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Universal acclaim- based on 285 Ratings
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Positive: 252 out of 285
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Mixed: 19 out of 285
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Negative: 14 out of 285
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exe.May 14, 2009
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AndyB.Oct 10, 2008Cookie Mountain was an amazing album, but this is not just TVOTR's best work to date, but one of the complete, individual and well written I have heard in years. Best album I have heard all year by a long way. There will always be ratings like that of 'under the radar' but don't let that put you off. And to be honest who reads under the radar anyway.
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BriCOct 15, 2008All you have to do is give it a little bit of time to sink in. When it does, the intricate music, addictive drum machines and lyrics THAT ACTUALLY MAKE SENSE will pull you in. Every song fits perfectly, the album soars to a height from the first song and stays there until the very last note of track eleven. Amazing. I love this album.
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WillC.Sep 22, 2008I would vote it a 10.1 if I could.
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HugoTSep 25, 2008Seems, we're now listenign to something else entirely. For this New year the NEW TV on The Radio are like a New Batman in music. Komplex, great, thrilling and probably this years finest.
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ThunderousOlympianSep 28, 2008Mostly I found TVOTR's other two records to be somewhat unpleasant to listen to, but Dear Science has forced me to finally jump on the bandwagon.....it's innovative but I also would feel comfortable playing it at a party....it's like The Roots on an acid trip.
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UjnH.Sep 30, 2008I can't take the CD out of my Car Stereo... it's TOO good.
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TobyHOct 4, 2009
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OllieFeb 6, 2009I love this album. Why? Because it sounds like nothing else; its fresh, deep and....blatantly insane-ly freakin' awesome. Theres never a time when i dont play any songs of it when i drive. There never will be a time. Genius.
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PBowenOct 1, 2008Brooklyn rules and these guys are a big reason why.
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MikeOct 1, 2008Good stuff. Cant wait to see them play live.
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MVDec 1, 2008
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WillOct 24, 2008Surely destined to be a classic? By far and away the most exciting release of 2008, even if it has been a poor year for music.
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SeanP.Oct 7, 2008Siteh proves once more why he probably did deserve to be number 1 on NME's list.
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DarrylM.Oct 8, 2008"Dear Science, spends its 50 minutes in flux between several worlds, none of them particularly memorable." -Under The Radar Worst. Review. Ever. Look, I'm not expecting everyone to like this album, but, please, not memorable? The production is too elaborate, the voices too distinct, the structures too unconventional to not make it memorable. In my mind, this is a perfect, memorable album.
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C.O.J.Sep 24, 2008This record has me giddy. I actually look forward to the drive home now. Consider this a must buy.
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JaySep 25, 2008I agree with Alex's comments. Red Dress annoys me too, but I respect it, if that makes sense. The rest of the album is brilliant. Stand outs include Golden Age, Crying, Halfway Home, Shout Me Out, the Stork and Owl, and my personal favorite Family Tree is absolutely beautiful.
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DevnSep 26, 2008
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YanK.Sep 27, 2008This is David Bowie's best album in decades. I don't know why he started calling himself "TV on the Radio," though.
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DanLSep 29, 2008
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JonathanASep 29, 2008A fine album, impressive as a whole instead of relying on powerful singles though several songs are certainly single-worthy. This is a great example of how you develop and expand your band's style without turning to gimmicks or sacrificing what was good before. I don't think it's perfect, some of the lyrics are just mediocre imo, but the majority of this disc is awesome.
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JamesJ.Sep 29, 2008Really great album, consistently solid throughout. My second favorite of the year thus far, behind Bon Iver
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emilywildeJan 9, 2009Jay, give it up you Too-cool-for-school hipster bitch. TV on the Radio's sound has definitely changed but that doesn't mean it isn't any good anymore. Clearly your jeans are too tight and your fauxhawk is affecting your ability to think.
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GaryC.Oct 11, 2008Sheer brilliance!
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RaphSOct 18, 2008Good, if not great, album but certainly not music-defining, career-defining, genre-defining etc etc too much aping of talking heads, prince and others for it to be the best thing since sliced bread. more like a pitchfork-style 7.8
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MusicMavenOct 2, 2008TV On The Radio bring their high-concept art-pop down to earth with a welcome infusion of danceable funk. It's both their best and most accessible work yet.
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NdukaA.Oct 4, 2008Just a f****g masterpiece. You want to dance and cry at the same time, but you mostly just sit there and listen, spellbound, mesmerized.
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TylerK.Oct 4, 2008Not quite Cookie Mountain, I don't want to say they phoned it in but some of these are very marginal sped up dance rock tunes. They need to return to the soulful ways of the past two. Having said that there are a few good tracks on here, Halfway Home and Family Tree are very moving
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ScottF.Oct 6, 2008Their previous albums were haunting and beautiful. This one adds fun.
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OwenL.Oct 7, 2008Beautifully constructed, this is the best album of the year, and a major step for the most inspired band of the decade. Kudos.
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Awards & Rankings
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There’s a sense of purpose here, of direction and clarity, shafts of accessibility that relegate the din to the background without ever compromising the potentially hostile underbelly of the band’s core sound.
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Throughout Dear Science, TV on the Radio--which includes the rhythm section of bassist Gerard Smith and drummer Jaleel Bunton--flesh out Adebimpe's and Malone's ruminations with relentlessly inventive arrangements that make even familiar sentiments seem fresh.
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On Dear Science, TVOTR finds a more traditional consistency, transmuting that dirty experimentalism into a lush cleanliness that eases--rather than hurls--its songs into the art-making ether.