User Score
Generally favorable reviews- based on 124 Ratings
User score distribution:
-
Positive: 97 out of 124
-
Mixed: 12 out of 124
-
Negative: 15 out of 124
Review this album
-
-
Please sign in or create an account before writing a review.
-
-
Submit
-
Check Spelling
- User score
- By date
- Most helpful
-
Jan 31, 2021
-
Mar 2, 2016
-
WesM.Aug 31, 2008(I forget whether or not I already rated this) Anyway, it takes a few listens, but every track - with expected variance, and if you can handle the pretentiousness - is really good indie rock!
-
-
AndyGMar 19, 2008Incredible music, and lyrics that you can tune out for a bit, then tune in again and become engaged immediately.
-
-
rtJan 9, 2008
-
-
TerryBSep 14, 2007Dan Bejar's monumental ambition to bring a high-minded sensibility to rock in a new and deeply profound way has finally come to fruition; previous albums were very, very good but "Destroyer's Rubies" makes them look like practice sessions.
-
-
ejJul 12, 2007This Is a beautiful record, and my advice to jared and brian is to stop listening to their own assholes and start listening to real music. thank you
-
-
rayrayMay 10, 2007People who dont get it shouldnt hate. They should just ignore and go critic something else. This is a brillant record by a brillant artist. No one ever said he sings like Elvis. People said the same on Dylan and Dylan remains Dylan.
-
-
davegJan 12, 2007it took me a very long time to get past the voice, i'm not going to lie. but this is amazing-- it's all just so catchy and solid. people need to stop being so closed-minded.
-
-
sanitJan 7, 2007I know nothing about who this guy is or even if it is a band. But the thing that i do know is: upon the first spin, i was absolutely captivated by the brilliant composition and how sincere the vocalist's voice is. Further listening merely substantiates my initial impressions. And that's saying something because i am extremely fastidious over my choice of music.
-
-
BrianGJan 7, 2007
-
-
ReubenFDec 18, 2006
-
-
AlexanderKDec 12, 2006wonderful spring album, the best of 2006 for me so far Bejar is a genius
-
-
JaredSNov 29, 2006Dan Bejar shouldn't be allowed near a professional recording studio.
-
-
SlavekPNov 24, 2006Why does he sound and sing like a DICK?! This guy's voice ruins everything, and every song it seems. Seriously, you can't call this a great album! Take some voice lessons!! Makes David Byrne sound as good as Bowie.
-
-
TravisBOct 30, 2006
-
-
CatSep 25, 2006
-
-
AlexFSep 20, 2006
-
-
CarlosMAug 4, 2006Masterpiece! His voice is hard to diggest, I can give that, but the instumentation, the lyrics, the conposition, everything shines lke a ruby set on fire. Anyone giving up listening these songs because of the song should stop writting reviews, since this is not an album for your ears.
-
-
Dan(nirv)Jul 21, 2006It tops New Pornographers' Twin Cinema, Chase HQ? 0h n0 s0n. This is a decent album, but it's no Twin Cinema because he sings a little too much about priests and it's just not catchy like New Pornographers.
-
-
GeoffJul 16, 2006Makes a strong arguement for best album of the year so far. Songs like Painter in Your Pocket and European Oils are immediately catchy, while songs like Rubies and Sick Priest are lyrically and conceptually dense. Much more cohesive than Your Blues (previous album). A 9.
-
-
othosticeJul 13, 2006ZZZZZZZZZZ. Thank goodness Carl Newman calls the shots with the NPs and Neko sings the really good songs. Bejar should content himself with being a good writer and sideman. His voice is like fingernails on a blackboard.
-
-
ChaseHJul 6, 2006A fantastic album that tops the New Pornos critically acclaimed 'Twin Cinema'. Pianos and horns abound in this eclectic journey with Dan Bejar and his band. Lyrics are smart and clever while the vocals are.. interesting but fit nonetheless. In two words: "get this".
-
-
CliffHangerJul 3, 2006wow, these comments are so authoritive - if i hadn't listened to 'Rubies' (gall-stones) i might have found them saucy - but i have ... unfortunately. This is one long la-la-la Yawn of an album. And yes I like the New Pornographers. So there.
-
-
AnthonyJun 28, 2006Stupendous album! All the tracks are great! For the people who claim Bejar's voice sucks, they have never heard Dylan.
-
-
SpiralJacobsJun 16, 2006Cheesy, pretentious, and contrived lyrics about nothing, sung in an annoying nasal voice that demands you believe what is being sung to be profound and not some jumbled, faux-literary garbage. Every single darn song has those ridiculous, cheesy, "Lalala la la la la la" chantings. Bejar is a fake and and a fool.
-
-
mr.hankeyJun 12, 2006
-
-
codedelphiJun 11, 2006
-
-
DavidHJun 8, 2006
-
-
RossWJun 5, 2006
-
Awards & Rankings
-
Entertainment WeeklyHis insider snipes at indie-rock pretense show Wildean wit. [24 Feb 2006, p.64]
-
Encapsulating and elevating the best of Destroyer's back catalog, Destroyer's Rubies serves as a potent reminder that the intelligence of Bejar's songs has never obfuscated their emotional weight.
-
Bejars songs have, in the past, sometimes seemed like vehicles for his lyrics, yet with Destroyer’s Rubies he seems to have made peace with the musical element of his work as well.