lomax - 1-12-2004 at 03:36 AM
up sure if this has been posted yet, but here goes...
IMA Robot hooked me because of their droll/kitsch moniker. Once read, it stuck…BAM! Foolishly, I chose to purchase it without hearing a single note.
My hypothesis was that Imarobot’s sound would follow suit with the simmering neo-new wave movement. IMA Robot’s did not carry me too far from its
actuality; think (London) Suede’s Brett Anderson/P.I.L.’s John Lydon (formerly the Sex Pistol’s Johnny Rotten) vocally and filled with the lower-fi
corporate wave of P.I.L. and Eno/Bowie late-70’s atmospheric sonics; IMA Robot is spiffy derivative pop with plucky catacombed filler.
Recently, I ripped apart The Strokes’ Room On Fire for following a like lead to a tired path. Bonus comparisons favor IMA Robot’s effort – their songs
are catchier, broadcast a tolerable vocalist, use droll/quirky effects (hollow drum) and a better devoloped sound lift. Alex Ebert’s perverse lyrics
are random and low brow laughter inducing, but sometimes stumble with clich?s. Beck's largely unaccredited bandmates Justin Meldal-Johnsen
(bassist) and drummer Joey Waronker (drummer) hopped on in an unfamiliar co-feature role with guitarist Timmy Anderson as the Ima Robot’s programming
and production trio.
Lovable pop sweeps with the Bowiefied “Dirty Life”, romping “Dynomite” and the 'British' stadium joint, “Striker”. Every cut, except the
unbelievably dull ‘official’ closer (“What Are We Made From”) mind those digging for immediate time-capsuled gratification with plenty of winks and
cutesy 'Intelevision flashback causing' instrumentation.
...from 'Spunout Central'
colforbin6 - 1-12-2004 at 10:14 AM
What is Striker?
draconian - 1-12-2004 at 10:34 AM
I have no idea--pretty sloppy review, eh?
TurtleEnterprises - 1-12-2004 at 11:29 AM
That's what I was thinking Col, What is "Striker"?
lomax - 1-13-2004 at 04:18 AM
someone posted 'o' board, so i thought i would see what people thought.
MichelleRene - 1-13-2004 at 05:52 AM
Yeah, I was trying to figure out what song on the CD sounds close to "Striker", but I couldn't come up with one either. Maybe he was
smokin' crack when he/she wrote it.
Spunout - 1-31-2004 at 09:28 AM
Ha! Tough Crowd. :D
It's cleared up to an actual song...now. 
lomax - 1-31-2004 at 10:53 AM
hell yeah, were as tough as nails!!!