Broken Social Scene
by Broken Social Scene
User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 133 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 114 out of 133
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 133
  3. Negative: 7 out of 133

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  1. DecepticonPom
    Oct 31, 2005
    6
    Sometimes too much going on, often in danger of being incoherant yet occasional flashes of astonishing genius echoing YFIP still remain.
  2. KyleP
    Oct 5, 2005
    4
    A shambling, over-rated mess. I really tried hard to like this, but after repeated listens, it will go into the dusty never-played section of my cd collection. A huge disappointment!
  3. DrewK
    Oct 8, 2005
    4
    Challenging and unsatisfying. Not a good combo. I'm tremendously disappointed in this album.
  4. StephenY
    Oct 7, 2005
    6
    Considering the lofty heights achieved by You Forgot It In People, this simply hits the ground with more of a thud than a bang. Easily the biggest disappointment of the year.
  5. Bob
    Oct 7, 2005
    4
    Muddy boring wankfest.
  6. Jean-MichelF
    Mar 6, 2007
    6
    By no way as good as their first. An highly overrated, unfocused effort. Not an essential one.
  7. SeanT
    Dec 11, 2005
    6
    letdown from you forgot it in people. still not horrible though just didnt really pull me in.
  8. d_nasty
    May 10, 2011
    6
    Didn't feel complete or as cohesive as it should have but is overall a satisfying listen. It's definitely much better than anything after You Forgot it in People. This does beg the question, why haven't these guys taken a more post rock approach to some of their later works? Now that would be brave.

Awards & Rankings

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#43 Best Album of 2005
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#42 Most Discussed Album of 2005
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#9 Most Shared Album of 2005

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Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. Billboard
    80
    A richly textured collection of songs that further explore the possibilities of the group's grooving dream-pop blueprint but stays just weird enough not to attract the ear of mainstream radio.
  2. Blender
    80
    The album's plush and detailed enough to invite extensive exploration, and varied enough to not get exhausting. [Oct 2005, p.135]
  3. Pitchfork
    84
    This exercise in excess makes the ambitious You Forgot It in People seem positively understated by comparison.
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