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Universal acclaim- based on 326 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 277 out of 326
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Mixed: 16 out of 326
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Negative: 33 out of 326
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AnonymousSep 4, 2007Can anyone even understand what she is saying? I am shocked to see that so many people like this kind of music. And I use the term music lightly, because to me this is just random noises thrown together. If anyone listens to Dane Cook, then they will understand when I say that this is the kind of noise that makes you want to punch a baby.
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ivanvJan 4, 2007awful, how is this getting good reviews. this sounds even worse than kevin federline. i know there a message and all but its awful. not music
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PaulPaulApr 10, 2005So boring...
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allisonkApr 14, 2005this isn't good music. this is bullshit direct effect/trl/mtv dance music.
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DaveRMay 8, 2005I do not understand the hype behind this crap. By any yardstick you use, it comes up short. Maybe if they'd actually review the music instead of some hipster revolutionary object of lust, hey, we'd be getting somewhere. I think only one song I even remotely dug. I'd rather hear a street preacher ranting over a broken 909.
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JamieSJun 23, 2005doesnt really do very much new, doesnt really say anything of interest. merely average.
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KayJun 3, 2005
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MattPJun 5, 2005utter garbage. Not a single redeeming quality in this piece of overhyped, monotanous trash.
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AaronS.Jul 10, 2005Incredibly overrated disc. Don't believe the hype on this one. I've tried it two times now and I just don't get it. Her vocal style is irritating beyond belief and there is simply nothing ground breaking about the record. 'Bucky Done Gone' has to be one of the worst songs of the year. Skip it.
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Buck65Mar 22, 2005This album is not good and overrated. There are so many albums just like this and are for some reason rated differently.
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mukeshtDec 11, 2005Lots of hype, mostly BS. Not a renegade at all, just a media manipulator. The stories of her childhood are mostly rubbish.
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mackyJan 9, 2006The Empreror has no clothes! Overhyped rubish. Noise yes, Music No.
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FIonaSJul 30, 2006I'm sorry, but I don't get it. I can see she has lyrical talent, but besides that I'm kind of at a loss. I generally think of myself as an open-minded music listener, but this just does nothing but irritate me.
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JasonANov 5, 2005
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[Anonymous]Mar 23, 2005for someone who do not enjoy rap in general, listening to this album is a brain damaging experience, I wouldn't even call it music, what a piece of crap
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PatDaManJan 4, 2006The most overrated album in years. Every song sounds the same and when someone's music depends on the sampling of someone else's, it proves they are talentless. 100% junk.
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seamusmFeb 16, 2006Unlistenable rubbish.From an open-minded music fan.
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MRFeb 28, 2006I tried listening to the album and could not even get pass track #2. I just could not get anything going on with this album, what a mess. Is the label for real?
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JulianMMar 23, 2005Boring - really lazy vocals put down over bad drum and bass. i loved the "Galang" single and had high hopes. i dare anyone to comapre the other songs to Galang and tell me tht they even come close to it on production, vocals, beats and danceability. The biggest disappointment in the past couple of years. Seriously "90"?, "100" wtf????
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PaquiLMay 16, 2005Agh, so much promotion and such a dissapointing record. Charisma is not enough. "Power for the people" lyrics repeated in groups of four, absolutely forgettable. The best part is when it finishes (seriously, last minute is very good)
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MaxBJun 24, 2005
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SamirN/AAug 12, 2005
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BigDHADubDec 26, 2007
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DannyDoomNov 25, 2005Forgive my not jumping on the bandwagon here, but, why doesn't anyone realize this album is complete garbage.
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Awards & Rankings
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UrbM.I.A.'s singsong cadence is both child-like and streetwise, perfectly mirroring the smiley-faced menace of the electro-informed palpitations behind her. [Mar 2005, p.113]
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Not for a moment does the violence seem vindictive, sadistic, or pleasurable. It's a fact of life to be triumphed over, with beats and tunelets stolen or remembered or willed into existence.
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Fortifying her monstrous singles "Galang" and "Sunshowers" with further molten munitions, Arular is primed for worldwide insurrection.