Heroes To Zeros - Beta Band
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74 out of 100

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8.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 16 Ratings

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  • Summary: 'Heroes' marks the third album for the ever-strange UK outfit, who self-produced the disc and handed it off to Nigel Godrich (Radiohead) for mixing.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    Moon-eyed stoners looking for a 21st-century Pink Floyd should seek out the Beta Band. [7 May 2004, p.86]
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  2. Under The Radar
    80
    Dropping the experimentation down a notch seems to have allowed a great batch of songs to shine through. [#7]
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  3. Dot Music
    80
    This is the sound of an emboldened, beefier Beta Band, certainly, the new songs sounding fuller, freer and more confident than ever before.
  4. The Guardian
    60
    Several tracks are shapeless and patchy, and Mason's floating-in-space vocals sound cripplingly disengaged.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. DannyH
    10
    Truely excellent album, some of the best stuff they have put out
  2. wackyman
    8
    by making a more accesible album actually they have made a non-conform album by beta band standards an ironic case of rebelry
  3. Otter
    6
    I thought this was inchoherent garbage. I was expecting more from Beta Band this time around. They mumbled too much and a lot of their tracks lacked a good hook.… Expand
  4. BenJ
    4
    Much like Hot Shots II, this album suffers from a pretty poor collection of easily forgettable tunes (except Assessment, which is actually quite interesting). Clearly The Lone Pigeon DID write all their best tunes! … Expand

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