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Universal acclaim- based on 142 Ratings
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Positive: 130 out of 142
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Mixed: 4 out of 142
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Negative: 8 out of 142
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ToddJJan 7, 2006This Album is just amazing
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gooseguyOct 27, 2003
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saturnhMar 7, 2003lovely, just lovely.
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colinmApr 21, 2003there only one thing to say about this cd rock.............simple rock
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TrevorCJun 4, 2003The best synthpop I've heard in years!
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DanielESep 20, 2003I have listened to other music since I found the Postal Service three months ago, but I would rather have been listening to PS. It's the most fulfilling sound I have ever heard. I plan to pay these guys to make more myself if I ever get rich.
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sonjaSep 6, 2004i really never liked techno..pop...dance...but i absolutely LOOVE this cd...they are so great..its beautiful music
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MichaelBOct 3, 2005There is something about the music... it's great
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KevinWOct 7, 2005Very beautiful, subtle music, especially This Place is a Prison and Nothing Better. Such Great Heights is also a great pop song.
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jacksFeb 4, 2005This album is the best I have ever heard. Nuff said.
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DavePApr 27, 2005Don't be told this is depressing - this is dreamy hope at its best. The combination of Gibbard's naive, innocent lyrics and voice and Tamborello's sophisticated electronica beats mix into something wonderful. I've recommended this to so many people - and now you too!
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KevinLMay 31, 2005LOVE IT!!! it's the best music for me so far
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BenDJul 1, 2005When you put Ben Gibbard and Jenny Lewis (Two of the best voices in indie rock) together along with the infectious beats of Jimmy Tamborello, only good things will come out of it
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PaulHJul 3, 2005Highly addictive stuff that's already starting to spawn off copy-cats ( Digital Ash...).
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MarkSAug 30, 2005
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MacTJan 9, 2006Gibbard needed something. This was it.
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MattJMar 14, 2006Put it this way, its been in my car for 2 years!
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JennaP.Jun 23, 2006So I normally reserve my '10s' for Sufjan Stevens and..well that's about it but I must say that Give Up most definitely deserves it. There truly isn't a weak link in the chain. To the contrary of what some critics say, I believe this is a classic and a touchstone in electronica/indie pop music.
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EmmaMJul 2, 2006I really enjoy this album-it has the perfect balance of indie edge, but also has a soft side to it. Jolly good gents!
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AEAug 31, 2006ben gibbard = brilliant. love him love him love him. what amazing music
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LorenJul 8, 2003This album is brilliant..amazing. It makes you fel like you're floating. Makes you want to cry, makes you want to dance. Makes you want to sing. It's incredible.
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JCPJul 9, 2003an absolute addiction. The only problem with the disc arises when you ask what will happen if they don't make another. 3 hours with this and you'll have the month's music sorted.
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cliffhSep 14, 2003They got such an awesome sound.
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alanjMay 24, 2004Awesome...
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KimberlyJul 19, 2004Absolutely amazing. The Postal Service can take you to a plane that is..beyond reality...the depth and heights of this music is incredible. You cannot pass up on this album. "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight" is one of the most incredible songs I have ever heard and probably ever will. These guys deserve their props.
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RyantheMightyAug 12, 2004Really, I can't imagine how this album could be much better. I highly recomend drinking a decent bottle of red wine, lighting some candles and letting yourself get taken away by this album. Enjoy
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TekeliaAug 12, 2004if i could give this cd an 11 i would, shit ya
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andycFeb 25, 2005give up is one of the greatest albums i have ever heard. ever time i listen to one of the songs it sounds just as amazing as the first time i heard it.
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ClareMar 26, 2005I love this CD. It is my drug.
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AlexanderAJun 28, 2005Absolutely fantastic.
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Awards & Rankings
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Some people who liked the more experimental side of Tamborello's DNTEL project will simply find it a little too boppy for their liking, but it's one of those little discs that practically drills down into your subconscious.
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The core tension between Tamborello's complex, almost impossibly dense production and Gibbard's cutting voice makes Give Up a pretty damned strong record, and one with enough transcendent moments to forgive it its few substandard tracks and some ungodly lyrical blunders.
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MojoSomewhere between Faultline's bedroom-boffin invention and Stephen Merritt's pensive elegance. [May 2003, p.99]