Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 26
  2. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Taken as a group, Heroes to Zeros' slower songs are the musical equivalent of a month-long sinus infection: heavy on the repetition, sleepy detachment and sensory deprivation.
  2. The Beta Band have reached out into traditional rock dynamics with mixed results.
  3. Frustrating... We know that the Beta Band have one jaw-dropping album in them. 'Hot Shots' was nearly it, but certainly this is not.
  4. Uncut
    40
    A slightly disappointing attempt to hammer their quirks into a more commercial rock shape. [May 2004, p.99]
  5. Filter
    50
    You want to praise them for their attempts to define a unique voice, but a unique voice isn't necessarily an interesting one. [#11, p.96]
  6. Several tracks are shapeless and patchy, and Mason's floating-in-space vocals sound cripplingly disengaged.
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 17 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 17
  2. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. DannyH
    Jan 11, 2005
    10
    Truely excellent album, some of the best stuff they have put out
  2. Oddik,Norway
    Jun 29, 2004
    9
    Without doubt, one of the best album so far this year. Hope to see you guys soon at a gig in Norway, Oslo.
  3. BenJ
    May 28, 2004
    4
    Much like Hot Shots II, this album suffers from a pretty poor collection of easily forgettable tunes (except Assessment, which is actually 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! Full Review »