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Universal acclaim- based on 91 Ratings
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Positive: 81 out of 91
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Mixed: 3 out of 91
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Negative: 7 out of 91
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Jul 5, 2012Good overall. It's got a handful of really cracking tunes on it, a couple of dreary numbers we could have done without and then it's got some tracks that have a lot of noise and a some screechy vocals that do nothing for me. Worth listening through for the highlights though which for me are Rich, Maps and Y Control
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Dec 16, 2010The Yeah Yeah Yeah's debut album is nothing short of astonishing. It mixes punk-rock with Karen O's beautiful vocals. The guitar riffs are catchy and the drum beats are amazing. The first three songs are great songs. And "Maps" is just a beautiful song. All In All, Fever To Tell is a great debut album. A-
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Aug 15, 2011Karen O and Co. created one of the most important albums of the decade with Fever To Tell. It wasn't until It's Blitz that they won me over. I love the energy of Fever To Tell, it has this raw, punk vibe. "Maps" is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard and "Y Control" was the template of where they'd go next.
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Apr 25, 2012"Maps" is a great love song, but the rest of this album is just a noise rock album striving to fit into the hipster sense of cool. Do not buy this record.
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Oct 8, 2016Their best album to date. A masterpiece. Ugh, I miss them so much, Maps stills beating in my heart. Karen O is a genius, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs needs to release new music soon.
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Mar 24, 2012This might be the most complete rock 'n' roll album ever recorded. It's an overused cliche but there actually are no bad songs on this record. It goes from strength to strength. Anyone who listens to 'Black Tongue' while driving and doesn't crash from overexcitement probably isn't human. 'Maps' might be the best song ever recorded, no fooling. If you don't own this then your life isn't complete.
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OliverIMay 11, 2003E! Online isn't for shit. "Fever to Tell" is, alongside the Libertines' "Up the Bracket," one of the most stunning debut albums of the year. "Black Tongue" and "Man" ooze with energy, but the real showstopper is closer "Modern Romance," all mournful lyrics and beautifully eerie backward guitars.
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ColleenCApr 21, 2004This album was the best I've ever had
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KleftonAJun 6, 2003Truly a classic. This CD is awesome. I love. It is soft and loud and I even hear something slightly reminiscent to the Chili Peppers. "Rich" and "No, No, No" are great songs. Every minute is good, and it is all around great.
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TeRiSSep 5, 2003Upbove average album. Highly-original, and the lyrics symbolize the life of a modern woman. Not a fake image at all. Its what the rock is all about.
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DaveOFeb 2, 2004Yes! Yes! Yes! Excellent disc. First time I've ever kept hitting play again and again, no skips, over and over, all in one evening. Can't wait to see them live next month.
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CurranFolkersMar 11, 2004On a scale from one to awesome on the other hand I would go with super-great!
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[Anonymous]Apr 14, 2004i wasn't crazy about them, but my friend brought me to a concert of theirs and it was amazing. They are NOT a whitestripes knockoff. Maybe you have to see them live to appreciate them, but you can tell that there is something special here.
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RobertAAug 3, 2004yeah, this cd is pretty great. good enough for me to give it an 8.
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wankerFeb 18, 2006i didnt know the white stripes had released another album, OH wait its just another rip off. a pretty good one though
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marsh88Apr 24, 2006I love the YYY's. i got there "Show Your Bones" album before this one, so it was big breath of freakish air from a band that sounds so much calmer on the usually slow, but nonetheless amazing "show Your Bones". It took 3 listens for me to get used to it, and i can'tsto listening to them! i recoment both there albums, and there EP's.
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AmandaDApr 7, 2006amazing sound.
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maxmaxNov 16, 2003a breath of fresh air. loud, sloppy, youthful and brilliant. this band was meant to happen. "Rich" "Date with the Night" "Tick" playful and raw. "Man" and "Maps" masterpieces. this is a young band. long live the Yeah Yeah Yeahs!
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GregM.Mar 28, 2004
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BrandonHApr 15, 2006The sound that Karen O is sometimes bigger than is still electric enough to escape the dreaded sophomore slump label. A lot of fun.
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ZachODec 29, 2004
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AlexandraFJul 19, 2007The whole thing is unusual but especially fantastic.
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HeatherJun 2, 2008All but the last couple songs sound the same. Why does she need to distort her voice if she can truly sing??
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RichardNov 15, 2008Ear aching noise. i smashed the CD to pieces after 3 listens.
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ClifCMar 13, 2009The girl has a voice! Her shouts are very musical, a bit like Björk but in a style totally different. The music is almost perfect: very catchy despite the unusual style (in a commercial sense, 'course). Standout tracks: "Rich", "Date with the Night" (this one is like 11/10), "Tick" and "Y-Control".
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Awards & Rankings
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Capable punk rock with a slightly skuzzy, yet unmistakably pop edge.
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While not quite the epochal showing demanded by its creation, the album holds out an impressive range with a few different directions to follow.
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BlenderThe songs on Fever to Tell swerve like they're being followed by the police, constantly changing and transforming. [May 2003, p.124]