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Zero 7
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You Forgot It In People
EMAILPRINTby Broken Social Scene
Universal acclaim
Based on 18 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 73 votes
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Album Info
Label: Arts & Crafts
Release Date: 03 June 2003
Discs: 1 disc
Genre(s): Indie, Rock
Summary
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.
Also By This Artist: Bee Hives Broken Social Scene
Also On Metacritic
MUSIC: Apostle Of Hustle: National Anthem Of Nowhere Feist: The Reminder
Also On The Web: BSS @ Arts & Crafts
What The Critics Said
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...
Almost Cool
There's a lot of the year to go still, but this one's going to be hard to beat.
Read Full Review >Pitchfork
This record explodes with song after song of endlessly replayable, perfect pop.
Read Full Review >Billboard
"People" boasts an uncommon beauty and originality, brimming with tunes that glimmer with pure magic.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >Dusted Magazine
Simultaneously complex and unassuming, You Forgot It In People has punch that will stimulate even the cagiest listener, curious quirks and all.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >No Ripcord
After such a wonderful introduction, however, the rest of the album devolves into a strictly hit or miss affair.
Read Full Review >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]
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this album is 9.3 (out of 10) based on 73 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.
