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34 out of 100

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3.1 out of 10

Generally unfavorable- based on 7 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 9 out of 17
  3. Negative: 8 out of 17
  1. BBC Music
    Aug 8, 2011
    50
    Disappointing fare from Britpop revivalists on the receiving end of critical vitriol.
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    Aug 2, 2011
    50
    Famous First Words sounds less like a manifesto, more like a misguided step-by-step guide.
  3. Drowned In Sound
    Aug 2, 2011
    30
    There isn't really an awful lot else to say. Famous First Words might not be the worst record you'll hear this year, but it's certainly one of the most pointless.

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  3. Negative: 1 out of 1
  1. mazky
    2
    This is a joke, surely? Also, I don't hate the album just because of critical reception, I've heard the album. Imagine if Oasis's first album was Standing on the shoulders of giants and their albums went downhill in the same way, well this is what their 4th album would be like. A pointless attempt at invoking some feeling of nostalgia.… Expand
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