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It's Blitz
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Universal acclaim - based on 36 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 128 Ratings

  • Summary: The third album for the New York band was produced by Nick Launay and Dave Sitek.

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Heads Will Roll
Off with your head Dance 'til you're dead Heads will roll Heads will roll Heads will roll On the floor Glitter on the wet streets Silver over... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 36
  3. Negative: 0 out of 36
  1. Q Magazine
    100
    So let any indie bands planning a trip to the keyboard shop take note: this is how it's done, with a desire to surprise and be surprised. [May 2009, p.104]
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  2. Spin
    90
    The result is the alternative pop album of the decade--one that imbues the Killers' "Hot Fuss" and MGMT's "Oracular Spectacular" with a remarkable emotional depth and finesse.
  3. Lost At Sea
    87
    If this is the band's "Parallel Lines," they've brought tunes worth comparing.
  4. No Ripcord
    80
    It is precisely due to the band’s finesse that It’s Blitz! is so refreshing, despite being an old sound wrapped in glitter veneer.
  5. AllMusic
    80
    Between its violently happy songs and its softer ones, It's Blitz! ends up being some of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' most balanced and cohesive music.
  6. Blender
    80
    It’s Blitz! is the sound of a band reborn with new momentum, and on an album that requires dancing, the message is clear: It doesn’t matter where you came from. Just keep moving.
  7. Austin Chronicle
    40
    Six years later, the New York trio's third LP, It's Blitz!, is only as subversive as its cover image.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 41
  3. Negative: 2 out of 41
  1. piolhoso
    Apr 17, 2013
    10
    This album is incredible, I love how their change from rock to a more electro/pop sound. I love every track on the album. In my opinion theThis album is incredible, I love how their change from rock to a more electro/pop sound. I love every track on the album. In my opinion the best Yeah Yeah Yeahs album by far… Expand
  2. SiddhartaK
    Apr 8, 2009
    10
    It's been a long time since I've been so addicted to an album. This is amazing. Incredible. I love it! It's great with a It's been a long time since I've been so addicted to an album. This is amazing. Incredible. I love it! It's great with a little change, and just as Nick Zinner said: "You can't do the same thing over and over, or you'll end up being a parody of yourself".… Expand
  4. GreenJ
    Jun 23, 2009
    10
    I've really gotten to liking the YYYs more with each album... Some will put it down and call it "overproduced," but that is just a I've really gotten to liking the YYYs more with each album... Some will put it down and call it "overproduced," but that is just a narrow and ignorant stance on an extremely polished, lovingly crafted album. The band just keeps getting better... Their live performances are spectacular, and their music is lyrically beautiful. I can't wait to see what they do next.… Expand
  5. Goose
    Apr 3, 2009
    9
    Some people may not like the fact that the Yeah Yeah Yeahs have changed their sound a bit. But I think this is the perfect direction they Some people may not like the fact that the Yeah Yeah Yeahs have changed their sound a bit. But I think this is the perfect direction they could've taken. The album contains some of the band's best material (e.g., Soft Shock, Skeletons, Hysteric and Little Shadow). This CD will only disappoint you if you're looking for "Fever to Tell Part II".… Expand
  6. TobyH
    Jun 13, 2009
    9
    Brilliant from start to finish- especially Heads Will Roll, Soft Shock and Dragon Queen. Only Dull Life lets it down.
  7. jens76
    Nov 11, 2022
    8
    Die übliche Scheiße: Wo kommst Du her? Wo gehst Du hin? It's Blitz (no real hit)
  8. JerryJ
    Apr 3, 2009
    1
    This band is still releasing more garbage? This album is just as bad if not worse than the last 2.

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