Adventures In The Underground Journey To The Stars
by South
Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
  1. Slant Magazine
    60
    Adventures is a bright, beautifully wrapped package filled with nothing but styrofoam packing peanuts.
  2. Under The Radar
    60
    Where the album falls short is with the incessant and often redundant ballads. [#13, p.88]
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  3. Drowned In Sound
    50
    Parts of this record sound more like final clasps of desperation rather than any forward progression.
  5. Uncut
    40
    The London trio have wheeled in so many trunkloads of technical expertise to embellish the material that it starts to stagger under its own weight. [Nov 2006, p.128]
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User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 2 out of 10
  1. MikeyC
    May 10, 2007
    4
    Disappointing, however, contains some of Souths best tracks, which would be "Shallow", "You Are One", "A Place In Displacement", and "Flesh Disappointing, however, contains some of Souths best tracks, which would be "Shallow", "You Are One", "A Place In Displacement", and "Flesh And Bone". The rest of the album is truely unremarkable filler, sadly. Pray that they revisit the bliss of From Here On In.… Full Review »
  2. AlexJ
    May 14, 2006
    9
    This is an excellent album! I'd even say that this is as good as the album "With the tides". The best tracks are You are one (my This is an excellent album! I'd even say that this is as good as the album "With the tides". The best tracks are You are one (my favorite and can't miss next single!), A place in displacement, Shallow, Pieces of a dream and Up close and personal. I think it's a shame that this band is not widely known. I just can't stop listening to Adventures. It's way better than the last Coldplay record.… Full Review »
  3. Jo
    May 12, 2006
    9
    For anyone who caompares them with Doves, With The Tides is indeed a bit doves-like, but with much better songs on it. Really, this band is For anyone who caompares them with Doves, With The Tides is indeed a bit doves-like, but with much better songs on it. Really, this band is very underrated in whole europe, they deserve tons of airplay with such classic tunes. This is their second very good cd, not as good as With The Tides tough… Full Review »
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