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Ganging Up On The Sun - Guster
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76 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
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  1. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    Both expansive and dreamy. [23 Jun 2006, p.69]
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  2. All Music Guide
    80
    Ganging Up on the Sun is the work of a band who matters.
  3. Alternative Press
    80
    The sound of growing up has rarely sounded so self-assured. [Aug 2006, p.218]
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  4. Paste Magazine
    80
    What this band lacks in flash it more than makes up for in sheer musicality. [Aug 2006, p.88]
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  5. The New York Times
    80
    Angst has rarely sounded sweeter than it does on "Ganging Up on the Sun," which swirls with classic vocal harmonies, vintage organs and lightly strummed guitars.
  6. The A.V. Club
    75
    It's pop music that's smart, and maybe even a little wise.
  7. Spin
    70
    With the band's pop instincts craftier than ever, these songs might even reach past the keg party. [Jul 2006, p.84]
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  8. Prefix Magazine
    70
    Guster manage to let out a bit of their inner Oasis without sacrificing any of their "I-knew-them-first" credibility.
  9. Slant Magazine
    70
    The album is often as strong as Fountains Of Wayne's Welcome Interstate Managers.
  10. Billboard
    70
    Guster's loudest and most ambitious effort to date.
  11. NOW Magazine
    60
    A pretty decent melancholy pop album that deserves to be heard outside of dormitories and campus bars.
  12. Delusions of Adequacy
    60
    Guster finally feels like a full band and not some cutesy sideshow act.
  13. PopMatters
    60
    This is just a good album--and at the end of the day, sometimes that's all you need.
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8.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 33 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 26
  3. Negative: 1 out of 26
  1. JohnV
    8
    Great CD after a few listens. Follows a natural maturation of the band.
  2. MarkS
    9
    I haven't been able to keep this one off of the top of my stack of CD's almost a year later. For those of you only listening to MP3's at 128 m, do yourself a favor and get this on CD and play it on a good stereo or headphones. The production is incredible. Brilliant songwriting. My favorite of their albums so far.… Full Review »
  3. ChrisH
    9
    Real tight album with a real diversity within the album itself. Great songwriting, great use of varied instrumentation, and just easy to listen to.
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