Emotional Mugger

Manipulator was ok. This album was great.

This is the only Ty Segall album I've heard. I bought it on a whim at the record store. The first time I put it on I was like 'eh, I don't know about this...' But I'm finding as I'm thumbing through my records trying to find something to listen to, that this one is winning more and more and holding my interest over everything else. I'm not going to bother to compare it to anything else. I'll leave that for everyone else. It's fresh and different.

this album is changing everything. it is revolutionary for not only Segall, but us as listeners. The blatant honesty of emotional mugger is frightening. Since hearing the album, I find myself questioning our cultural norms all the time. Its taking over my life. And if you didn't catch the clues from the lyrics, the Californian made a 15 minute movie entitled "Emotional Mugger" visually illustrating the concept which is backed by select fractions of tracks from the LP. He is no longer just a musician, he is an artist. This album helped me understand the difference between the two. He is so smart musically and lyrically, and combines these talents to make, in my opinion, the best record of his yet. It is beautifully artistic, indirectly political, yet painstakingly simple. Stripped down from the futuristic effects, the songs are basic and catchy. I have found that this is the base of Segall's success - simplicity. Its exciting to witness an artist grow like this. We all fell in love with the high school heartbreaker with Slaughterhouse and Goodbye Bread. Now Segall is embracing a new change, he's dropped the guitar and graduated to the rock and roll status equivalent to T Rex, Bowie, and Iggy Pop. There is no one like Ty Segall. In addition, I am impressed with the Muggers line up, which features the members of Wand, King Tuff and of course Mikal Cronin. I mean what a line up! They have meshed all of their knowledge into one super group, and I predict Emotional Mugger will be a significant highlight in music history someday.

One thing I like about Ty is his desire to always continue moving forward and growing as an artist. This release definitely took multiple listens to grow on me. The samples don't do any justice. I'm liking this album more with each listen. Ty keeps it fresh and definitely experiments with the sound. Looking forward to hearing how he reproduces it in a live setting. For the casual or new fan, this is not the place to start, but for the long time true fan, it's a must own!

WHEN AN ARTIST GET’S TOO FULL OF HIMSELF FROM AN ONSLAUGHT OF RECENT PRAISE AND STARTS TO ASSUME THEY CAN DO NO WRONG. INDUSTRIAL SOUNDING NONSENSE THAT DISAPPOINTS. BUMMER. MAYBE THE NEXT ONE WILL BE MORE LISTENABLE AND LESS REPETITIVE.

I love almost every thing Ty Segall has done. But I was actually pretty disappointed with this album, and only liked a few songs.

Give it a few listens all the way through and you'll start to appreciate it more and more. Fuzz rock heaven!

Manipulator was really good but this wasn't at all

I preferred the sound in Goodbye Bread or albums from around the same time, but he's still one of my favorites! Just not this album.

This album rocks. Great production, lots of satisfying guitar, Dale Crover on drums on my favorite track Diversion, what more could you ask for. Do yourself a favor and catch him live performing this record, it is an experience.