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Universal acclaim- based on 130 Ratings
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Positive: 120 out of 130
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Mixed: 5 out of 130
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Negative: 5 out of 130
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RickyR.Jan 20, 2010Simple album from a simple band. Decent.
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ElizabethPSep 27, 2005This cd is the most disappointing album since Bloc Party's "Silent Alarm." There are only 2 songs that are good: "Weight of the World" and "Camera." Don't buy this! You will be SOOOOOOOO disappointed! Don't throw your money away!
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LyleBJul 10, 2006very unlistenable
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Nov 22, 2010
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haydenrMay 10, 2005Fantastic! One of the best of the year.
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AaronEOct 17, 2005This is no Kill the Moonlight, though a gem like "Camera" almost makes this album worth owning. This band's sound does not grow or diversify album by album, but keeps the same plodding indie-pop slug step from song to song. Save your money for Wolf Parade's "Apologies to the Queen Mary" or Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.
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RichT.May 10, 2005Varied is the word. From the surprising Scissor Sisters-esque sound of 'I Turn My Camera On', through to the minimal, but wonderful, 'I Summon You', and the more conventional Spoon tunes, like 'Sister Jack' & 'The Beast & Dragon, Adored', this album will surprise and delight.
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EricWMay 10, 2005Great follow up to Kill the Moonlight
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CoryT.Jan 20, 2010Solid effort from a solic band. That's the thing about Spoon...the never strive to astound us and wow us with a new surprise. But i can't complain that they lack innovative recordings when all of their albums are so consistent. Plain, but consistent.
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JuanZMay 10, 2005Indie masterpiece. "I turn my camera on" and "My mathematical mind" the highlights. Prepare to listen 3-4 of the best Spoon's songs ever.
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RichardS.May 12, 2005Not as immediately memorable as Kill the Moonlight, but still a good album nonetheless.
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JeffMHMay 12, 2005Fantastic album. A more straightfoward rocker than Kill the Moonlight, but no less transcendent. Spoon maintain their status as one of the most interesting and inventive rock bands around these days.
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FrankWMay 13, 2005The starkness of Kill the Moonlight, the warm, smooth beats of Girls Can Tell, the pure energy of A Series of Sneaks have impossibly combined to form Spoon's most complete album and the best album released so far this year.
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JackPotMay 17, 2005Gimme Fiction's first four songs are as good as the first four songs on any album in recent memory. This is the sound of a band at the top of its game.
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KatieCMay 20, 2005not as immediately catchy as their previous albums, but still good spoon
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davedMay 20, 2005
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JulesMay 27, 2005This is simply the most satisfying album released in 2005 - so much going on in the corners of the songs, the twisted and oblique lyrics that make more sense everyday - to those finding these intricate moody puzzles lacking urgency or form - look closer! There is nothing tired or old here - just concentrated emotion and intellect! Viva la spoon.
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AnaMay 31, 2005
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JimCMay 9, 2005Another amazing effort from a band that gets better with less. After a few listens, you'll undoubtedly be hooked.
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DanSMay 9, 2005Another masterpiece from Britt Daniel!
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JacquesDerridaJun 1, 2005
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MaxBJun 24, 2005
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TravisBJul 1, 2005best record of the year
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RyanLJul 7, 2005Loved the entire thing
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TylerVJan 2, 2006excellent album- simply addictive
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jakehMar 14, 2006extremely simple, yet complex, yet perfect in its matter. One of the best albums out right now. Gimme Fiction is less but more an amazing album to say the least
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PatickRMar 20, 2006The best album of 2005. Keep 'em coming Spoon.
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RossApr 26, 2006Spoon is the best band in the world, since At the Drive-In called it quits.
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TheCriticJul 10, 2006
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DaveKNov 16, 2005minimal at it's best, very hypnotic
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Awards & Rankings
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The overall effect can be vaguely schizo -- many of these tracks seem more like cool fragments than true songs.
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Under The RadarThere is no "The Way We Get By" on this record, as this is far more an album of interlocking pieces than an album of singles that neither makes a naked grab for the turnstiles nor an uprecedented reach for reinvention. [#9]
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It is phenomenal.