They Make Beer Commercials Like This

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ReleasedJune 13, 2004 (2004-06-13)(original)
June 3, 2008 (2008-06-03)(re-release)
RecordedStudio Litho, April 18–25, 2004
Genre Indie rock, alternative rock
Length22:01(original)
25:56 (re-release)
Label Arena Rock Recording Co. (original)
Suicide Squeeze (re-release)
Producer
Minus the Bear chronology
Highly Refined Pirates
(2002)
They Make Beer Commercials Like This
(2004)
Menos el Oso
(2005)

They Make Beer Commercials Like This is the third EP released by the band Minus the Bear on the Arena Rock Recording Co. After being remastered, it was re-released on June 3, 2008, through Suicide Squeeze Records with an added track, "Houston, We Have Uh-Oh". This song was originally released on the compilation, In Honor: A Compilation To Beat Cancer .

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Pitchfork Media Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

Reviews for the EP have been mixed. AllMusic praised its complexity and "constantly shifting, tricky rhythms". [1] Both AllMusic and Pitchfork commented on the band's pattern of creating playfully odd titles for songs that are completely serious, but Pitchfork considered this a negative, and additionally criticized the lack of any progression in the band's music over their years of existence. They marked "Dog Park" and "Pony Up" as strong tracks, and concluded "The prevalence of so much filler on a six-song EP is discouraging, and marks this EP as just another placeholder in a career long sustained primarily by placeholder EPs." [2]

Track listing

Arena Rock Recording Co. release on July 13, 2004
No.TitleLength
1."Fine + 2 Pts"3:50
2."Let's Play Clowns"3:37
3."Dog Park"2:36
4."I'm Totally Not Down With Rob's Alien"4:06
5."Hey! Is That A Ninja Up There?"4:05
6."Pony Up!"3:47
Suicide Squeeze Records release on June 3, 2008
No.TitleLength
1."Fine + 2 Pts"3:50
2."Let's Play Clowns"3:37
3."Dog Park"2:36
4."I'm Totally Not Down With Rob's Alien"4:06
5."Hey! Is That A Ninja Up There?"4:05
6."Pony Up!"3:47
7."Houston, We Have Uh-Oh"3:53

Personnel

Minus the Bear
Other personnel

Trivia

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References

  1. 1 2 They Make Beer Commercials Like This at AllMusic
  2. 1 2 Moore, David (15 September 2004). "Album review". Pitchfork. Pitchfork Media . Retrieved 15 October 2012.