The Billboard.com review is in, and it's another good one. Billboard is one of the publications that www.metacritic.com uses to factor in its overall rating, which would be in the 80s if it weren't for the ignorami at Blender Magazine.

IMA ROBOT
Album Title: Ima Robot
Producer(s): Josh Abraham
Genre: DANCE/ELECTRONIC
Label/Catalog Number: Virgin 43798
Release Date: Sept. 16
Source: Billboard Magazine
Originally Reviewed: October 11, 2003

"Ever imagine what it might sound like if the Jetsons threw a house party? Apparently, Ima Robot has. Its debut album is an imaginative mix of retro and futuristic elements. Facets of new wave, dance/electronic and punk—all punctuated by the animated, wailing singing style of frontman Alex Ebert—are prominently featured. Still, the disc is refreshingly difficult to pin down. Lead song "Dynomite" is a zany tour de force of synth-pop beats and driving guitars. The lovely, melancholic "Scream" rolls out like a ballad. And punk pandemonium ensues on the hook-intensive "Let's Talk Turkey" and "Philosophofee." Hidden track "Black Jettas" hysterically points out the scary association between girls and a certain German automobile. Overall, however, the lyrics are mostly nonsensical. Of course, this only adds to the wonderful eccentricity of Ima Robot's sound.—SA "

[Edited on 10-5-2003 by draconian]

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...the lyrics are mostly nonsensical. Of course, this only adds to the wonderful eccentricity of Ima Robot's sound.—SA "

nonsensical? hmmm....

Yea, "critics" often think Beck's lyrics are nonsensical too. It's just pure laziness when people write stuff like that.

Add The Jetsons to the "References" list!

and our beaureaucratic elete...
for the good of the people for sure...
nice ...try, like I say
You'll get it on the way home

nice review. did quite an indepth analysis of black jettas. i never could have figured that one out on my own. was it the exgirlfriends or the black jettas part that clued SA in? nonsensical lyrics? did this person actually listen to the words? maybe he/she has wernicke's aphasia, lk. haha. fluent but poor comprehension. this person needs to give imarobot a few more spins. overall, however, it was positive i guess.