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Leaders Of The Free World - Elbow
  • Band Name: Elbow
  • Record Label: V2
  • Release Date: Feb 21, 2006
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Metascore
78 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critics What's this?

User Score
8.9 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 60 Ratings

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  • Summary: This is the self-produced third album for the Manchester, England band.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 25
  3. Negative: 1 out of 25
  1. Under The Radar
    100
    Elbow have always been the most intelligent band in Britain. Now they're the most exciting, too. [#12, p.91]
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  2. Uncut
    60
    It's certainly more assured and less wilfully angsty than Cast Of Thousands. However, it still lacks the special unified mood or thread of Asleep. [Oct 2005, p.110]
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  3. Alternative Press
    30
    It's not that Elbow's half-Travis, half-early-Radiohead Britpop shoegaze routine is patently shitty; it's just hopelessly forgettable. [Mar 2006, p.134]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 38
  3. Negative: 0 out of 38
  1. DameinS
    10
    Rolling Stone don't know its A$$ from its Elbow. This and Sufjan get the most rotation in my player..truly beautiful.
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  2. Paulm
    10
    I've been in to music since the psychedelic 60's and write reviews for a small paper in t.o. Canada. i haven't been this enthusiastic for an entire album since the prog rock days of the early 70's. a creative and lovely masterpiece worthy of an 11, "you've gone and made a beautiful hole in my heart." don't stop! paul in tweed.… Expand
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  3. glynw
    10
    When bush and bliar are held to account for war crimes,and sentenced,michael moors makes the film.and the title track--leaders of the free world'then we are cleansed.… Expand
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