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You Forgot It In People
by Broken Social Scene


9.3

based on 18 reviews
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BSS @ Arts & Crafts

The Toronto, Canada indie-rock collective generated a great deal of praise for this 2002 sophomore effort, which was released in the U.S. in June, 2003 for the first time.

LABEL:	Arts & Crafts
RELEASE DATE:	03 June 2003
DISCS:	1 disc
GENRE(S):	Indie, Rock

NOTES: Original release Oct 15, 2002 on Paper Bag.

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

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Delusions of Adequacy

Like no other pop album you've ever heard.

Almost Cool

There's a lot of the year to go still, but this one's going to be hard to beat.

Pitchfork

This record explodes with song after song of endlessly replayable, perfect pop.

Billboard

"People" boasts an uncommon beauty and originality, brimming with tunes that glimmer with pure magic.

Launch.com

Highly recommended.

All Music Guide

Although listeners who found the first Broken Social Scene release a nice ambient pop treat may be put off by this one's all-over-the-map approach, it's certainly a much more accessible release overall and there's bound to be something in here that you'll enjoy.

Q Magazine

A leftfield classic. [Oct 2003, p.100]

Junkmedia

You really don't know what you're dealing with until you sit down and take in the freewheeling beauty of one of the year's best.

Stylus Magazine

You Forgot It In People is a tremendously accomplished album, magnificently achieving its goal of creating bonafide pop music and doing so with admirable style.

Spin

Optimistic, ambient indie rock that floats between the bubble bath and the deep blue sea. [Sep 2003, p.115]

Flak Magazine

This is good, solid pop music, engaging the head, the gut and that annoying voice you sing along in when you think no one's listening.

Neumu.net

The most shocking aspect about You Forgot It in People is just how easily everything seems to be accomplished. Every note and transition is smooth and effortless, and there is such a wealth of brilliantly executed music.

Dusted Magazine

Simultaneously complex and unassuming, You Forgot It In People has punch that will stimulate even the cagiest listener, curious quirks and all.

The Onion (A.V. Club)

The commitment to iconoclastic expressiveness, which includes belting out some fairly raunchy lyrics, leads to dead ends, but Broken Social Scene never blows it altogether, because it holds onto its hooks to get out of tough corners.

PopMatters

Even though it starts to coast a bit near the end, You Forgot It in People is still a highly enjoyable, effervescent, endlessly inventive album that crosses genres with astonishing ease.

ShakingThrough.net

A mixed bag of hit-or-miss pop-oriented tunes.

No Ripcord

After such a wonderful introduction, however, the rest of the album devolves into a strictly hit or miss affair.

Magnet

While all this sounds real pretty and is a pitch-perfect soundtrack for your hip cosmopolitan engagements, You Forgot doesn't have enough stick-to-your-gut songs to sustain a long-term, repeated-listening relationship. [#60, p.93]

The average user rating for this album is 9.3 (out of 10) based on 70 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Justin B. gave it a10:
what an album!

Scott C. gave it a10:
Endlessly inventive and re-playable. One effortlessly great song after another covering a huge spectrum of styles. One of the greatest albums of the 2000's so far.

Bobo von B. gave it a10:
BSS are a brilliant band with very densely textured songs, making cool use of inventive melodies, harmonies, rhythms and timbres.

Nabiha H. gave it a6:
I agree with Eric...it's good background music, but that's about it. It's not the least bit memorable - not at any point did I think, wow, I really like this song. It was okay for one listen, but I don't see myself going back. I don't see how this album has such great reviews. It's not bad...it's just not good, either.

Eric C. gave it a6:
I'd hate to disagree with such a huge fan base, but I just can't bring myself to enjoy these guys as much as The New Pornographers or The Arcade Fire. I know people will disagree with me, but this cd is just too bland to remember.

brandon b gave it a9:
Why are people calling this music pop? Broken Social Scene isn't pop. It's not popular, if you asked me. This music is listed as Alternative on iTunes, I guess that's what you could call it. It's certainly not New Kids On The Block. Now.. about this record. It's really something different and places you in a mood. Just watch Half Nelson, you'll hear the best of Broken Social Scene. Just listen to "Lover's Spit", wonderful track.

R G gave it a9:
the epitome of pop is summed up in this record. one of the best in the new mellenium, the combination of mixing and performance is brilliant on this record. every component of a pop song is given air to breathe and the album feels very loose, almost like a performance. thats not to say that atmosphere doesnt play a big role. the effortless swooning of the two on track after track is simply brilliant.

You Forgot It In People by Broken Social Scene

You Forgot It In People
by Broken Social Scene