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Generation
by Audio Bullys
This is the second album for the London-based electronica duo.
| LABEL: |
Astralwerks |
| RELEASE DATE: |
24 January 2006 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Electronic |
NOTES: Original UK release 31 Oct 2005.
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80
Splendid
By returning to the drawing board they used to create Ego War, Dinsdale and Franks have created a bigger, better version of their all-inclusive dance-pop/hip-hop.
70
Prefix Magazine
Despite its handful of down moments that are either too thickly house influenced or too slow and off the mark, Generation shows that the Audio Bullys’ brand of dance music has staying power.
60
Alternative Press
Occasionally get[s] a tad too close to Jamiroquai territory. [Nov 2005, p.226]
60
Slant Magazine
Audio Bullys don't waste energy giving any of their half-baked whims time to develop into songs.
60
Urb
Good guilty pleasure music. [Oct 2005, p.76]
50
All Music Guide
Generation's toughness rings hollow like a rerun.
50
Stylus Magazine
This is nearly half of a really good follow up to their debut, but that first sequence of tracks is so lackluster, so full of swagger and bile meaning nothing, that fans may not get to the good stuff.
50
musicOMH.com
The emphasis with Generation seems to be on cramming in as many styles as possible. This gets tediously close to "look I'm a DJ, watch what I can play," rendering listening the first few times a nauseating experience.
40
Q Magazine
It tries to be everything at once, with varying results. [Oct 2005, p.114]
40
Dot Music
What's that sound? That's the sound of a barrel scraping and a career being flushed down a toilet.
40
Mojo
For every shot that hits the target, however, another flies into the blue. [Sep 2005, p.92]
40
Rolling Stone
A largely vocals-free mishmash of brittle beats, buzzy sound effects and hipster ambience that sounds great when Dizzee Rascal is rhyming over it but cold and tinny on its own.
40
Uncut
It's primitive, geezerish stuff but lacks, say, the finesse and humour of contemporary Mike Skinner's work. [Oct 2005, p.112]
30
PopMatters
Because most of the time they choose attitude over melody or innovation, Generation slips into would-have, could-have territory.
30
New Musical Express
For a genre that once sounded astonishingly futuristic, it is quite remarkable how tired and old house sounds now.
27
Pitchfork
Generation is a sonic mess, all weightless synth swish, dull beats, and maybe-ironic midi horns.
20
The Guardian
Generation betrays Audio Bullys' aspirations to say Something Important, undeterred by the absence of either insight or eloquence.
20
Blender
A low-rent version of the Streets without Mike Skinner's wit, they're just a couple of palookas mouthing off in the pub. [Nov 2005, p.131]
The average user rating for this album is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes
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