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The Last Broadcast
by Doves

Doves reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 85 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
9.2 out of 10
based on 20 reviews
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The Manchester, England band reunites with producer Steve Osborne for their sophomore album, following 2000's 'Lost Souls,' which launched them into stardom in both the U.S. and U.K. "There Goes the Fear" is the lead single.

LABEL: Heavenly
RELEASE DATE: 04 June 2002
DISCS: 1 disc
GENRE(S): Alternative, Rock, Britpop

NOTES: UK release 29 April 2002.


What The Critics Said

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100
Uncut
Doves have delivered, with honesty and affection. All other guitar bands this year will seem like a scratchy sideshow. [Jun 2002, p.110]
91
Entertainment Weekly
The darkest feel-good record of the year. [14 Jun 2002, p.100]
90
CDNow
One of the most stunning and gorgeous records of this young decade.
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90
New Musical Express
Imagine 'Lost Souls' injected with Prozac and a huge dose of weird guitar noises that give you goosebumps from head to toe. That's 'The Last Broadcast'. It's one of those rare albums that makes sense first thing in the morning but you can still yell along to when your head's exploding.
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90
Alternative Press
This is a dazzling and haunting disc. [Aug 2002, p.74]
90
Dot Music
This is music designed to fill arenas - possessed of a consistent quality and vision, a head, a heart and soul - that simply leaves the competition trailing in its wake. An utter triumph.
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90
PopMatters
Surpassing the merits of Lost Souls, one of the best albums of 2000, is no mean feat, but to do it in such breath-taking fashion is something else, something special.
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89
Austin Chronicle
There's not a bad spot on the album, 12 tracks that taken as a whole make up the most exhilarating UK rock album in years.
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83
E! Online
Rich with melody and drama, even the band's experiments--like adapting King Crimson's "Moonchild" into the lush "M62 Song"--work.
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80
Pitchfork
An album that's full of drama, without the tiresome excess.
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80
Playlouder
Most of these songs sound like they're taking down whole walls of your average sonic cathedral and replacing them with huge stained-glass windows with a billion pieces in a hundred thousand colours that sparkle like angel's tears when the sun hits them, like. Yes, it is a bit evangelical. It's reverent.
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80
Neumu.net
The Last Broadcast is big, intelligent, irony-free music that demands an open mind -- and rewards the heart quite well. Magnificent.
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80
Magnet
A damn good sophomore effort. [#54, p.86]
80
Mojo
Last Broadcast is visceral, pulsing, uplifting, widescreen but has none of the bluster that would tip its forbears into self-parody. [May 2002, p.108]
80
All Music Guide
Shows a refreshing rawness that was absent before.
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70
Vibe
An optimistic and heartfelt album. [Aug 2002, p.165]
70
Billboard
The overall result lacks the ebony-hued cohesiveness and experimental flair of the debut set.
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60
Q Magazine
It's a deeply Manchester album: melodic yet substantial, uplifting and acceptable to football fan and student alike. [May 2002, p.109]
60
Blender
Utterly entrancing. [Jun/Jul 2002, p.104]
60
Rolling Stone
They make tremendously consoling music, in an autumnal sort of way.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this album is 9.2 (out of 10) based on 42 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Onder O. gave it a10:
This is the best Manchester dark band then joy divisions' lp's.

Garry K. gave it a10:
In my opinion one of the best albums ever made. There are so many great songs I can't possibly choose a favourite.

David S. gave it a10:
Brilliant album. As was Lost Souls. There Goes The Fear must be one of the most perfectly crafted songs of the last decade. An album to come back to time and again.

dan b. gave it a9:
everything's these boys touch turns to gold. admittedly, though, the album is top heavy.

atta boy gave it a9:
it's been 3 years since the release of this record, and it is just as entrancing and intriguing now.

David O gave it a10:
A truly magical collection of euphoria, desolation and frantic energy, this is without doubt the best of the Doves three (excellent) albums, and definitely one of the best rock albums of the 1990's. Truly moving on from their Sub Sub background, this album is a remarkable show of confidence that has been so well conceived and executed, one wonders what on earth they were doing in the Dance genre for so long (if at all). In what has to be one of the most atmospheric and melodic albums produced in the 1990's, there are no weak tracks present; each song touching upon a different style of the genre, telling its own story, and conveying its own, thoughtfully crafted vibe. To summarise: (as if it was not clear already..) A magnificent and ultimately accomplished piece of musicianship, a lesson as to how Britpop/Rock/Indie should be done. Long may the Doves continue in this rich vein of form.

Lauren O gave it a10:
This is album is class! It has so many different qualities, it can be haunting, happy, relaxing and rocky. It has a song to fit every emotion and can be a very comforting album when you need it, one of my favourite ever albums!

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