Bloodsports
by Suede
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 43 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 41 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 43
  3. Negative: 2 out of 43
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  1. sk75
    Mar 26, 2013
    10
    An excellent album from start to finish. A great comeback album and a very special Suede release up with their best work.No fillers here, just 10/10 great songs that makes you hungry for even more stuff like this.
  2. Heartsoulx
    Mar 19, 2013
    10
    Remarkable ballads It´s the first time I hear Suede and I like it a lot What are you not telling me ,Hit Me Faultlines, Sabotage ,etc i also like the voice of Brett Anderson and the guitar of Bernard Butler are perfect for the songs I can imagine a duet maybe for one ballad (Adele*) I like Bloodsports A+
  3. suedefirat
    Mar 19, 2013
    10
    Amazing comeback! Emotional, elegant, dark and complex. Even better than Coming Up. Brett and co. are stronger than ever. They did it again. Support Bloodsports!
  4. alvgen
    Mar 19, 2013
    10
    Great!! Best Suede album since Dog Man Star!!!!!!A sweeping album, the sleazy stomp of Hit Me and Always finds Suede in raunchy form as in their heyday.
  5. fa90
    Nov 29, 2013
    10
    Comeback Suede! Great pop record with two different emotions. Maybe It's their best record since Dog Man Star. With Neil Codling's participation on rhythm guitar part, the record finally sounds like the original four-piece.
  6. mindheart
    May 20, 2014
    10
    This is a perfect album. I was expecting some good tunes from this band with their comeback but the quality of this album totally blew me away!!! Congratulations! The best album from 2013.
  7. Lodz
    Mar 22, 2013
    9
    A wonderful comeback! Brett Anderson showing that he is the force behind the band. I really hope that this is not merely for the nostalgic ones like myself, but, instead, many new funs will appear.
  8. ashandresash
    Mar 21, 2013
    9
    Great album. most of their songs could find a place in their former works, even in the Anderson-Butler era. I'm enjoying "For the Strangers", "Hit Me" and "Sometimes I Feel..." specially. Good to have Suede back again.
  9. trewbacha
    Mar 19, 2013
    8
    A wonderful return to form for the London Suede. The sound seems to capture what a hybrid of dogman star and coming up might materialize. Anderson still shows he has his singing shops in tact, the rest of the band play their parts well. Chemistry seems to be present.

    The course of the record is covered in a generous layer of the delicious glam we've come to know and love them for.    A wonderful return to form for the London Suede. The sound seems to capture what a hybrid of dogman star and coming up might materialize. Anderson still shows he has his singing shops in tact, the rest of the band play their parts well. Chemistry seems to be present.

    The course of the record is covered in a generous layer of the delicious glam we've come to know and love them for.

    This album sees the band through a maturation process of sorts, if thats the appropriate thing to say. Any fan of the london suede will want to give this album a listen.

    Only points off overall were personal in nature, in that I was hoping for a touch more innovation from what we know in their catalogue, nevertheless this is a personal opinion.    … Expand
  10. Etaipalombo
    Mar 24, 2013
    8
    Great album. Suddenly we find out that Richard Oaks can also play guitar. The greatest since "Coming Up" which was to many years ago (5 Songs Per Artist Blog)
  11. Max_Kadillac
    Oct 26, 2014
    7
    I was the biggest Suede fan for so many years back in the mid 90's. I was astounded to hear that they were back together and recording. I was desperately hoping for the entire lineup to be back together (ie bernard butler) so they could make an album of the quality of the self titled, or the followup Dog Man Star.
    Turns out (unsurprisingly) that Bernard is still staying away, but    I was the biggest Suede fan for so many years back in the mid 90's. I was astounded to hear that they were back together and recording. I was desperately hoping for the entire lineup to be back together (ie bernard butler) so they could make an album of the quality of the self titled, or the followup Dog Man Star.
    Turns out (unsurprisingly) that Bernard is still staying away, but regardless the album they have put out is quite good. Its not as good as the first two albums i mentioned, but it lacks the poly-drug use stupidity that littered their last couple of album (bar A New Morning, which ironically was horrid due to being an album written by a recovering junkie).
    So - i really wanted to love this, but instead just like it. Its not exactly the same as prior material, but its certainly not the artistic left-turn of the DMS era. All in all, a reasonable effort, give or take the occasional touch of male menopause, and some bad studio work (hear the harsh digital clipping on some of the dynamic peaks?). I'd be surprised if this didn't make a heap of old fans reasonably satisfied, but would be even more surprised if it wins over more than a few new fans.    … Expand

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. Classic Rock Magazine
    Jun 6, 2013
    80
    Suede sound like Suede again. [Apr 2013, p.97]
  2. Magnet
    May 10, 2013
    70
    Boasting strength, durability and psychic stability on comeback Bloodsports, Suede shows its true dramatic worth on pensive, atmospheric exhibitions. [No. 98, p.57]
  3. Delusions of Adequacy
    Apr 12, 2013
    80
    The songs on Bloodsports are suitable to excite the fans (Yes, they do still exist!), enthuse the critics, engage the occasional casual listener, and elicit a shrug from the general public.
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