Broken Social Scene - Broken Social Scene
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82 out of 100

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8.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 120 Ratings

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  • Summary: K-OS, Jason Tate (The Weakerthans) and Murray Lightburn (The Dears) guest on the Canadian collective's follow-up to 'You Forgot It In People.'

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. Playlouder
    100
    Like The Polyphonic Spree stripped of all their faux compound dwelling arse wittery, this is an unambiguous shot of serotonin straight to your head and heart.
  2. Filter
    92
    One might be a bit startled by how much, well, more broken this new [album] sounds. [#17, p.92]
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  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    Absolutely stunning. [4 Feb 2006, p.29]
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  4. Dot Music
    60
    It is not a terrible album by any means; just an unfocussed and sprawling one.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 68 out of 77
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 77
  3. Negative: 6 out of 77
  1. SamH
    10
    One of the best albums ever, beautiful from start to finish, almost two years since it was released, and I still listen to it regularly.
  2. Vampire25
    8
    Now I'd be lying if I said this an kaleidoscope of a record, but it's almost the truth. Broken Social Scene make a song so chaotic, so melodic, and so captivating all at once. The amount of detail and layers on all these tracks are perfectly textured, only way BSS can do it.

    All In All, Broken Social Scene is an album full of ambition, and for the most part triumph. B+    … Expand
  3. FletcherB
    7
    Grossly underrated Grossly overproduced.
  4. DrewK
    4
    Challenging and unsatisfying. Not a good combo. I'm tremendously disappointed in this album.

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