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75 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critics What's this?

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8.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 33 Ratings

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  • Summary: The New Jersey emo-rockers (not to be confused with the day of the week of the same name) are back with a fourth album, with Dave Fridmann producing.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
  1. Alternative Press
    100
    City is a rare thing: a disc that reconciles a band's need for discovery with the familiar characteristics that define them. [Jun 2006, p.171]
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  2. Uncut
    60
    A sprinkle of Flaming Lips fairy-dust may be just what the genre needs to slip its genre straitjacket. [Jul 2006, p.114]
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  3. Rolling Stone
    30
    Aside from Fridmann's studio expertise, there's little here that elevates Thursday above the followers they disdain.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 24
  3. Negative: 3 out of 24
  1. supermrawesome
    10
    A positively wonderful album, i wasnt sure at first listen but after seeing them live this has become my favorite album
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  2. Cables
    5
    The dude who compared this to ok computer, dsotm, or any other sort of "music changing" album needs to think before he posts anything else and further embarrasses himself.… Expand
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  3. joes
    3
    this cd is terrible if you have listened to any of the other thursday albums you would know that, they try so hard to sound like Full Collapse that it comes out as this mess of emo steriotypes, they just tried too hard. its bad… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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