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Jan 18, 2012Famous First Words was always going to struggle to live up to the band's bold promises, but it's still a shock at how a Brit-pop scene renowned for its color can be responsible for something so utterly drab.
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Aug 8, 2011Disappointing fare from Britpop revivalists on the receiving end of critical vitriol.
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Aug 2, 2011If you want to stretch your wings further, you need originality and you need not just bravado but actual courage--and Viva Brother's world is neither brave nor new.
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Aug 2, 2011As Famous First Words plays, it's impossible to stop craving something, anything, a bit more original, up to and including a fusion of the deep pulse of the digeridoo with the soaring heights of the bagpipes. That's certainly an achievement, but not, you suspect, the one Viva Brother were aiming for.
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Aug 2, 2011Famous First Words sounds less like a manifesto, more like a misguided step-by-step guide.
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Aug 2, 2011What's frustrating is that it's too damn enjoyable and not quite derivative enough to actively hate.
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MojoAug 26, 2011Viva Brother lack much of Blur's charming artyness and all of the Gallaghers' battering rock immensity and football terrace touch. [Sept. 2011, p. 96]
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UncutAug 18, 2011Famous First Words passes by amiably enough, like a TV clip-show but is eerily without a sense of place, time or even quirk to make you believe in it. [Sep 2011, p.98]
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Q MagazineAug 16, 2011Recent name change can't save disappointing debut. [Sept. 2011, p.105]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 15
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Mixed: 2 out of 15
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Negative: 11 out of 15
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