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Scissor Sisters
by Scissor Sisters
Although a New York band, Scissor Sisters (as evidenced by this debut disc) are definitely not part of the typical New York scene, eschewing garage and no wave to embrace campier, glammier 70s and 80s rock and dance music sounds. Included here is the band's cover of Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb."
| LABEL: |
Polydor / Universal |
| RELEASE DATE: |
27 July 2004 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Indie, Rock |
NOTES: Original UK release 2 Feb 2004.
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...
100
Playlouder
This is a genius pop album, one on which pretty much everything fantastic happens.
100
Uncut
Sincerity of intent is one thing. But they've got the music to back it up.... This is Scissor Sisters' first Greatest Hits collection. [Feb 2004, p.70]
90
Blender
Handled with less love, this could feel like a smug wander through an ironic record collection. Here, it becomes sexy, life-affirming pop. [Aug 2004, p.141]
90
New Musical Express
By celebrating what it is to be a freak in 2004 they've made a debut that's unique yet uniting, deep yet designed for the dance-floor.
90
Logo
The key is - unlike the tongue-in-cheek cock-rock of The Darkness and the running joke of Electric Six - Scissor Sisters are reverential to the sounds of the 70’s.
90
Stylus Magazine
With more concern for melody and rhythm than partisan politics, they use modern technology and an open mind to nimbly skip between the opposing camps of black 70s Disco and white 70s AM Radio, but in their songwriting methods The Sisters embrace the now mythic open arms party spirit of the early dance movement.
83
E! Online
Take Elton John, multiply him by five, add a pinch of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, maybe a little Beck and some Carson Kressley, and you'll have something resembling the Scissor Sisters.
83
Pitchfork
With one part arched eyebrows and droll wit, and one part melancholia and sharp social observation, the Sisters' debut is bursting with golden moments.
80
Amazon.com
Ignore it at your peril. [Amazon UK]
80
All Music Guide
As fun as all of this is (and the lip-smack glam of "Music Is the Victim" is very, very fun), the Sisters' revisionism can also get them in trouble.
80
PopMatters
The album is fully committed to its breadth of ideas, allowing the songs to transcend their quirky individuality and ear candy sheen.
80
Drowned In Sound
If it's pop thrills a go-go you’re after, you’ve got it.
80
Q Magazine
A trash-conscious blend of craft and humour gives them the sass, style and balls to sound like no one else around. [Mar 2004, p.111]
80
Dot Music
Yes, there are a lot of reasons to hate Scissor Sisters. But this brilliant debut is not one of them.
80
The Guardian
[An] intensely enjoyable record, which plays like a singles collection.
80
ShakingThrough.net
Scissor Sisters' debut is a brilliant ode to a musical era defined by vapid decadence and disposable dance tracks.
80
Urb
Rather spectacular. [Jul/Aug 2004, p.126]
80
Flak Magazine
The powerful melodies are impossible to shake, and grooves compel you to move, giving the album the authority of a greatest-hits collection.
78
Austin Chronicle
This debut's fantastic energy does peter out toward the end, and some may consider it unfortunate that the bawdy, simplistic lyrics aren't the kind of life-changing poetry you'll want someone singing at your wedding.
72
Filter
It becomes evident towards the latter half of the album that genre-splicing gets dull... fast. [#12, p.101]
60
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Scattershot.
60
Rolling Stone
What makes these multilevel pastiches more than cheeky cutups is a genuine musicality.
50
Trouser Press
Often irresistible yet occasionally irritating.
50
Tiny Mix Tapes
The songs here are mindless, repetitive, and perfect for the dance floor.
40
Mojo
Spread over a whole CD, there is some worryingly featureless stuff. [Apr 2004, p.102]
The average user rating for this album is 8.9 (out of 10) based on 77 User Votes
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