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Twisted Tenderness

EMAILPRINTby Electronic

Electronic reviews
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9.0 User Score:

Mixed or average reviews

Based on 6 critic reviews
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Based on 13 votes
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Album Info

Label: Parlophone

Release Date: 12 September 2000

Discs: 1 disc

Genre(s): Rock, Alternative, Electronic

Summary

The third release from the project that now features New Order's Bernard Sumner and former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr.

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...

80

All Music Guide

Certainly a vast improvement from their sophomore effort... what makes Twisted Tenderness so vibrant is how Electronic placated their lushness for more of a moody demeanor, mysteriously similar to the likes of U2's electric distortion found on 1997's Pop.

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70

CDNow

The album is haunted by echoes from both Marr and Sumner's past lives, which dates it a bit. But the duo shows a rare aggressive side on the album, which crackles with attitude even while indulging Sumner's moony, depressive lyrics.

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70

New Musical Express

Electronic, if not exactly rejuvenated, are rewired, recharged and, really quite good again.

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50

Sonicnet

Twisted Tenderness hits its turning point on the title track (RealAudio excerpt), a solitary, surefire progressive-house hit that recalls the Pet Shop Boys' 1999 album, Nightlife. From that point the album's energy improves considerably -- so there's the twist: It's not new, but it's improved.

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40

Q Magazine

The results, although respectable, were never going to ignite anything like their former glories.

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30

The Onion (A.V. Club)

The occasional brush with former glory, such as "Vivid" and the title track, isn't enough to make up for the eager-to-please inadequacies of the other material.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this album is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 13 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

. gave it a10:
absolutely l brilliant best album saved for last

George G gave it a10:
My point of view - very good music!!!

Carl S gave it a 10:
All of Electronic's album work is essential, but this is their best work. I loved this so much I got the deluxe version as well, an absolutely unmissable collection of melody and rythm.

Mac M gave it a 9:
Carries more swagger and bombast than any full album either Marr or Sumner have been involved in to date. And the closer, Flicker is an incredible way to finish any album. Much more substance than Ease the Pressure. Highly recommended!

Clockwork Eternal gave it a 10:
The best work Johnny has ever done!

Ahmad A. gave it a 10:
Fantastic album. The best Electronic / New Order album to date, only excelled by New Order’s Get Ready. Moves on from the highly synthetic (but nevertheless pleasant sounding) debut album ‘Electronic’ and the subsequent Raise The Pressure to a much harder, rockier sound without loosing the sense of rhythm which appeals to me so much. Make it Happen with it heavy synth and guitar riffs is the highlight of the album followed by Prodigal Son, which is perhaps a bit too raucous, but features some brilliant guitar playing. Tales off a little towards the end with tracks which appear to carrying a ‘message’. Awful cover picture, quite likely to put first time buyers off, one does wonder what the reasoning behind it was. I would have knocked off a mark if the quality of the actual music had not been as good as it is.

Alain P. gave it a 10:
One of the 10 albums I'd take with me on a desert island. This is pop craftmanship at its best. I LOVE this album. I'm a musician, I know what I'm talking about... negative critics come from deaf people

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