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Generally favorable reviews- based on 49 Ratings
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Positive: 41 out of 49
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Mixed: 3 out of 49
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Negative: 5 out of 49
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timeAug 9, 2006Another flawless effort.
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[Anonymous]Oct 12, 2003I LOVE them!
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kimjOct 20, 2003Takes a while but well worth the effort.
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GilbertMulroneycakes'ChristmasExtravaganzaDec 25, 2003
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BryanCJan 6, 2004
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KeithGFeb 2, 2004Maybe their best album yet.
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LawrencePJul 23, 2004Nice recovery after the last 2 fumbles. "Stay Loose" is one of their best songs.
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NicoleFSep 3, 2004I'm a die hard fan and I admit that I had a hard time getting into this album but now I cant stop playing it. I do feel it reflects B&S's typical lyrics trageted at outcast as well as an intresting and provoking look at life.
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tnNov 14, 2003Trevor Horn is a genius. This is the most listenable B&S to date.
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MarkOct 15, 2003I never liked Belle and Sebastian before this album but this album will reach more of an audiance and is all around great.
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gusmOct 16, 2003A welcomed return to form.the last track, stay loose is simply stunning and hopefully a taster of greater stuff to come.
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RachelOct 17, 2003I love B&S but apart from the better songs (Piazza NY Catcher, Roy Walker, Stay Loose) it's kitschy and dull, sometimes both at once
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lewDec 15, 2003excellent
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**GentleWaves**Dec 20, 2003From the beginning til the end, a wonderful album. "Stay Loose", the best, is completely different from all the other Belle's songs.
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vexxOct 31, 2003piazza, their best song; waitress, their best album
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NickDFeb 17, 2004When a band like Belle and Sebastian has gotten to be closely associated with the doldrums, it's really nice to hear them have a conscious change in heart.
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BenjaminBunnyApr 1, 2004
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heirloomJun 8, 2004mealncholy never sounded this fun.
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JohnTAug 17, 2004
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bendFeb 3, 2007not nearly as good as if you're feeling sinister or the boy with the arab strap. the melancholy from those albums is absent and it sounds a bit sugary. however, it does have the ability to grow on you and is actually a very solid record despite this.
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KEduNov 25, 2003Muito bom. Já havia desistido deles mas me surpreenderam neste.
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JohnJan 16, 2005Truly their masterwork. I agree with the neumu.net review completely - It is their "Revolver." They've expanded their sound, sharpened their lyrics, and diversified their melodies. It's an entirely fantastic album. One of the very best of 2003.
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Oct 15, 2010An absolute gem of an album without any weaknesses. A pop album of the very highest quality and perhaps the moment when Belle and Sebastian finally delivered and came of age. I can't recommend it highly enough. The production by Trevor Horn has to be recognised as playing a big part in turning a good pop group into a great one with this album.
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Feb 27, 2013Dear Catastrophe Waitress has to be the most experimental Belle Sebastian record. From the lyrics to the instrumentation to even the vocals, everything seems tinkered with in a way. All In All, I enjoyed this record, but it will never top "If You're Feeling Sinister"
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Jul 22, 2011Probably my favorite album of theirs after Sinister, believe it or not. "If She Wants Me," "I'm a Cuckoo," and the hilarious "Step Into My Office, Baby" are all pop gems with no shortage of great melodies or hilariously ironic lyrics.
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Although Trev gives Stuart Murdoch's songs a freshness and clarity that is entirely complimentary, the decision to unleash a flurry of TV melodrama string arrangements or flashy showbiz brass on half the songs leads to results that range from tolerable over-egging at best and annoying inanity at worst.
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Horn turns in the best work of his career, giving DCW a collection of sounds so potent and invigorating that the album may be Belle & Sebastian's Revolver.
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SpinThe swollen, baroque-pop arrangements... may ruffle the band's more delicate followers. But the songs are always smart, and it's the music-librarian's humor that helps keep things from slipping into the maudlin. [Nov 2003, p.109]