Just Like The Fambly Cat
by Grandaddy
  • Record Label: V2
  • Release Date: May 9, 2006
Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. BBC collective
    60
    Just Like… is no classic, but it’s enough to make for a teary goodbye.
  2. Blender
    50
    Song after song is undermined by too-precious gestures, and the occasional bursts of speed and volume can't mask Grandaddy's exhaustion. [Jun 2006, p.137]
    All this publication's reviews
  3. Mojo
    60
    Fambly Cat's highpoints... stand with their very best. [Jun 2006, p.102]
    All this publication's reviews
  5. PopMatters
    50
    Fambly Cat just serves to underscore how good Grandaddy has been by rehashing without improving or building.
  6. Prefix Magazine
    60
    Just Like the Fambly Cat sounds like a Grandaddy album, but only in that it rehashes everything the band has already done.
  7. Spin
    60
    Equal parts bang and whimper. [Jun 2006, p.81]
    All this publication's reviews
  8. The A.V. Club
    58
    Fambly's flabbiest moments sag pretty low, to the point that the album's midsection is almost entirely skippable.
  9. Tiny Mix Tapes
    60
    Just Like the Fambly Cat is appreciably better than its predecessor, but a far cry from the bliss we've all come to expect.

User Reviews

All reviews »
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 22 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 22
  3. Negative: 1 out of 22
  1. steve
    Aug 2, 2006
    8
    fantastico . can't stop playing this kitty .
  2. michellem
    Jul 12, 2006
    7
    i like grandaddy, but goddamn are they depressing.
  3. Brendan
    Jun 8, 2006
    10
    I don't know if it's the BEST Grandaddy record, but this is a pretty boss record in and of itself. From the creepy "What Happened?" I don't know if it's the BEST Grandaddy record, but this is a pretty boss record in and of itself. From the creepy "What Happened?" to the stunning "Shangri-La," the record is again perfect from start to finish, the third time in a row Grandaddy's managed to do that. It's a pity they won't be putting out any more music; we've lost one of the greatest bands of the last decade this year.… Full Review »
See all user reviews »