would later hear more of on 'Emergency' and almost exclusively on 'change'. The band is as tight as they are innovative and Morrison's voice is starting to tread on firmer ground.

6.5 out of 10