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Generally favorable reviews- based on 101 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 84 out of 101
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Mixed: 3 out of 101
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Negative: 14 out of 101
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KaiT.Nov 7, 2007it more focused and less indulgant than WDNTW, but im still waiting for an AVA album that will blow me away. this is a good step forward tho
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OmriEMay 10, 2008You can sence this albums marks the true nature of angels, The epicness and overall effects make this band sound unique.
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LiamS.Nov 22, 2007Excellent album, much improved from "We Don't Need To Whisper", beautifully written music
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MitchB.Dec 9, 2007crap. i quite liked the first album but this is unfortunately shit. and by shit i mean very big shit
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TuomasK.Nov 8, 2007Best album I have ever heard.Ignore the critics and get ready for the thrill of your life.So many good songs.Thank God for Tom Delonge.
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NateH.Nov 9, 2007
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RetroSOct 2, 2008One of the greatest albums of all time! Something Delonge can truly be proud of!
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SamK.Mar 10, 2009Tom Delonge is hardly the musical god he thinks he is. This is not a revolution, it's pure revulsion.
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SuleimanMNov 7, 2007I've never given something a ten, but here we go. I love every song on the album, period. Delonge, you've out done yourself. Anyone can hate it, I won't, I love it. Highly recommend it. Bravo AVA, bravo.
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bradleyW.Nov 7, 2007I was very impressed with this cd. Good album.
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ZacharyM.Nov 7, 2007
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HaleeW.Nov 7, 2007I can't decide which is better -- I-Empire or We Don't Need To Whisper. I do believe the songs are more deep and personalized on the new album, however. it's definitely worth the listen.
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JasonK.Nov 8, 2007Some people cannot see past Delonges awkward image he has created for himself through his comments, and emulation of Bono. Once you get past that, you realise the music is itself has been taken to a new level never reached before by other artists.
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TylerM.Nov 8, 2007
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ChrisW.Nov 8, 2007A complete Masterpiece! (again!) I really was never into Blink 182... but thank god that this is nothing like it! Great songs... great sound... amazing feeling after you listen to it.
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SamB.Nov 9, 2007Sweeping epic tracks that carry an equally large and important message. Epic is only one word that can describe such a fantastic album.
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MicheleHDec 13, 2007Once you get used to DeLonge's misfitting vocals, the songs are simply amazing. Don't miss "Call to Arms" or "Everything's Magic."
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Ernestoc.Dec 9, 2007My vote is n9 cuz i think this work can't be better than wdntw...However it shows to the world what kinda musician t.delonge is
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TWS2May 19, 2008I was shocked by how appealing this album is. Derivative, pretentious, overlong: yes. Ambitious, cohesive and HOOKY AS HELL - YES, YES, YES. I'm playing it all the time. If there was still such a thing as pop radio, this album would be all over it. It's more than a guilty pleasure -- it's guilty bliss !!
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PedroM.Nov 11, 2007
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BobDoleNov 14, 2007
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JohnCNov 14, 2007Nothing can save this album from being a horrible mess of a work. Overwrought with ideas and themes without any coherence, Tom DeLonge should have stayed out of the music scene after the fall of Blink-182.
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BigTNov 22, 2007Great album.
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Taylors.Nov 7, 2007The best album ever! and by the best band ever! Tom Delonge is the most talented person alive!
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mastersonNov 7, 2007They havent improve very much... sad for tom.
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DavidS.Nov 7, 2007Most badass album I've heard in my entire life!
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JustF.Nov 8, 2007
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MikeS.Nov 8, 2007Nice improvement over WDNTW. Some cringe worthy lyrics, and songs do drag a little bit. But Tom, Dave, Matt, and Atom did a heck of a job overall on I-Empire.
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LukeD.Nov 8, 2007It's a big up from "We Don't Need To Whisper"; Tom Delonge works in more pop/punk sounds, refines the original AVA sound, and generally this is a nice, well rounded album with some songs that will actually make you want to put them on 'repeat' for a while.
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JCNov 8, 2007i really like it's atmospheric spacy sound.. great to relax too.
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Awards & Rankings
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I-Empire is an easier record to like than "We Don't Need to Whisper," as it marks a very small, very tentative progression toward DeLonge realizing that he can expand his sonic and emotional horizons without abandoning the pop songcraft that remains his greatest strength
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I-Empire is a sweeping conceptual piece with a message as big as its sound and just a bit more enigmatic.
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Tom DeLonge does have talent, and maybe one day he'll make an album that deserves all his self-proclaimed hype. This, however, isn't it.