Big Bad World - Plain White T's
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47 out of 100

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  • Summary: The fifth album for the rock band from Illinois, who's single 'Hey There Delilah' (off their 2005 album "All That We Needed" and re-released as a single in 2007) was nominated for a Grammy in 2008.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 2 out of 7
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    75
    Big Bad World also features some cranked-guitar rockers seemingly designed to prove the band hasn't gone (totally) soft, but even those ring with echoes of 'Delilah'
  2. Alternative Press
    60
    Doo-wop-inspired harmonies lend a barbershop charm to the Chicago quintet's earnest and energetic pop-punk sound, though the retro styling of World occasionally comes off as more tired than inspired.
  3. Blender
    60
    Where past albums documented a litany of bummers, cascading melodies now airbrush moments of depression or kinkiness--even the horny groupie of 'Natural Disaster' sounds like a girl you could take home to Mom. Higgenson’s new outlook is surprising.
  4. The A.V. Club
    25
    This time around, it's all saccharine pop and desperate ballads.

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  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. JosephC
    9
    Their best album to date. Beautiful melodies and harmonies. Catchy. Great Sound. 1,2,3 4, Sunlight, I Really Want You, and Meet Me In California will be sure to make you smile.… Expand
  2. RonaldOVOXO
    8
    WE got a classic in our hands espicially with the hit 1,2,3,4. Great album it's actually my favorite album from plain white t's. It's a shame that there not as big as they were in 2007-2008… Expand
  3. CarlosDoitThis
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es un buen album con un ritmo nuevo y revolucionario cuesta aceptarlo pero es un album bueno, con un tiempo lento muy soul pero no es muy divertido para escuchar es un album aburrido y monotono al mismo tiempo pero las letras y ritmos son buenos, le puedo decir que otro estupido album acerca de lo mismo… Expand
  4. ArchibaldC
    0
    I'll be forthcoming: "Hey There Delilah" was bad enough to taint their next record. The fact that it was nominated for a Grammy delegitimizes the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. The stink on their name persists.… Collapse

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