Mantaray - Siouxsie
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72 out of 100

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9.4 out of 10

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  • Summary: Siouxsie Sioux of the rock band Siouxsie & the Banshees and The Creatures releases her debut solo album.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Slant Magazine
    80
    Mantaray's sound is distinctly modern, filtered through the lush electronic textures of Garbage, Portishead, even Björk, but it's Siouxsie voice--trembling and echoing all at once--that reaffirms the album's urgency.
  2. musicOMH.com
    80
    An album filled with singles that should be instant hits.
  3. Filter
    80
    However, even with the musical trappings of contemporary conventional rock, Siouxsie’s voice and look, blessedly, remain the same.
  4. Under The Radar
    60
    While the successful execution of her solo pop record is admirable, and Mantaray stands favorably poised to be the next shining example of British “quality” pop music....Artists of their ilk are always more exciting and satisfying when they and their music are a bit freakish. [Fall 2007, p.81]
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  1. Positive: 11 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. alexanderh.
    10
    Powerful, haunting, Siouxsie is in top form. She is uncompromising, focused, and stronger than any other female in music today.
  2. cholets.
    10
    GENIAL!!!!!
  3. JyotirmayaD.
    8
    Years and years of listening to Siouxsie and the Banshees, well, I thought I'd had enough... Then this solo gem comes out, and being the Siouxsie fan that I am, and reading a couple of good reviews -- good, not sensational -- I decided to buy it. At first I noticed Siouxsie's voice had taken on a deeper huskiness, if you will, and I noticed that the songs were also good. So I played it at least once a day - Happy to have Siouxsie back with new material - and somewhere along the way, I found myself enjoying every song on the album. Not a one where I went "ugh." Siouxsie has come a long way, to say the least, and she is still at the top of her musical game! Buy it, don't try it!!!… Expand
  4. FrancisM.
    7
    Not as good as her best, but she's still charismatic.

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