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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.
- Record Label: Astralwerks
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 20 out of 26
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Mixed: 6 out of 26
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Negative: 0 out of 26
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Entertainment WeeklyMoon-eyed stoners looking for a 21st-century Pink Floyd should seek out the Beta Band. [7 May 2004, p.86]
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While the trippy Scottish foursome's third disc may make a few nods to reality when it incorporates boring things like, you know, choruses and verses, songs like "Assessment" and "Liquid Bird"--all electronic gurgles and off-the-wall vocals--still wave the freak flag.
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Heroes to Zeros, in spite of a few uneven tracks, makes the cut.
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There is very little experimentation on the album, at least in relation to previous albums, but there is also a wider spectrum of songs.
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It's difficult to get a handle on what the group is, but tough to deny that it's always doing its own thing.
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Stylus MagazineReview 1: It’s unfortunate that this band is so unsure of themselves, least of all lyrically. [score=50]; Review 2: Heroes To Zeros strikes a balance between enervation, subtlety and creativity. [score=80]
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UncutA slightly disappointing attempt to hammer their quirks into a more commercial rock shape. [May 2004, p.99]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 10 out of 12
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Mixed: 2 out of 12
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Negative: 0 out of 12
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DannyHJan 11, 2005Truely excellent album, some of the best stuff they have put out
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JimHMay 4, 2004Their best album so far? .... possibly
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AdamXMay 10, 2004probably their most coherent and best album yet!
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BCMay 3, 2004
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JonnyRMay 4, 2004Great stuff from the Betas - the album flows well from one song to next. By far, this is the most accessible Beta Band album.
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wackymanMay 25, 2004by making a more accesible album actually they have made a non-conform album by beta band standards an ironic case of rebelry
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BenJMay 28, 2004
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