Fear Is Excruciating But Therein Lies The Answer
by Red Sparowes
  • Record Label: Sargent
  • Release Date: Apr 6, 2010
Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. BBC Music
    80
    In its own right, The Fear... is an impressive piece of work. As inevitable as comparisons with their previous creations are, they shouldn’t detract from what is by anyone else’s standards a major achievement
  2. PopMatters
    80
    It tops a fine collection that reveals the kind of production and songwriting progress that every band which treads water should aspire to.
  3. The Boston Phoenix
    63
    Red Sparowes can’t shake the post-rock stereotype--but occasionally they do point the way forward.

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User Score
8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. ZimmyT.
    Apr 9, 2010
    10
    I don't listen to pompous garbage, so I'll just rate it based on the title. First? It's obviously real artsy and superior. I I don't listen to pompous garbage, so I'll just rate it based on the title. First? It's obviously real artsy and superior. I mean, Jesus, with a title like that, anything less than a conceptual album providing an allegory for all of history is just a let down. Also, I like how the title lets us know how philosophical and deep the band is. It really lets us know how they are the keepers of the secrets of the universe. I guess I'll just have to give this record a spin so I can figure out the meaning of life!… Full Review »
  2. TylerD.
    Apr 8, 2010
    9
    A truly great album. Their best work yet, with some of the most beautiful post-rock passages I've heard in a while. That guitar melody A truly great album. Their best work yet, with some of the most beautiful post-rock passages I've heard in a while. That guitar melody on Giving Birth to Imagined Saviors is just incredible.… Full Review »
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