Customer Reviews
Spoon cranks out more hits with new album 
2008-04-28
Spoon is on a roll. I've never seen an indie rock band crank out so many unusual albums and still remain on a minor label.
This is Spoon's most unusual album yet, featuring ghost-like vocal effects, flurries of buzzing sounds and even clips from rap songs. However, everything holds together for a brilliant ride.
One could call this Spoon's political album, with some of the most unusual lyrics. Most notable is probably their first single of the album, "Don't Make Me a Target," where singer Britt Daniel sings "Here come my man from the stars/We don't know why he goes so far/And keep on marching along/beating his drum." Yet, even though this is Spoon's political album, Spoon never loses its angular edge. Daniel still retains his trademark scratchy voice. Weird guitar buzzes are still flooding the song. And it sure as hell sounds better than anything that the Counting Crows are doing.
And just because this is a political album, that doesn't mean that their humorous lyrics change either. In fact, Daniels never fails to sound darkly hilarious in "You Got Yr Cherry Bomb," where he sings "Life can be so fair/let it go all along/I could push for good/You got that cherry bomb." And who could forget the weird lyric in "Don't Make Me a Target" about drums and sticks and bats and balls filling nuclear d***s.
But something makes this album more accessible than Gimme Fiction. Maybe it has to do with the fuzzy minor key organ sounds to a rocking beat in "Rhythm & Soul". Maybe it has to do with the cheeky major key chords after the lyrics "That's why you will not survive." Or maybe its the weird rap sample in the opening part of "Finer Feeling". Whatever it is, Spoon tries harder to do things much more differently in this album.
This album is filled with the most unusual gems that are hard to find in rock from major labels. Spoon will someday be remembered as one of the greatest indie rockers of the millenium, and the album Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga is proof.
Indie Rock......Big Time 
2008-04-17
As other reviews have stated...this is indie rock folks.....If you're looking for American Idol music...this would not be it.
I'd recomend this release along with the 7 cd from Poi Dog Pondering....the best Indie Rock has to offer....extreme creativity.7
Not as good as Moonlight.......but masterful in the technique 
2008-04-16
They have the indie sound down. One reviewer mentioned Lo Fi....that's stating it mildly. It's as if they have a production shield that protects them from all things glossy and slick, the band never fails to deliver. Straight ahead tunes, and a mountain of energy=GaGa......
Check out the new Poi Dog Pondering CD.....a creative blend of all things...yet unique
Loooove this cd. 2008-02-20
I'm a huge Spoon fan. I like their minimalist approach to arrangement. They do add some fun things in this album, a bit of a Motown sound on one song, and horns on another, but without it being cheesy.
If you like Spoon at all, you'll love this record. If you've never heard them, this is a good one to start on.
*drool* one of their better albums 2008-02-17
I Love Spoon. There we go simple as that. This album sounds different than their previous ones, however it's still one of my favorites. It's one of those albums, you can just listen to through and through. I have to say, kill the moonlight is my favorite, but this one is pretty close. I love the song, "my little japanese cigarette case" so random, but so fun. For any fan, a Must Buy. For newbies, a good place to start.
Spoon- GaGaGaGa 2008-07-25
A great Cd from a great band. I cant believe that this is the first time I have purchased one of their C.d.'s. Judging from this one, I will get everything they have produced.
seriously amazing 2008-07-22
Britt Daniels never ceases to amaze me with his catchy beats. I can't get enough of Spoon. Although I do no like this album as much as Gimme Fiction or Kill the Moonlight, it still definitely emphasizes the classic Spoon sound that causes me to have a hop in my step when I listen to them walking down the street tuned into my lovely iPod. :)
Simply the best rock album of 2007 2008-06-25
Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga is great. This is not radio rock or pop. This album is not for people that enjoy Nickleback, Creed, or other power chord ridden ballads. It is for rock and rollers looking for the next legendary sound.
For those of your who enjoy those bands, please do not take offense, but please do pay attention to the distinct differences between Spoon and all the rest. Not only is this a well built album, but Spoon stays true to themselves.
They produce songs like "Cigarette Case" that builds a complete song with few lyrics and exceptional musicality. On the other end of the spectrum, "The Underdog" is catchy and fun, but has unique attributes which pushes this past bland pop and into complex rock.
Regardless of who you like and dislike, if you are craving true rock and roll, look no further.
Great record for indie fans and mainstream audience 2008-05-16
Great record - catchy hooks, little-no filler, solid songwriting. Spoon has been on the verge of getting mainstream attention for a while, this record puts them closer to that edge. There's nothing here that the average music fan would not appreciate - but then again, inventive/edgy enough for even the most discerning indie obsessee.
Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga 2008-05-09
Spoon-Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga *****
Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga was easily tied for album of the year in 2007 with Radioheads In Rainbows. Not only was this Spoons first album to get popular recognition, but it is also their best. While they may have hinted at greatness before, it wasn't until the release of Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, that the masses saw what some of us had known for a long while. Bridging the gap between indie, post-punk, and pop all at the same time Spoon have created a style almost all their own, and Ga is their best example of this.
The only other group that I can even stretch to compare to Spoon is The Fratelis, and as I said that is a stretch, a real big one. Their songs are cheerful, even if the message is gloomy, as in 'The Underdog' the albums lead single and possible strongest track. 'The Ghost Of You Lingers' boarders on brilliant while 'My Little Japanese Cigarette Case' contains some of the best lyrics written this side of Bob Dylan's Modern Times. 'Don't You Evah' is seriously British with a hint of soul, and a splash of funk for good measure. The song contains one killer groove as brought on by bassist Rob Pope.
Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga is with out a doubt one of the strongest albums to come along in the last twenty years, and is a close runner for the best album to come out since 2000. I'm glad Spoon has finally reached the masses, I just hope the success doesn't go to their head and ruin the great music they have been making all these years.
