Hey Venus! - Super Furry Animals
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77 out of 100

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9.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 31 Ratings

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  • Summary: Hey Venus! is the Welsh band's follow-up to Love Kraft.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. The A.V. Club
    100
    It's unabashedly a pop album, and by restraining its inventiveness, the band maintains a warm of sense of Zappa-esque liveliness.
  2. Dot Music
    80
    Hey Venus! is conspicuously short and sweet, and as a result among the greatest things they've ever done.
  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    11 years into their career, SFA have produced some of their most beautiful songs yet.
  4. Mojo
    60
    The gleeful exuberance of Hey Venus! finds the band refreshed.... If Hey Venus! lacks anything, it's the thumping-heart centerpiece that made SFA's early records so special. [Sep 2007, p.108]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 19
  3. Negative: 1 out of 19
  1. LiamR
    10
    I was ready to give this album a 9, and pretty much say how it was a slight disappointment but never the less one of SFA's greatest albums. But then "Baby Ate My Eightball" came on, and I realized that this is once again, a triumph.… Collapse
  2. KimN.
    8
    Yet again, a new great album from one of the most consistent bands around. Critics should love this, they have made some of their best songs ever on this one. Check out "Run-Away", "Show Your Hand" and "Carbon Dating". Amazing stuff. This is HIGHLY recommended.… Expand
  3. SamuelL.
    6
    This and Love Kraft represent the band's low point. I think this is a step above LK, as I actually enjoy the majority of these songs, but it isn't much of a step forward. It's just a set of standard pop songs, with the exception of the magnificent "Carbon Dating." That's pop music on another level, and something that the band should further pursue on their next album. They still have it in them. Gruff's two solo albums were both amazing and Neon Neon is turning out to be excellent as well. They just need better ideas on their next one.… Expand
  4. IbanL.
    3
    Such a disappointment. After the utterly brilliant "Love Kraft" this is just so poor. This and Ween's release might just be the most disappointing albums of 2007.… Expand

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