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 Outdoes the hyped up expectations April 26, 2008
S. Derbyshire (South England)
2 out of 8 found this review helpful
I am a member of Aeriels and so I have aquired this album early. There has been a lot oh hype surrounding this album, and I myself attatched a massive level of expectency it. I was worried though that Hadouken! would not manage to step up, and boy was I wrong.
br /Hadouken! have been pigeon holed by the media as a 'nu-rave' fad - and H! have proven everybody wrong with the brilliant diversity within Music For An Accelerated Culture. We hear the 'old skool' grimey, ravey and energetic Hadouken! that will please the fans that have been there from the begining with tunes like Crank It Up and Game Over. Then to tip the scales completely there are slower, calmer and more intimate songs such as Driving Nowhere and Wait For You. The band also show that they can make damn good pop music, in Declaration Of War. The diversity within this album is stunning and refreshing.
br /Out of the 11 songs showcased by Hadouken!, 10 of them would be given a perfect 5 stars from myself, there are some songs that instantly make themselves your favourite ever songs. Then when you think it can't get any better, the songs that seemed to have at first been rather unnoticable slowly grow and grow on you, and these somehow excel those you find stunning.
br /If you can listen to this with an open mind, you will be blown away. If not, then you will seriously miss out on what I see as a new direction for music.
Amazing April 25, 2008
Christoph Zuber
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've got a copy of the album via my Aerials membership. I actually only wanted the single Declaration of War, and joined Aerials to get it as fast as possible. And now I'm amazed at how good the album actually is. So far my favorites - besides Declaration - are Driving Nowhere, Crank It Up and Wait For You.
Brilliant! June 10, 2008
R. E. Manyande (London, UK)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
After eagerly anticipating the release of Hadouken!'s debut album, I can safely say that it was well worth the wait! This album is excellent. The best I've seen for a long time. I would highly recommend this to you. It's amazing.
 Where has all the anger gone! May 16, 2008
T. Barton (England)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This album was one i waited for and exhausted myself trying to get hold of it. To the larger extent it wasn't dissappointing, its raw gritty and energetic with excellently crafted songs and lyrics. But there is a certain angry undertone that was in all there early recordings, such as liquid lives for example, which has been some what completely removed so the song begins to dissappear into the rest of the album and it becomes a bit of a mish mash of songs that dont particularly stand out one from the other. Plus the exclusion of leap of faith which is one of hadoukens greatest songs is a shame. Despite this the album is a good pre-evening out pump up and is a good step in the right direction. I look forward to more!!!
 After over a year of waiting, Hadouken! finally deliver their album debut May 17, 2008
Alan the Kaz (London, England)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Hadouken! have been receiving enormous hype from the likes of NME and X-FM for a long time now and, after a string of highly praised singles, this album comes bundled with a host of high expectations. One year ago, the Hadouken! sound and flavour was exciting and original, but this far ahead it's become a bit less powerful. It's a shame, because if Hadouken! had released this album back then, instead of the gimmicky USB mix tape, this could have had a far bigger impact. But, despite that, `Music for an Accelerated Culture' is still a decent debut. The singles, while not necessarily as exciting as they once were, are still great. The new songs are hit-and-miss; some of them (such as `Game Over') are great, whereas some of the others are somewhat unmemorable. This album makes for good background noise to accompany an alcohol-fuelled night out more than anything else. Despite its shortcomings though, there is certainly enough here to warrant a purchase if you liked the singles.
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