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8.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 43 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 41 out of 43
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  3. Negative: 2 out of 43

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  1. Blakey
    Oct 28, 2008
    9
    A definite improvement on the disappointing weekend spent in the city. Some out-there tracks which take some time to get your head around but make for thrilling listening. However a point has to be lost for kele's lackluster and sometimes disturbing lyrics. And surely bloc party have ripped off rage against the machines version of the rolling stones' street fighting man on the first track 'ares'.… Expand
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  2. StarryEyed
    Oct 28, 2008
    9
    This rating isn't accurate at all as the majority of the reviews posted are reviewing the internet album not the physical release. The three songs tacted on for the final release, "Talons", "Letter to my Son", and "Your Visits are Getting Shorter", are all pretty much excellent and possibly the most accessible joints on the album and really help push the final product to new heights not attained initially.… Expand
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  3. SpaceC.
    Oct 28, 2008
    9
    Fantastic album! At first when i heard it, i was a bit disappointed, but it's a grower. I'm giving it a 8 because the first two tracks never really clicked for me, and feel out of place with the rest of the album.
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  4. liu
    Oct 29, 2008
    7
    Being not a fan of bloc party i'd say that this change of sound did not make me buy the record, but at least it made the listening far more challenging. bravo for their courage. although there's a feeling of the release being a bit over-rushed.
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  5. MattA.
    Oct 3, 2008
    8
    Let's just stop comparing both this album and A Weekend in the City to Silent Alarm. It is ridiculous to hold Bloc Party to that. Taken on its own merits, this is a solid, interesting album. The lead singer's lyrics are still pretty bad but they weren't great on their debut either and no one seemed to have a problem then. The thing that has always elevated Bloc Party is their energy. It was admittedly more abundant on Silent Alarm than it was on A Weekend in the City, but they have regained some lost ground with this album. So again, don't expect Silent Alarm and you will have much to enjoy here.… Expand
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  6. ChrisN.
    Sep 4, 2008
    7
    Although not having the quality of Silent Alarm, Bloc Party's 2 follow-up albums have been fulled with catchy tunes that will ensure their relative success. For all those fans who have heard 'Mercury' may have been worried that Bloc Party were about to ignore their promise to create an album with the rawness of Silent Alarm and the experience of A Weekend In The City will be relieved to know that among a few songs of their new genre, there are many of their classic style. Unfortunatly this does not help create a well structured album and it does seem as though Bloc Party have thrown the album together rather quickly. If Bloc Party had not decided to release Flux with the re-release of A Weekend In The City and songs like Ares and Mercury were put together with the catchy floor-filler I feel we would all be praising Bloc Party for their genious right now, like we were with Radiohead when they released Kid A. Intimacy as an album might not have impressed us as much as it should have, but many of the songs on the album indivually will. For that reason I feel Intamacy still deserves 7/10.… Expand
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  7. ChuckB.
    Oct 28, 2008
    9
    I had the online version of this album almost a month ago, and fell in love instantly. Now that the the full album is out, I can't get enough. If you enjoyed either of the previous Bloc Party releases, this is definitely an album to pick up.
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  8. Vampire25
    Jan 3, 2011
    7
    Intimacy is Bloc Party's weakest entry, but that's not saying anything considering this was still a good album. I found it, for the most part, pretty enjoyable. It had a different sound to it and it sounded kinda strange at first but then you start to get into the groove and and start realizing that Bloc Party went crazy on this album. "Halo", "Biko", and "One Month Off" are great tracks. All In All, Intimacy is a good album by Bloc Party and I recommend it. B… Expand
  9. Ricko
    Nov 7, 2011
    8
    The third album by the band. Their least commercially successful but I think its a really good album. Marginally better than A Weekend in the City and not quite as strong as Silent Alarm but the band showed consistent progression with their sound from album to album. All facets of the records are strong and it's very hard for me to pick out faults except there is a lack of killer singles that were present on their debut. It's such a pity that they have seemed to stop at this record with Kele going solo (bad move in my opinion). They've been one of the few "promising indie hopefuls" from the mid 00's that actually followed through on their potential and grew their sound.… Expand
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Metascore
69 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. Drowned In Sound
    70
    Intimacy is not quite the radical statement its makers might think it is (I'm not sure what could be given the group's evident ambitions), but it's definitely a little bit of invigorating redemption at a time when doubts were beginning to cloud what was, initially, a flawless reputation.
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    75
    This vicious playfulness extends to the music as well, which trims off the magisterial excesses of "Weekend" while keeping the band's recent noisy electronica crush intact.
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  3. musicOMH.com
    40
    At its best Intimacy is taut and claustrophobic or movingly sentimental, but for the main part it is repetitious and bafflingly poorly realised, especially given that they could have had an extra six months to work on it.
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