Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub)
by Groove Armada
  • Record Label: Jive
  • Release Date: Sep 11, 2001
Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Alternative Press
    80
    They reinvent themselves as house-music auteurs exploring a sound closer to shoegazing's late, great headphone womb than house's aerobic aphorisms. [Nov 2001, p.79]
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  2. Sonicnet
    70
    In sharing its predecessor's desire to cover every musical base, Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub) suggests a continued identity crisis.
  3. Ink Blot Magazine
    90
    Groove Armada have a knack for producing fantastic underground dance tracks, in a variety of tempos, and packing them full of hooks.
  5. Dot Music
    90
    Stuffed full of collaborations, the duo has created a multi layered, analogue driven, polished yet powerful long player.
  6. Spin
    80
    Less an electronica CD than a dub album without any original sources--and it's all the freer for it. [Oct 2001, p.128]
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  7. Mojo
    80
    A triumph, possessing a universal appeal that extends beyond the dancefloor straight to the heart. [Sep 2001, p.100]
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  8. Mixer
    80
    Groove Armada's most mature and settled work to date. [Sep 2001, p.83]
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  9. CDNow
    90
    A truly superb and definitive record...

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User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. Jo
    Jul 18, 2007
    10
    this one got me into groove armada, its sublime from start to finish... much better than lovebox... highlights: the sonic trip Drifted, this one got me into groove armada, its sublime from start to finish... much better than lovebox... highlights: the sonic trip Drifted, Little By Little and the similar single My Friend, Fogma and Superstylin'… Full Review »
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