Advanced Search Beta »
Basic Search Fields
ie8 fix
Her Majesty The Decemberists - The Decemberists
Her Majesty The Decemberists Image
Metascore
83 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 18 Critics What's this?

User Score
7.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 27 Ratings

Your Score
10 out of 10
Rate this:
  • Summary: This is the second album for the Portland, Ore.-based indie five-piece led by Colin Meloy.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Alternative Press
    100
    A thrilling listen. [Dec 2003, p.140]
    All this publication's reviews
  2. Neumu.net
    90
    Meloy's words stir your insides like good poetry, his imaginative tales climb into your mind, set up camp and stay awhile. But without the enchanting, heart-wrenching and totally affecting power that is the consequence of The Decemberists' music, the words would not have ever found life.
  3. Uncut
    60
    Songs, without exception, are well crafted but more often than not collapse into cloying jauntiness. [Dec 2004, p.153]
    All this publication's reviews

See all 18 Critic Reviews

User Reviews

Write a Review
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 17
  3. Negative: 3 out of 17
  1. VincentH
    10
    I could write an extremely long essay on how much the Decemberists mean to me and how obsessed I am with them. I won't get into it, but needless to say picking up this album from my local library one Fall day 3 years ago changed my life. I often have a difficult time choosing between this album and "Castaways and Cutouts", and my choice often changes, but right now it's this one. I would have to say personally that this was my favorite period of theirs musically, from 2002 (their 1st album) thru 2003 when they released this album and the 5-Song EP (which contains a few of their best songs). All the songs they made from this period are classic, with "Her Majesty..." being IMO, the best indie-pop album since "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea".… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. RayM
    10
    Lyrics are wonderfully crafted, deep and thougtful. The music itself is a work of art. God Bless you Decemberists.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. ShepP
    3
    They have their moments, but in the end the Decemberists are just too pretentious and annoying to bear. Someone should tell the singer he9;s not British. He's from Montana, but you'd never know it with the psuedo-accent and the references to trousers, knickers, etc. Give me a break.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

See all 17 User Reviews

Recommended Products

  1. Picaresque - The Decemberists

    • Release Date: Mar 22, 2005
    Picaresque Image

  2. The Crane Wife - The Decemberists

    • Release Date: Oct 3, 2006
    The Crane Wife Image

  3. The King Is Dead - The Decemberists

    • Release Date: Jan 18, 2011
    The King Is Dead Image

Current Music Releases

Full List »
  1. Tago Mago [40th Anniversary Edition] - Can
    Metascore: 99
  2. Live in Europe 1967: Best of the Bootleg, Vol. 1 - Miles Davis
    Metascore: 99
  3. Siamese Dream [Deluxe Edition] - Smashing Pumpkins
    Metascore: 96
  4. The SMiLE Sessions - The Beach Boys
    Metascore: 96
  5. National Treasures: The Complete Singles - Manic Street Preachers
    Metascore: 95
  6. Satan Is Real/Handpicked Songs 1955-1962 - The Louvin Brothers
    Metascore: 94
  7. Achtung Baby [Super Deluxe] - U2
    Metascore: 93
  8. Some Girls [Deluxe Edition] - The Rolling Stones
    Metascore: 93
  9. Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down - Ry Cooder
    Metascore: 92
  10. Unto the Locust - Machine Head
    Metascore: 91
  11. Quadrophenia [The Director's Cut] - The Who
    Metascore: 90
  12. Rio [Live] - Keith Jarrett
    Metascore: 90
  13. What Were You Hoping For? - Van Hunt
    Metascore: 90
  14. Bitch Magnet - Bitch Magnet
    Metascore: 90
  15. Charity Starts at Home - Phonte
    Metascore: 89
  16. Nevermind [20th Anniversary Edition] - Nirvana
    Metascore: 89
  17. Journey of the Deep Sea Dweller, Vol. 1 - Drexciya
    Metascore: 88
  18. Bad as Me - Tom Waits
    Metascore: 88
  19. The Singles - Goldfrapp
    Metascore: 88
  20. Undun - The Roots
    Metascore: 88
All Current Music »