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Merriweather Post Pavilion - Animal Collective
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89 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 36 Critics What's this?

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8.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 424 Ratings

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  • Summary: The ninth album from the rock group was produceed by Ben Allen.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 36
  3. Negative: 0 out of 36
  1. No Ripcord
    100
    MPP had aura to burn long before most of us heard it, but now those of us who have heard it and do love it know that this music will not be content to stand idle on the margins of tuneless hype. Time may very well lend Merriweather Post Pavilion a legend extraordinary enough to faithfully capture its myriad treasures.
  2. Uncut
    100
    It feels like one of the landmark American albums of the century so far. [Jan 2008, p.86]
  3. Austin Chronicle
    50
    Animal Collective has backslid into a comfortable, but unfortunately unexciting, middle ground.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 146 out of 182
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 182
  3. Negative: 25 out of 182
  1. CurtisB.
    10
    Amazing. Beautiful. Incomparable. Fresh. Fun. Ahead of our time.
    • 9 of 9 users said yes
  2. MattK
    4
    I don't get whats so special about this album... it doesn't play well it feels awkward to listen to. It's also not as good as the No Age album released last year which was also on this new wave of weird music which I just don't see anything in but garbled music.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. abes
    1
    I used to be 'with it', but then they changed what 'it' was. Now what I'm with isn't 'it', and what's 'it' seems weird and scary.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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