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These Are The Good Times People
EMAILPRINTby The Presidents Of The United States Of America

Mixed or average reviews
Based on 8 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 7 votes
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Album Info
Label: Fugitive
Release Date: 11 March 2008
Discs: 1 disc
Genre(s): Rock, Alternative
Summary
The first album in four years for the alternative rock band and the first with Andrew McKeag on the guitbass.
Also By This Artist: Freaked Out and Small
Also On The Web: Official Artist Site
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...
musicOMH.com
There's nothing complicated on this album, but then when did things ever need to be complicated?
Read Full Review >All Music Guide
As the group replaces departing guitarist (and founding member) Dave Dederer with Andrew McKeag, while they bring Seattle underground mainstay Kurt Bloch in as producer, all elements that help make These Are the Good Times People perhaps their most eclectic album to date.
Read Full Review >Billboard
While not as immediately memorable as "Lump" or "Peaches," punchy songs like album opener "Mixed Up S.O.B.," "More Bad Times" and the breezy "Loose Balloon" come across as less novelty-like as a result of songcraft.
Read Full Review >Mojo
Spiky-sounding pop dominates with abrupt or obtuse song titles the rule not the exception. [Apr 2008, p.110]
Q Magazine
There's nothing essential here, but there's nothing to dislike either. [Apr 2008, p.115]
PopMatters
The Presidents found on These Are the Good Times People are officially lame ducks, serving out their term while rock music elects a new Chief Executive.
Read Full Review >Drowned In Sound
These Are The Good Times People is a mere shadow of its ‘90s counterpart that struggles to retain any of the President’s early charm.
Read Full Review >Uncut
This is surely the desperate death-thore of a rank '90s relic. [Apr 2008, p.99]
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this album is 8.0 (out of 10) based on 7 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Echoisaacashe gave it a4:
Much as I hate to burst the bubble of musical heroes of mine, I am more than a little disappointed new album from The Presidents Of The United States Of America, whose debut album The Presidents Of The United States Of America remains to this day one of my favourite albums of all time. The band haven't moved on - perfectly good tracks such as More Bad Times are ruined by the forced kookiness that makes the band use words like "baboon" and "spork". It's like the joke just isn't funny any more.
Wesm M. gave it a10:
Hoping the "Mixed or average" reviews are just the result of preliminary 6-review weirdness; These Are The Good Times People isn't groundbreaking but it's certainly a perfectly entertaining summer album.
J. Yo gave it a9:
No Presidents fan will be dissapointed. If you are not a fan yet, this is a great intro to fun rock'n'roll.
