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Celebration Castle - The Ponys
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77 out of 100

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8.9 out of 10

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  • Summary: Steve Albini produced album #2 for the Chicago post-punk outfit.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Village Voice (Consumer Guide)
    91
    Their second album isn't quite as good as their first album because its hooks are slightly less inescapable.... But the difference is slight, and other differences are positive.
  2. Spin
    91
    What it sounds like to be sucked into doomed romanticism rather than aspire to it. [Jun 2005, p.108]
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  3. Alternative Press
    60
    Their uncalculated sound puts them a step above their shamelessly careerist peers like the Von Bondies. [Jul 2005, p.182]
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  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
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  1. JoeC
    10
    Love the second release. Even better live!!!!!
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  2. Francis
    9
    Their sophomore LP is really great, more post-punk than Laced With Romance . . . it's tome for them to get on the front page. Nice album, greats songs . . . already a 2005 hilight !!… Expand
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  3. axelb
    9
    as always if you love a first album and the follow up is coming up you start wondering if it won't be an enormous disappointment as the first album had it all, didn't it? well, this one is one of those rare albums that adds without taking away.....it adds colour and doesn't lose it's addictively driven rock and roll feel....i gotta say: I love the Ponys a whole lot ... and more.… Expand
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