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    this song has so much potential as it builds, but then it's all just wasted as the track ends. quite disheartening.

    i'm not very keen on this whole album anyway.

    ELMOnsteron April 07, 2006   Link
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    completely disagree, this and 'i chose horses' are the best tracks on the album, much more, the two of the best tracks of mogwai's career. to me, this song demonstrates a chaotic mode of synchrocy. it's reasoning and saying it doesn't need something...as it grows, it tends to realizes it hasn't needed that something all along and becomes quite frustrated. "auto rock". quite oblivious.

    gueveraliveson June 20, 2006   Link
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    As I logged into my computer this evening it suddenly occured to me that Mogwai's 'Auto Rock' has a melody almost identical to the Windows XP logon sound. I wonder if this was intentional as it is the first song on the track, or if Mogwai subconsciously stole the melody.

    fajitaburritoon July 04, 2006   Link
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    this song is one of the best mog songs ever. i love how it builds up and up. sort of like explosions in the sky and the like...

    caramelprisoneron July 21, 2006   Link
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    Miami Vice! Hahaha.. It fit. Very awesome, I liked it.

    beanxon July 29, 2006   Link
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    i agree with beanx. i just saw miami vice (very good soundtrack btw) and this song fit very well, as did "We're No Here"

    mdub87on August 08, 2006   Link
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    They couldn't have been able to choose a song that'd fit more .. It fits perfectly. I finally got some impressions when I'm thinking of this song.

    sidewalk91on August 29, 2006   Link
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    Excellent build...

    it might have to do with the "larger issues" of life, or the important things in general. Such as family, deaths occurring, and how all these things are so climatic in our lives.

    nicexdreamon April 12, 2007   Link
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    no way, the build up is released in Glasgow Mega Snake, the songs are meant to go together sorta.

    blorgazzon August 14, 2007   Link
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    Has anyone heard Breaking away by ratatat? i have a funny feeling ratatat has modivaied (excuess the bad spelling) auto rock a wee bit its not as dramtic, more chilled but still really good. I love listen to auto rock on the bus in the morning gets me pumped up for work total classic.

    The ending doesint feel like the end of the song, which in a way is a dissapointment but still very good, if i had a good song to follow it my morning on ths bus would be complete. It leaves me built up and ready to go... but with nothing to go with....

    i'll dig out glasgow mega snake ( as sujested by blorgazz) see how that goes

    its funny i actully come from glasgow myself werid to think something so epic could come from these streets :)

    18daveon July 09, 2008   Link

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