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81 out of 100

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7.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

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  • Summary: The latest DFA artist to create a buzz in the music press is former Six Finger Satellite guitarist John Maclean, whose "Less Than Human" is his full-length debut as The Juan Maclean.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    Overflows with ebullient beats that are both booming and bizarre. [29 Jul 2005, p.68]
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  2. Stylus Magazine
    91
    The Juan Maclean takes the mechanized side of music, the Kraftwerk precision and automated bass, but injects it with a personal, human vision and unmet, unwanted desires.
  3. Playlouder
    60
    This is a rather stronger record than [Daft Punk's] on the whole, even if it likewise suffers from flaws in execution.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. jyotirmayad
    10
    Simply awesome! One of the 10 Best CDs of 2005 so far.
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  2. BrianS
    5
    Im not really understanding why this album is getting such good reviews. Apart from "Every Little Thing" there is little of interest to be heard. The female vocals sound like a lazy Miss Kitten. The beats are nothing special. Similar to the DFA Compilations it is very hit and miss, with LCD Soundsystem clearly being the only major talent on this label. And i was sooo excited when buying this :(… Expand
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  3. TimK
    2
    This album stinks like a outhouse. Let's face it, even though we all want to love the synth, the sytnh sounds like poop.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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