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Live Well, Change Often

The Minutes · 2014

39 min · 10 tracks · garage rock

Raw garage rock energy meets melodic hooks, capturing a youthful exuberance with gritty instrumentation and anthemic choruses.

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Top tracks — play these first

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    Hold your Hand — This opening track sets the tone for the album with its infectious energy and sing-along chorus, highlighting the band's knack for catchy melodies.
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    Cherry Bomb — With its driving rhythm and explosive hook, this track exemplifies the band's ability to fuse raw power with pop sensibility, making it a standout moment.
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    Supernatural — This song showcases a more introspective side of the band while maintaining their signature sound, blending lyrical depth with an engaging melody.

Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

46 /100
Foothills
Higher than 10% of albums we've rated

The album showcases energetic songwriting with strong hooks but lacks significant depth for repeated listens.

What we noticed

  • The album opens with a driving beat and layered guitar riffs that maintain high energy through the first half.
  • Several tracks feature call-and-response vocals, enhancing the anthemic quality of the choruses.
  • The last two tracks slow down slightly, introducing a more reflective tone before concluding.
Composition 25% of the score
6/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
7/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
5/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
5/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
6/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 2/10

Little footprint beyond its audience. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Hold your Hand 3:28
  • 2 7 Seas 3:19
  • 3 Cherry Bomb 3:20
  • 4 Hey Hey 3:34
  • 5 Supernatural 5:30
  • 6 Outlaws 4:40
  • 7 Holy Roman Empire 3:32
  • 8 Lo and Behold 4:07
  • 9 1, 2, 3, 4 2:50
  • 10 Mystery of Om 5:10

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