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Generally favorable reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews What's this?

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7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 58 Ratings

  • Summary: The Scottish band's debut album was produced by Rich Costey and lead singer James Allen.

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Geraldine
When your sparkle evades your soul I'll be at your side to console When you're standing on the window ledge I'll talk you back, back from the edge I... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Observer Music Monthly
    100
    Praise indeed but then these hard-nosed softies are unique and this, make no mistake, is their "Definitely Maybe," the quintessential noise-pop set of the modern age.
  2. Dot Music
    90
    It's a gut punch of a debut, and one that makes you believe Glasvegas are one of those rare, rare bands who might just have that perfect record in them.
  3. Billboard
    80
    It's that mix of sad-sack circumstances and cautious optimism that makes the Scottish quartet's debut such a rich exercise in self-aware spleen-venting.
  4. Q Magazine
    80
    There's much here to justify Alan McGee's awe. [Oct 2008, p.148]
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  5. Rolling Stone
    70
    Glasvegas create wall-of-distortion melodrama that draws on the Jesus and Mary Chain, Sixties girl groups and the Velvet Underground's rain-dance pulse. It makes for a compelling blend of grays--lit by singer James Allan's high, bright hurrahs.
  6. Blender
    60
    Glasvegas are often compared to the Jesus and Mary Chain, another great Scottish band that worshiped Phil Spector and the whammy pedal, but Mary Chain’s appeal was a chilly remoteness. Glasvegas make it cool to care.
  7. The New York Times
    40
    Glasvegas is determinedly provincial, insisting there is grandeur in everyday lives. But what sounds rousing in Britain can sound sodden and overwrought to American ears.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 30
  3. Negative: 3 out of 30
  1. JonathanB.
    Sep 30, 2008
    10
    A once in a generation fantastic album.
  2. craig
    Jan 6, 2009
    10
    Simply the best debut record to come out of the UK since franz ferdinand if not oasis. brilliant!!!
  4. DW
    Feb 3, 2009
    10
    Fantastic album - go buy it!
  5. discombobulator
    Dec 17, 2008
    8
    A great album from a band that Im definitely going to keep an ear out for in the years to come. Great lyrics and poppy tunes with dark A great album from a band that Im definitely going to keep an ear out for in the years to come. Great lyrics and poppy tunes with dark subject matter. Real good.… Expand
  6. Ricko
    Jan 11, 2012
    7
    I think this record and this band are over rated big time. While it's not a bad record, and it does have some good stuff on it, I'm not sure II think this record and this band are over rated big time. While it's not a bad record, and it does have some good stuff on it, I'm not sure I agree with the acclaim it got. It get's a bit repetitive after a while and the vocals get old pretty quick. Geraldine is a good song and the standout track for me, the rest of it kind of blends in together.… Collapse
  7. Axident
    Nov 10, 2008
    7
    Good thing!
  8. SamF
    Jan 20, 2009
    0
    Utter sh*t and GROSSLY overrated.

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