Millions Now Living Will Never Die

Rolling Stone (12/26/96, p.198) - "...the dark pulse and melodic abstraction of '70s German avant-rock; the hypnotonal minimalism of vintage Steve Reich and Terry Riley; the distended rhythms of ambient dance music; lush chamber jazz; Brian Eno's experiments....their ethereal subversion is a pleasure..." Spin (9/99, p.154) - Ranked #67 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s." Spin (3/96, pp.112-113) - 7 - Flawed Yet Worthy - "...McEntire's great talent, after his not inconsiderable drumming and synth capabilities, is making like Brian Eno....[he] apes Eno paradigmatically rather than stylistically....MILLIONS...is the work of a full-fledged member of the Brianist Conspiracy..." Q (5/01, p.72) - "...Revolutionized US indie rock and established Chicago as post-rock's Seattle. Dub, Kraut, free jazz, avant-electronica and classical minimalism played by veterans of the hardcore punk circuit..." Uncut (p.118) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[A] superb post-rock touchstone..." Alternative Press (5/96, p.91) - 5 - Supreme - "...a collective of pretentious, searching and brilliant musicians...a world where chaos and beauty are best of friends, and where sprawl and display hold hands with introspection..." The Wire (p.60) - "Bold studio savvy goes hand in hand with intelligent, disciplined playing....Much of this album has a sunset melancholy, filtered through group playing sleek with understatement." Melody Maker (12/21-28/96, pp.66-67) - Ranked #25 on Melody Maker's list of 1996's "Albums Of The Year." Melody Maker (1/27/96, p.35) - Bloody Essential - "...one of the five most important records...to surface from the American `alternative' quagmire this decade. And that's just on the strength of the opening track....Tortoise [are]...ambient, sure, but they're always on the move, never still..." Musician (5/96, p.102) - "Wallow in the oceanic sweep of Dave Pajo's guitar work....Dig the dueling marimbas and Brian Wilsonesque bassline on the 21-minute `Djed'--and don't be surprised when that middle section of the piece suddenly morphs into a white-noise synth opus....They're twisted--in a nice way..." Mojo (Publisher) (p.59) - Ranked #64 in Mojo's "100 Modern Classics" -- "Dave Pajo's guitar work brings a rustic authenticity to the bouncy futuristic grooves." NME (Magazine) (12/21-28/96, pp.66-67) - Ranked #35 in NME's 1996 critic's poll. NME (Magazine) (1/27/96, p.42) - 8 (out of 10) - "...MILLIONS NOW LIVING...is far too addictive, too organic, too incontrovertibly groovy to be no more than an art-rock cult....there's a rampant ambition to stretch the parameters...to mix and and match and generally muck up a proverbial shedload of different types of music..."