User Score
Generally favorable reviews- based on 37 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 27 out of 37
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Mixed: 9 out of 37
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Negative: 1 out of 37
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Jun 30, 2011
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Jun 9, 2011In short, David Comes to Life, is saving my life. For it's tale, and it's message. It's a rebirth and a journey of love in every sense. I'm glad I found this. Truly an experience.
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Jun 16, 2011this would be my frontrunner for album of the year. it's lengthy, has great lyrics, a great concept, and it is catchy and well executed. a really great post punk album that never lets up on the gas pedal for most of its 1.5 hour running time. try listening to "queen of hearts" if you want a good idea of the direction of the album right away.
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Dec 30, 2011Just listen Its great
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Dec 13, 2011Sounds like the Arcade Fire being fronted by the Ultimate Warrior. I enjoyed the music but it doesn't match up with such angst ridden vocals. I was never a hardcore punk fan but this doesn't exactly sound like a true punk rock record being that the music is rather tame.
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Jun 22, 2011Excellent album. A joy to listen. Its near heavy metal that i have listened to in a long time. The track '
The Other Shoe' is the best song i have heard in a while. Its my most shared track in a while. Needs to be played loud. -
Jun 12, 2011
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Jun 7, 2011
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Aug 15, 2011Compelling and epic are the two words I would use describe this record. It keeps getting better each time I listen to it. "The Other Shoe" and "The Queen of Hearts" are the two standouts.
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May 10, 2012Give it four listens. It is loud and racous. It is hard to understand some of the lyrics. Every song has a heart and a primal beat and feeling. The best album of 2011 (if you can stomach noise). It is a movie in your head. It is the 12 year old kid playing air guitar in the mirror to the Who. It is a monolith. It is perfection.
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Feb 4, 2020really liked the instrumentals, but that's about it tbh. the vocals makes it really hard to understand, even though there is clearly a story being told which is a damn shame. half way trough the album it becomes really hard to care.
Awards & Rankings
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Jun 29, 2011The eighteen tracks and eighty minutes presented here don't hold a candle to 2008′s The Chemistry of Common Life but I truly admire the tenacity of this outfit to push on toward such a lofty venture.
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Jun 28, 2011It's a true testament to the band that its windswept glory-rock stays exhilarating for nearly 80 minutes.
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Kerrang!Jun 24, 2011Guitars buzz and chime, melodies uproot from the dirt and stand tall; the sum total being tan indefinable yet fascinating modern day rock opera that is as rewarding as it is unique. [4 Jun 2011, p.52]