Aim And Ignite
by fun.

Aim And Ignite by fun.
Year: 2009
Release date: 2009-08-25
Overall rank: 2,459th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 147 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2009 (31st)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (408th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,459th)

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Overall rank: 2,459th | 2000s rank: 408th | 2009 rank: 31st

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Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 147 votes)
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03/10/2026 09:23 classicjoe  Ratings distribution  23279/100
 
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12/29/2025 17:34 mutant  Ratings distribution  1,67156/100
 
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11/23/2025 19:04 TimBroad04  Ratings distribution  20369/100
 
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06/18/2025 11:18 martintho  Ratings distribution  4,70375/100
 
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01/31/2025 04:52 Nacho212  Ratings distribution  1,88172/100

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90/100
From 01/15/2019 22:15 | #229728
So underrated
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90/100
From 11/27/2018 16:48 | #225746
Fantastic album that rewards multiple listens.

Be Calm is brilliant, I Wanna Be the One has an infectious hop in its step, Light a Roman Candle With Me is perfected love pop and The Gambler is an excellent use of gospel choirs
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90/100
From 11/06/2018 21:17 | #223986
Fantastic album
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70/100
From 01/16/2018 03:57 | #205775
This is really a "fun" album. Reminds me of Queen a little bit
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From 06/11/2017 19:43 | #192401
Amazing Indie rock with a mix of queen
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From 06/13/2014 18:34 | #114392
I'm reluctantly falling more and more in love with this album every time I hear it.
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75/100
From 08/02/2013 00:26 | #82930
Really loved this album. I listened to it a few years ago so I don't really remember the track by track but I remember really having enjoyed it and seeing the ELO connection that others have made. They went a little too ... autotuned on the next album, I think
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70/100
From 07/31/2013 04:16 | #82783
A- ubba- whatthe- howinthe- whydidn't-
THIS IS AMAZING!!!

The way the songs progress is just utterly fantastic. At Least I'm Not As Sad As I Used To Be is one of the greatest things I've heard this year. How this could possibly be labeled as... whatever I thought this was going to be like is just wrong.

Listen to this.
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From 03/20/2012 18:31 | #38677
@dfulfo01 "he filled the venue from floor to ceiling with bubbles. it was actually pretty awesome"

That is awesome! I think I was there too! Toronto Mod Club?
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70/100
From 12/09/2011 17:43 | #32476
Remember the format (and their "dog problems") ? The ringleader behind that group formed fun. and combined his carnival atmosphere with arena pop/rock harmonies a la queen or styx. Track 1 feels like the morning after dog problems, awaking with a slightly-different idea for a band that doesn't fully formulate on waking. The additional vocals don't really work either until track #2, but "benson hedges" brings more energy and catchy structure, but lacks the lyrical chops displayed on track #3 and beyond. That track, "all the pretty girls", is probably the best song former-The Format frontman Nate Reuss has penned yet. The harmonies remind me of late 70s/early 80s pop/rock. Elsewhere, the harmonies, which is the big addition from The Format, are sprinkled throughout. They remind me of roman candle's says pop at times which is ironic in light of there being a track called..."light a roman candle with me". The "na na"'s in "walking the dog" are infectious and the horns and soulful vocals in "barlights" are downright...fun.
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