- Record Label: World's Fair
- Release Date: Aug 19, 2008
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 36 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 23 out of 36
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Mixed: 1 out of 36
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Negative: 12 out of 36
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MichaelA.Aug 20, 2008I think this one's getting an unfair slam. It's not my favorite Dandy's album, but it's infinitely better than Odditorium, their last one, and more consistent than Welcome to the Monkey House. Love 'em or hate 'em... I don't think this one will change your mind but there are a handful of killer songs here.
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TerryD.Aug 20, 2008I was going to give it a 7, but I'm so sick of these pretentious people giving it a zero just because they are too obstinate to listen to it without a fair set of ears. Just keep dissing the Dandy's because you didn't like how they portrayed on "Dig!" I had problems with it, but I still felt it had merit. A zero eh! Whatever makes you Dandy dissers feel superior.
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MichaelT.Aug 20, 2008
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JimV.Aug 23, 2008Great friggin album.
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BertSep 1, 2008
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AndersKSep 21, 2008Best album of the year. The Dandy Warhols' best album, by far.
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PatD.Sep 2, 2008A dense album, with some brilliant moments and some less... like an amalgam of all the styles the Dandys flirted with since their beginning. not their best effort for sure but a good one still.
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oscarlOct 8, 2008I 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?
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FranklinF.Aug 19, 2008
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MaxwellS.Aug 21, 2008
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BrandonS.Aug 21, 2008Another great album by the Dandys. They've reined in some of the excesses of Odditorium and mostly get back to the amazing grooves and harmonies of their previous albums. This is a great addition to their already strong body of work.
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PacNWAug 21, 2008They are my boyz from PDX, man. Give up the love for the Dandy's, y'all. Portland! Woohoo! The best! Portland is so cool.
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ChrisC.Aug 23, 2008
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NickZAug 28, 2008
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JamieH.Aug 29, 2008This is what I love about this band is that each album has a completely different sound. There isn't a whole lot of bands out there that have that kind of diversity in their music that the Dandy's have. Really good album for such a stand out band.
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robNov 1, 2008Much better than the haters would have you believe.
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PaulASep 28, 2008Critics hate this stuff, but I really don't understand why. There is much to appreciate in this album. I have always been a fan of the unconventional, and that's what this is, packaged in easily digestible, catchy tunes. Don't take it too seriously, there's a bevy of silly stuff, just try to enjoy it.
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Awards & Rankings
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The set is somewhat of a shambolic affair, wherein kernels of good ideas get blown out, jumbled up or lost in execution.
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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.
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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.