30 Seconds to Mars - 30 Seconds to Mars
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49 out of 100

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8.7 out of 10

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  • Summary: This debut album from the Los Angeles five-piece band fronted by actor Jared Leto was produced by Bob Ezrin (Pink Floyd, Kiss), and showcases more experimental and eclectic sounds than your typical alt-metal effort.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. E! Online
    75
    Leto sounds more like Tool/A Perfect Circle frontman Maynard James Keenan than a member of the Screen Actors Guild--even if his lyrics are kind of space-case lame.
  2. Blender
    60
    30STM manage a high-minded space opera of epic scope befitting prog-rock prototypes Rush. [#9, p.142]
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  3. Rolling Stone
    40
    The album is undone by Leto's baffling, pretentious poetry and the sanitized quality of the heavy guitars.
  4. Q Magazine
    40
    The album has a polished sheen, but Leto's delivery of his earnest, sci-fi-tinged lyrics gets monotonous over the course of the album. [Dec 2002, p.96]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 87 out of 95
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 95
  3. Negative: 7 out of 95
  1. dan52484
    10
    Awesome album, not sure why people dislike it but at the same time that would make sense do to the fact that most people don't like this sort of music. I liked this album, however we can't always be on pills like these sense we all need to get back to reality.… Expand
  2. MaxM.
    8
    I find Jared Leto's debut impressive. 30 seconds to Mars may be a bit rough around the edges but they sound as if they are on the verge of becoming a phenomenal and unforgettable band. They have "breathed life" back into the media circus that has forcefed us with trash like Britney Spears, Nelly and Linkin Park. Give 'em a shot Max… Expand
  3. MarkK
    7
    Doesn't set the music scene on fire, but still enjoyable.
  4. DaredP
    0
    This band sucks. Jared Leto sucks. That sums it up. They make Nickleback look like Bach by comparison.

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