#1
by Fischerspooner
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15

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  1. normankant
    Jun 9, 2015
    7
    An album with great synth-pop and techno tracks. Some tracks doesn't have any sense, they seem made by someone playing around with a software, not knowing anything of electronic music. You can hear a strong eighties influence and the mood is a mixture of Kraftwerk and Prodigy.
  2. AnalogueB.
    Sep 29, 2007
    9
    I originally bought this back in 2003 after hearing the superb 'Emerge'. On first listen, I was a little disappointed and convinced it would get no more than a couple of playthroughs before being added to my ever growing pile of "regrettable purchases". How wrong I was! 4 years later, I'm still giving this album regular rotation. Electro at its best. Hugely recommended. I originally bought this back in 2003 after hearing the superb 'Emerge'. On first listen, I was a little disappointed and convinced it would get no more than a couple of playthroughs before being added to my ever growing pile of "regrettable purchases". How wrong I was! 4 years later, I'm still giving this album regular rotation. Electro at its best. Hugely recommended. Just be sure not to give up on it after a single listen.… Collapse
  3. JamesK
    Jan 4, 2007
    9
    I would say 3/4 of this cd is the best electro-pop ever produced-emerge being the highlight.The remainder falls a bit flat compared to the dizzy heights of emerge & the like but still an awe-inspiring debut and highly recommended!!
  4. edgara
    Mar 2, 2005
    9
    I heard the music before I saw the shows. The addicting beats latch on to your ears and dont let go. Very enjoyable stuff...very.
  5. JayL
    Apr 20, 2003
    10
    Pure genius.
  6. DavidB
    Mar 18, 2003
    10
    still fresh after all these years! so yesterday it's tomorrow
  7. KS2
    Mar 4, 2003
    8
    This album is good. Although it is a total rip off, its a good rip off. So go rip it off.
  8. RuediZ
    Jan 10, 2003
    5
    50 % great, funny and funky tracks (The 15th, Emerge) and 50 % dull ones...
  9. TristanP.
    Jun 21, 2002
    10
    absolutely fab*

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Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    58
    It's both impressive and pointless. [28 Feb 2003, p.79]
  2. Rolling Stone
    60
    Long stretches of #1 sound like the synth-pop soundtrack to a vintage video game: thin and static.
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  3. Playlouder
    90
    Fischerspooner might be harking back to a more colourful age, but '#1', more than any other album apart from, perhaps, 'Original Pirate Material' is very much The Sound Of Now.
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