Employment - Kaiser Chiefs
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78 out of 100

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7.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 71 Ratings

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  • Summary: Stephen Street (Blur) produced this debut disc for the Leeds, England five-piece.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. The Guardian
    90
    That Employment is derivative is both undeniable and irrelevant. It is so confident, so smart, so full of life, that a more enjoyable 45 minutes is hard to imagine.
  2. cokemachineglow
    80
    This is an not an album designed for navel gazing introspection, but rather one to be played at neighbor-annoying volumes before you hit the town on a Friday night.
  3. Dot Music
    80
    They develop, mutate, and swell in confidence until you’re faced with the last thing you expected - finally, a worthy successor to Blur.
  4. Under The Radar
    60
    The rest of the album, however, never quite lives up to the manic energy of "Riot." [#9]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 43 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 51
  3. Negative: 4 out of 51
  1. Elfionnio
    10
    Amazing best album of the 2000s it just takes Punk gives it a modern spins puts in a bit of quirky Kaiser Chiefs magic and makes in great there would be no audience for bands like Arctic Monkeys and Vaccines if this didn't hit as punk died out.… Expand
  2. Ricko
    8
    2005 and Blur style Britpop (same producer) returned in the shape of Kaiser Chiefs. While I don't rate what they put out since this record, they deserve a lot of credit for this one. Its got a handful of hit singles, another bunch of sing along album tracks, great lyrics throughout and only the very occasional disappointing track. One of these albums that you can't listen to very often, but when you blow the dust of it and give it a whirl, it's still got the same charm as when it first came out.… Expand
  3. JoeG
    7
    Not a bad album at all, but still a tad overrated. Maximo Park, Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand, and The Futureheads have all had better albums at this point. Still, not a bad effort in the least/… Expand
  4. BradleyE
    4
    The album resorts too quickly to filler. After the first few songs, everything else sounds the same on the album. And even if you hate to admit it, they are similar to Franz Ferdinand in a number of ways. Nothing new!… Expand

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