Ersatz G.B. - The Fall
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62 out of 100

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8.3 out of 10

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  • Summary: This is the latest album for the British post-punk band led by Mark E. Smith.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 19
  3. Negative: 2 out of 19
  1. Mojo
    Jan 19, 2012
    80
    Ersatz G.B. offers no easy explanations, but instead twists and excites the listener's brain with unexpected phantom bewilderments. [Dec 2011, p.100]
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  2. PopMatters
    Dec 5, 2011
    80
    Studio record No. 29, Ersatz G.B., delivers a heavy, ornery style of discontent. It's one of their best.
  3. Q Magazine
    Dec 22, 2011
    60
    There are moments of genuine wonder. [Jan 2012, p.120]
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  4. BBC Music
    Nov 17, 2011
    30
    The problem with The Fall in 2011 is straightforward, really. The band isn't very good. Or, to put it another way, they are very slick and versatile rock musicians, but they have absolutely no sound of their own.

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
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  1. JBBu
    10
    I am bewildered at the mixed reviews. This is without a doubt one of the strongest of the 29 studio albums they have released. (I have owned all.) They have been on an extraordinary roll (with a few exceptions) for the last 10 years. Since early the last decade, they brilliantly returned to their post punk roots after flirting (with mixed results) with various forms of techno pop since the late 80s.… Expand
  2. wobbly
    10
    Mistah Smith - he be dirty. He be up river in a bad place. He be a tropic genius up a tree. With the monkeys. With the shade.

    P.S. I sh    are the bewilderment on the mixed reviews. This is a amazing stuff - but perhaps a little scary for some.… Expand

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