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85 out of 100

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8.7 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 20 Ratings

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  • Summary: Don't let the title fool you; the Glaswegian instrumental post-rockers are just as dour as ever on this fourth studio LP.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Playlouder
    100
    This is Mogwai distilled to their essence, and the result is an album of huge power, emotional depth and feeling, with vocals submerged under a claustrophobic blanket of effects and guitars battling with viola, cello, violin and piano. It's just as Eno as it is S***t, and all the greater for that.
  2. Mojo
    100
    Represents an ultramodern rock masterpiece, low-key yet ominous, offering new yet comforting ways of singing familiar tunes. [Jul 2003, p.98]
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  3. Austin Chronicle
    50
    Happy Songs for Happy People offers many of the thrills of Rock Action, but without the diversity and succinctness that made that album shine.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. VicenteT
    10
    Sem dúvida, um dos melhores álbuns do ano. Mogwai Rules!!!!!
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  2. SeamusS
    10
    Kay kay kay Get past the utter stupidity (or inside joked humor) of the song titles, and you have a masterpeice.
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  3. PScott
    10
    Quite easily the best album i have ever heard... Every track is brilliant, and Ratts Of The Capital is amazing. If you don't own this yet, go buy it now.… Expand
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