Classics
by Ratatat
  • Record Label: XL
  • Release Date: Aug 22, 2006
User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 33 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33

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  1. SteveS.
    Sep 20, 2007
    6
    These guys are great musicians and there are some great hooks here. When I do all the adding and dividing, though, the album just doesn't figure. Can't dance to it, god would it be boring to see played live... doesn't evoke any particular emotions. I can't imagine when I'd listen to it again. Ahhh, wait. Let's put a line item in there for corporate These guys are great musicians and there are some great hooks here. When I do all the adding and dividing, though, the album just doesn't figure. Can't dance to it, god would it be boring to see played live... doesn't evoke any particular emotions. I can't imagine when I'd listen to it again. Ahhh, wait. Let's put a line item in there for corporate licensing... My figures finally tally. Advertising music.… Expand
  2. EvanS
    Sep 4, 2006
    6
    The most luscious soundtrack for the to-be-made indie film.
  3. JBone
    Sep 15, 2006
    6
    I really liked the sweet classical melodies and song structures of their first album, but this album mistakenly thinks you can trade better production values for worse songwriting. Having said that, this album would be alright as background music in a trendy clothing store or something.

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Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Pitchfork
    60
    Classics is more varied in texture and tempo and tone than its predecessor. But aside from "Lex", a pretty obvious "Seventeen Years" rehash, and "Wildcat", which samples actual fucking panther roars, there are no curtain raisers, just a whole lot more suggestion.
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  2. AllMusic
    80
    Outwardly it's a fun album, triumphant and full of majestic refrains and riffs... but there's still something in it,... that makes it somehow all very sad.
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  3. Stylus Magazine
    75
    While sometimes Classics sees the group straying from their conceptual center, it’s never without Ratatat’s unmistakable identity and indelible gentle humor.
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