Earth To The Dandy Warhols
by The Dandy Warhols
Metascore
46

Mixed or average reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 20
  3. Negative: 5 out of 20
  1. Billboard
    50
    The set is somewhat of a shambolic affair, wherein kernels of good ideas get blown out, jumbled up or lost in execution.
  2. Blender
    40
    Their sixth album is shambling and empty, spiked infrequently with a good bassline or an almost-good chorus, and even the jokes founder on the band’s contempt.
  3. Observer Music Monthly
    60
    Their sixth album (and the first on their own label) is their most self-assured set yet, veering from sparkling glam to funky New Orleans boogie by way of early Nineties shoegazing.
  5. Rolling Stone
    50
    Too often, Earth sounds like the Dandys have too many toys — or maybe too many ideas.
  6. The Guardian
    20
    To the rest of the western world, they are the arrogant stars of rock documentaries and Vodafone adverts, and their achingly dull eighth album does little to alter that assessment.
  7. Pitchfork
    35
    Earth is a whopping 70 minutes long, and at no point in it do we get an idea of what exactly the fuck the Dandy Warhols are trying to tell us.
  8. Slant Magazine
    60
    Their smug posturing makes the Dandy Warhols a difficult act to like, but the sheer quality of their songcraft on Earth goes a long way toward earning them a measure of goodwill.
  9. Spin
    50
    Singer-guitarist Courtney Taylor-Taylor has an undeniable way with a sticky-sweet hook -- too bad most of them are buried in self-indulgent sludge.
  10. The A.V. Club
    42
    They were better as clever corporate whores.
  11. PopMatters
    30
    It’s nothing more than a slap to those fans, then, that the music is so maddeningly poor, all pointless experiments in how to construct a solid alt-rock groove before burying it in a grave made out of studio sheen.
  12. AllMusic
    70
    The best moments of ...Earth to the Dandy Warhols... rival the Dandys' finest work, and despite some weak spots, it's a giant leap in the right direction.
  13. musicOMH.com
    70
    Merging the sounds of space rock with an element of trance and a smattering of early Velvet Underground experimentation, the group ends up with an enticing album that holds a fresh mix of sounds.
  14. Prefix Magazine
    15
    Earth to the Dandy Warhols is as much of a joke album as "Metal Machine Music," except I don’t see any rock ‘n’ roll scholars finding anything particularly smart in this slop 20 years from now.
  15. cokemachineglow
    63
    It’d be nice to hear something a little more rousing (album closer “Musee D’Nougat” drags on a sleeping synth-string progression for 14 unnecessary minutes), but like its vastly underrated predecessor, Earth is worth getting to know.
  16. Dot Music
    30
    Earth To The Dandy Warhols is just vacuous mid-tempo babble and clatter.
  17. NOW Magazine
    40
    If the lyrics were cleverer, they might work as a critique of vacant rock culture, but instead they come across as the embodiment of what they profess to be sneering at.
  18. Q Magazine
    60
    They may have no defining sound of their own, but they're admirable recyclers. [Oct 2008, p.141]
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  19. Mojo
    40
    'Welcome To The Third World' is a likeable pastiche of post-Chic funk, but tiresome country skits and Musee D'Nougart's 15 minutes of ambient fart-around are less welcome. [Oct 2008, p.110]
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  20. Uncut
    40
    [They've delivered] a spawling 70-minute opus devoid of drive or inspiration. [Oct 2008, p.83]
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  21. Under The Radar
    70
    Earth To The Dandy Warhols finds the band back in track in all the best ways. [Fall 2008, p.80]
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User Score
6.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 36 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 36
  3. Negative: 12 out of 36
  1. nathanbo
    Mar 25, 2016
    0
    When the work was lacking terrible alternative music for Seattle Dandy Warhols stepped to the occasion. This is another clear example of aWhen the work was lacking terrible alternative music for Seattle Dandy Warhols stepped to the occasion. This is another clear example of a group that is not big and the music shows why. Its really hard to get their music because everything is really lacking an sense of originality. The music comes across as either underwhelming or clearly inspired by something else. Some of their music videos are pretty cool, but to me the band always comes across as force mix between Yo La Tengo and Nirvana. That sounds awesome right! Not exactly, the music lack the creativity of Yo La Tengo and the energy of Nirvana. I much rather listen to morning Talk Radio than have this playing in my car. When I first heard this album I thought the Dandy Warhols were a terrible Velvet Underground cover band, but to be honest that is probably the best way of describing them. I know every artists has a bad album once in a while, but honestly it's hard to imagine anyone wanting to continue to listen to them, especially if this was your introduction to them.… Full Review »
  2. rob
    Nov 1, 2008
    9
    Much better than the haters would have you believe.
  3. oscarl
    Oct 8, 2008
    8
    I dont get it? critics go on about how good thirteen tales, their "old" stuff is so good, and they bitch about how crap ...earth is. sure, it I dont get it? critics go on about how good thirteen tales, their "old" stuff is so good, and they bitch about how crap ...earth is. sure, it sounds like they haven't progressed anywhere with the album, but is that such a bad thing?… Full Review »
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