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Let It Come Down - Spiritualized
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8.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 21 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 21
  3. Negative: 1 out of 21

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  1. JacG.
    Nov 20, 2001
    10
    Absolutely the best I have heard in years!!!!
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  2. AdamP.
    Sep 21, 2001
    10
    Brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  3. NorthFreedomFighter
    Apr 6, 2005
    9
    Overwhelming, ambitious and absolutely empowering. This albums is the great work of a man who is not afraid to dive into his pretention to deliver what he feels the world needs to hear. Utterly brilliant
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  4. JasonA.
    Oct 16, 2001
    10
    Brilliant, genius!!! One of my top 5 albums of all time.
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  5. JohannesL.
    Mar 27, 2002
    10
    Listen and understand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  6. Travis
    Jul 7, 2004
    3
    i really just don't understand how it could have gone so damn wrong. there seem to be only two songs on this album - the rehashed versions of 'electricity', and downright boring dirges, cleaved in the middle by a merely passable exercise in free-jazz. it's horrible. the absolute worst spiritualized album.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  7. Chris
    Nov 12, 2001
    10
    Jason Spaceman is a genius. A natural progression from his earlier work.
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  8. JamesT.
    Nov 19, 2001
    9
    This cd close a perfect circle initiated with lazer guided melodies. From minimal to maximun overdrive. Pink Floyd meets Phillip Glass. Brian Wilson remixed by krautrockers. A gospel choir on acid. Brilliant.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  9. MacM.
    Oct 8, 2002
    9
    Drugged up, fucked up, broken up, loved up, busted up... Just stunning.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  10. Æ
    Feb 18, 2002
    4
    Nowhere near as good as their previous work. The songs are mediocre at best, overall its a dull and boring album, after 4 years since their last release, I was expecting something better than this.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  11. JonL
    Aug 21, 2006
    10
    The best Spiritualized album, period. Bombastic, yes, but rather than crushing the confessional songwriting of Pierce, it transcends it, and the emotional impact is stunning. Too bad Amazing Grace couldn't live up to it...
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  12. plumpudding
    Sep 19, 2001
    9
    American magazine... what do they know? (Spin sucks). Brilliant lp and their most touching.
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  13. MattZ.
    Feb 19, 2002
    7
    All those who proclaim this the best Spiritualized album, have not listened to other Spiritualized albums. Not because this album isn't great, but because Pierce steals a song... From himself. If you've ever listened to "Ladies and Gentlemen...", then you would recognize that "Let It Come Down" contains the track "Electricity"... TWICE. Quite a load of crap. Also, "Stop Your Crying" sounds eerily similar to "Cool Waves". Minus these three tracks, this is the best Spiritualized album.… Expand
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  14. PedroK.
    Jun 12, 2002
    10
    Brilliant work! This is am awesome record, every song has its different pace and meaning, everything it is at its right place. The sound is just so powerfull and clean. Even better than Ladies/albert Hall.
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  15. DaveL
    Dec 29, 2001
    8
    Not as good as their last, but still excellent.
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  16. ihtyandr
    Dec 12, 2002
    9
    Number one album of the 2001 for russian poetic soul. haven & heaven for me. its really narcotic from pierce.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
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Metascore
74 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. The Wire
    70
    Let It Come Down suffers just a little from Pierce's presumably healthier outlook. [#211, p.66]
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    90
    'Let It Come Down' is another towering achievement - both musically and emotionally.... This is music as it's meant to be: raw, colossal and awe-inspiring. No wonder everything else just pales in comparison.
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  3. Spin Cycle
    88
    Pierce enhances his trademark electro-scapes with rich gospel choruses and grand orchestral flourishes for operatic effect.
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