Costello Music - The Fratellis
User Score
7.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 55 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 47 out of 55
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 55
  3. Negative: 5 out of 55

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  1. SamD
    Mar 28, 2007
    0
    Freakin awful, music for complete musically naive idiots.
  2. RhysE
    Apr 12, 2007
    4
    Once again NME is full of *beep*. "THe most important album you could own". Their motto should be "Mediocrety or Death". This album is just another of the massive crop of mediocre, bland, samey albums that have been released since The Strokes. The music (again), simple chords being strung, with the occasional riff. No different than other "garage" or "indie" bands (Arctics, View etc.), who seem unable to conjure up any new musical ideas. Just the same thing we've been hearing for the last 6 years. Saying all that, it isn't exactly awful, just really bland, generic and mediocre, which seems to be what brings success these days, unfortunately.… Expand
  3. jamie
    Apr 3, 2007
    3
    still not sure what the big deal with this album is. i still struggle to tell the difference between the songs. dull
  4. RickW
    Mar 19, 2007
    4
    Nothing new here. Quit an unpleasant din!
  5. Bill
    Apr 17, 2007
    2
    I got Flathead and thought to myself "Hey this is good!" ...Then I got the rest of the album. Extremely repetitive.
  6. AdamX
    Mar 15, 2007
    0
    One of the single worst albums you will ever hear. Glorified oom-pah music for morons.
  7. dana
    Mar 23, 2007
    2
    oh dear

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Metascore
71 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    Their punchy choruses and propulsive garage riffs are as addictive as those of 2006 sensations Arctic Monkeys. [16 Mar 2007, p.69]
  2. Mojo
    80
    The record comes on like a sweaty, amphetamine-fuelled rehearsal room bash that went extraordinarily well. [Oct 2006, p.102]
  3. musicOMH.com
    70
    The numbers which populate Costello Music are a darn sight better than Carl Barat and Pete Doherty's solo exploits.
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