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Generally favorable reviews- based on 91 Ratings
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Positive: 73 out of 91
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Mixed: 9 out of 91
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Negative: 9 out of 91
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ShaneRAug 21, 2007Instantly likeable therefore gradually boring.
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DecepticonPomOct 12, 2007M'eh!
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AndyWJul 11, 2007
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SteveHJul 31, 2007Not much to say about the editors album itself, but that quote from the playlouder review is one of the best that's ever been written! :)
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RobertDJul 6, 2007i really really was hoping for something similar to 'the back room'.. but i just didnt get it. theres just not enough to get excited about here... most of these tracks are pretty forgettable.. aside from 'end has a start' and 'smokers behind hospital doors'
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ChrisDAug 23, 2007With a dearth of any truly new albums to review, this one (released in June) came to me courtesy of Strange Scottish Girl. The Editors are a Birmingham (not Alabama) quartet who hit in 2005 with their debut
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TLWJul 21, 2007The allusions to Joy Division are way overblown. For all it's furrow-browed posturing this is just more music to compliment expensive furniture for the more pretentious middle-class consumer. It tries to be sincere, but the billowing, one-eye-on-U2 sound comes over as more than a little calculated. Doubtless it ticks all the right boxes for its intended audience though.
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Awards & Rankings
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Occassionally, the songwriting does contain flashes of thoughtfulness.
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An End Has a Start actually sounds like it was crafted as ten quite individual chapters of a long-running saga; surprisingly, though, it ultimately works better than its predecessor as a cohesive, flowing album.
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By producing a more polished, more accomplished sheen while The Killers have roughed themselves up and forgotten to shave, the two bands have moved towards a middle ground where they're virtually indistinguishable.