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As a US fan, I was certainly irritated that this was not released in the US and that I had to pay $23 for it as an import. This irritation was compounded when I sat down and listened to the album. This is not a bad album, for most bands it would be a solid effort, but I expect more from Sloan. What this album lacks is variety and subtlety. Most of the songs are just a little too straightforward. Other reviewers have commented on the repetitive guitar riffs and lyrics, and I agree.
If you are big Sloan fan, you will probably want this, otherwise its a coin toss.
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Action Pact has all the flash, fancy guitar work, and thrilling harmony you'd expect from Sloan. The pure Sloan genius of Gimme That, I Was Wrong, and False Alarm live here alongside the hollow but rockin' Hollow Head and the dopey but charming Ready for You. For me, the irresistible lure of Sloan lies in their awe-inspiring beauty, their delightful clumsiness, and their undying confidence and drive.
If you're new to Sloan, you'll find yourself on a pleasure trip if you start with Twice Removed and work your way through chronologically.
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Action pact definately says the write words for this album, as this album is filled with some of the best songs produced. Sloan writes even more classic rock songs like 'Gimme That' or 'Live On' which reflects songs worthy of The Beatles or The Who. This album shows just how good this band is. Anyone who thinks Canadians don't belong in the music buissness hasn't heard this album. This is one of the greatest I've heard since the 70's, and I highly, highly reccomend getting this album.
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I fell in love with Sloan's music in 1999 when I bought 'Between The Bridges' a highly inventive power-pop masterpiece.Each song was unique and the melodies were very strong.
I waited for two years on the follow up album 'Pretty Together' and found it to be a pretty lame effort indeed.The spark of inventiveness of the previous album was missing.
I was hoping that 'Action Pact' would be the return to form that I was looking for.
Sadly I have to report that it's an even weaker effort than 'Pretty Together'.
Right from the opener it's clear that something has gone wrong.
Each song has the same repetitive guitar riff and the lyrics are as lazy and uninspired as the songs on 'Pretty Together'
If I was to mention album highlights, they are few and far between with 'I Was Wrong' being one of the songs to standout among the mess.
Elsewhere it can easily be heard that Chris Murphy is on autopilot.Good examples of this are 'Rest Of My Life' a song that Murph could have written in his sleep.The normally reliable Patrick Pentland disappoints also with 'Reach Out' (yawn) and 'Backstabbin' (double yawn) - each song displaying the need to repeat the title ad infinitum.Jay Ferguson doesn't do anything either to make his mark on the album.
Andrew Scott didn't write or sing any of the songs on the album because his partner had just had a child.He could easily have penned one or two.It might have made all of the difference.
The saddest part of all is that Sloan are capable of so much better than this.It's as if they have given up on being the highly inventive band that they should be.
Rumours are rife that their next album will be a double with one side dedicated to each member.Hopefully this will be the chance for Sloan to show again what they can do.
As for 'Action Pact' ,I'm afraid it's a mess all round and just not good enough for honours students....
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This is their best album since "One chord to another". It's very hard to find an album that rocks as consistantly as this one. Although, they don't experiment as much as they used to, this album is a keeper. If "The rest of my life" dosen't get your feet movin' and your pulse a racin', nothing will. Will the rest of the world take notice? This is one of Canada's best kept secrets. The secrets out!
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