Album Of The Year
by The Good Life
User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 25
  3. Negative: 3 out of 25

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  1. Vampire25
    Dec 4, 2012
    8
    My brother introduced me to this album, and I will admit, it is pretty great. The lyrics are amongst the saddest I've heard in awhile. It's fantastic though. The opener "Album Of The Year' is one of the best tracks I've heard ever. All In All, Album Of The Year is a great record with great lyrics.
  2. davenbettridge
    Nov 14, 2011
    10
    My favourite songs on the album are: 1) Inmates 2) Night and Day 3) Album of the Year 4) Under a Honeymoon. There are some very memorable songs found in this album and they all fit together very well with an over arcing story that I relate to. The lyrics are so good and while there are no happy endings to this story the whole album feels romantic in a sense of longing and desire for thingsMy favourite songs on the album are: 1) Inmates 2) Night and Day 3) Album of the Year 4) Under a Honeymoon. There are some very memorable songs found in this album and they all fit together very well with an over arcing story that I relate to. The lyrics are so good and while there are no happy endings to this story the whole album feels romantic in a sense of longing and desire for things to have happened differently. Album of the Year is an awesome album with a deep meaningful story. Ill remember these songs for the rest of my life.… Expand
  3. Andy
    Aug 16, 2006
    9
    One of those albums that needs to be heard all the way through to completely understand. The lyrics are probably the best you'll ever hear.
  4. BenD
    Aug 28, 2005
    9
    An excellent album which is even is even better than Tim Kasher's other band, Cursive. Is it really the album of the year though? Not quite but it is definately up there. There should of been more upbeat songs like "Lovers Need Lawyers".
  5. bianca
    Aug 20, 2005
    10
    i fucking love it. they're music is the kind that you will listen to over and over and over and you still get anxious for that one part of the song. fuck i love them.
  6. CocoE
    Jul 9, 2005
    10
    I love the good life and this album is awsome!
  7. Sara
    Jul 8, 2005
    10
    lovahly
  8. joeyr
    Mar 23, 2005
    10
    Tim kasher is the best lyrical man i have ever heard i cant wait to see him on there tour. cursive is also i very very good band. god i love those bands i dont know what to do with myself
  9. jasonl
    Feb 5, 2005
    10
    this cd is one of the greatest i have heard in a long while Tim Kasher is amazing anyway. I could listen to this cd forever and not get tired of it. It's just that grand.
  10. SaraD
    Nov 9, 2004
    9
    awsome, i love that it comes with a demo CD too
  11. NickC
    Sep 22, 2004
    10
    I've seen them live, i've shouted out lyrics all alone on the road, i've sung sweet harmonies between me and my best girlfriend.... hell, i've even tranced myself into sleeping occasionally with the good life playing in the background. Everything Kasher touches is tormented, twisted, and beautiful. It's also worth purchasing and playing the hell out of.
  12. MellyA
    Sep 12, 2004
    10
    Awesome.
  13. StephanieW
    Sep 7, 2004
    10
    April to March... I will listen to this album all year... righteous tunes!
  14. BrandonM
    Aug 25, 2004
    10
    This is a great album! It's not as "excited" as the Lovers Need Lawyers E.P., but great nonetheless. This would be a welcome and solid addition to anyone's record collection.
  15. AlexH
    Aug 13, 2004
    8
    Very solid CD, amazing song writing which is to be expected from Tim Kasher. The sound of the album is not as compelling as the Lovers Need Lawyers EP or Black Out LP, but this album is certainly lyrically driven, and it certainly succeeds in the highest sense possible.

Awards & Rankings

56
#56 Best Album of 2004

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Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    90
    Album of the year? It's definitely a contender. [7 Aug 2004, p.49]
  2. Rolling Stone
    60
    Kasher... wrenches sad-eyed beauty out of slow indie-folk arrangements while eulogizing several affairs. [30 Sep 2004, p.188]
  3. Under The Radar
    60
    Album Of The Year is able to sustain a listener for 53 minutes--not necessarily interest, and certainly not to inspire, but sustain. [#7]
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