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Hurricane Bar
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 18 Ratings

  • Summary: This is the second album for the Swedish garage rockers.

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You Can't Steal My Love
I was walking down the street with my chains tied up to my feet I leaned instead of jiggie with the sidewalk Now this street tells the same old... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    Hookily retro, Kinks-style Britpop. [11 Mar 2005, p.105]
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  2. Billboard
    80
    We haven't heard such a melodic Swedish act since ABBA.
  3. Austin Chronicle
    78
    Trading mic volleys and Velcro riffs on their second LP the quartet's frontmen lead perfect group harmonies ("White Wall") with the sweet/sour yin/yang of every great lead tandem since John & Paul.
  4. Prefix Magazine
    70
    Hurricane Bar sees the group amp up the hand-clapping choruses and delivers a leaner collection that recalls everything from the Animals and the Small Faces to Hanoi Rocks and the Libertines.
  5. Pitchfork
    69
    Hurricane Bar has diluted the two things that made Mando Diao's first album distinct: immediacy and a sense of fun.
  6. Rolling Stone
    60
    These Swedes are as retro as most of their countrymen, and they have even less to say.
  7. Q Magazine
    40
    Despite some evidence of talent, though, it's mostly just musical gatecrashing. [Apr 2005, p.123]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. janes
    Apr 12, 2005
    10
    Great music, and their brothers band Sugarplum fairy is also really promising. Love the melodies, the rythm, the screaming, the wildness, the Great music, and their brothers band Sugarplum fairy is also really promising. Love the melodies, the rythm, the screaming, the wildness, the softness, everything with it. And these guys were only 22 when they wrote the music, the young brothers were 16-18, you can imagine what might follow!… Expand
  2. sakig
    Feb 9, 2007
    10
    will keep going to live up to the promised that the libertines failed to deliver
  4. elinan
    May 5, 2005
    10
    THE BEST CD I KNOW! :D
  5. KarinaP
    Jun 7, 2005
    10
    I LOVE this album!
  6. GianlucaM
    Jul 8, 2005
    10
    bello, veramente bello...
  7. jimn
    May 3, 2005
    8
    While it may not be revelatory, this album has a great number of songs that will entertain and excite. The album, which some my unfairly While it may not be revelatory, this album has a great number of songs that will entertain and excite. The album, which some my unfairly categorize as "garage rock", actually has a lot more soul, skill, and force then most of those rock n roll band currently making music.… Expand
  8. giulia
    Apr 8, 2005
    6
    i like mando diao, arrogant sweden people are always fun. but this album was really disapointing, i really liked there debut, there where i like mando diao, arrogant sweden people are always fun. but this album was really disapointing, i really liked there debut, there where some good music to dance to, and it was a lot fresh then the strokes for example. i like pop, but this sounds a bit too oasish, or libertinesish (you know "dont look back into the sun"?theres nearly the same opening tunes on one of the tracks. and i like the libertines a far bit better). and their concerts was only "okay". so, sorry, gustav. i hope the next one will be better, but your borthers band, even sounds more broing. so at least you are better than him.… Expand

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