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Universal acclaim- based on 627 Ratings
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Positive: 537 out of 627
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Mixed: 35 out of 627
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Negative: 55 out of 627
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CurtisB.Nov 24, 2009Amazing. Beautiful. Incomparable. Fresh. Fun. Ahead of our time.
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Dec 23, 2010
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KurtCMar 27, 2009Exceptionally solid album from beginning to end. More melody and harmonies than past albums. They're venturing out into more uncharted electronic territory (while still carrying their guitars and floor tom along). Great listen.
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JeremyC.Jan 20, 2009Stunning. Simply stunning. Enough said. If you don't enjoy this album, either your ears are broken or you're dead.
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MattLJan 12, 2010
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BobbyYJan 20, 2009Great album. Solid through and through. Only thing I miss is the prominence of Avey's screams.
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PatrickCFeb 16, 2009The beatles album of the new century. organic, sonic-filled, and deeply layered to make an orgasmic mix of beauty.
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HarryGFeb 17, 2009I hate voting 10s but when it is deserved, then it must be. Nothing else like it and more to the point not much near as good. This is one way to the future of music
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Aug 12, 2010
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Jul 10, 2011An all-encompassing, perfectly layered, challenging and beautiful album.
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Sep 22, 2011One of the best records of 2009. Finally their sound comes together in this Brian Wilson inspired album.
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Mar 23, 2012One of the greatest albums of the 2000s. Great songs about simple living, love, and a dissection of cool. Some of the best songs I've ever heard. Highlights include In the Flowers, Taste, Bluish.
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timmydNov 29, 2009
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EricCJun 28, 2009
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JohnnieT.Nov 12, 2009There is some fantastic stuff here - when they nail the blissed out 22nd century Beach Boys style(particularly on Bluish, Guys Eyes, My Girls), then it plays like a dream. Infuriatingly however, at times its undermined by its own exuberant eclecticism and the need for sonic experimentation can occasionally get in the way of those melodies. If only we could hear them!
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Mar 23, 2011these songs are just blanketed by repetitious sounds. each song blurring into the next. very annoying and unlistenable. (mind you i still enjoy their previous LP's :Sung Tongs and Feels). This is utter garbage. It sounds as if they mixed instruments into a blender, and this is what came out.
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NicoleVJan 20, 2009Absolutely wonderful! Best record of the 2000's I think for sure!
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AndrewLJan 20, 2009Best album I've heard in a long time.
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OllieHMar 4, 2009Best album of the 2000's so far in any genre of music.
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BaxterJan 7, 2010I went in expecting something terrible, as my previous experience with the band was not something I enjoyed. But what I found was one of the best albums of the year. Nice and enjoyable music that reminds me why pop is still a genre worth considering. Not the masterpiece that oh so many Pitchfork readers are calling it, but still an extremely solid and fun album.
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nwJan 21, 2009Album to beat this year.
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TrevorL.Jan 24, 2009Merriweather consolidates nearly all of AC's developed strengths and sheds nearly all of their past weaknesses, yielding a virtually perfect work that most of us will look back upon in our old age as one of the best damn albums we ever had the pleasure of meeting. A landmark.
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ChrisKJan 20, 2009Everything they have done culminates with this album. A Classic, one of the best this decade.
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DrewH.Jan 25, 2009Amazing, best album I have heard in ages, a completely new and orignal sound. I love it!
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JeffFeb 1, 2009Some songs hit you immediately, some take a bit of savoring to warm up to, but ultimately each song on Merriweather is overflowing with music talent. Past Animal Collective was very eccentric but still good, this album really solidifies their place amongst important bands with a much wider and now grateful audience.
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AndrewCFeb 21, 2009
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BolisGFeb 9, 2009Some great hooks got me started (Summertime Clothes, In the Flowers, Bluish), then each listen built on that foundation and before I knew i'm in love! This album is absolutely effen awesome!
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GBMar 20, 2009I got this album in late January, and since the day of purchase i've listened to it every single day. This album is a landmark.
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GideonAAug 1, 2009
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ChrisMAug 30, 2009It's otherworldly, the music and how good this album is.
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TroelsS.Jan 18, 2010
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robertfJan 2, 2010One of "Those Albums" of the decade, Animal Collective really figured things out on this record. Feels may still be my personal favorite but this album is more full of hooks, emotion as well as an appreciation for love and music than may be more enthusiastic and hopeful than any "classic" album in a long long time. avey's songwriting keeps getting better (i.e. summertime clothes).
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FredR.Nov 11, 2009An interesting album which is grossly overrated. MPP is one of the better 21st century progrock albums. Now do a comparison test: If Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon was a 10 how would you rate this album? I would give this a 6 at best.
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JoeNov 4, 2009This album could have been a complete disaster. It strives on its Beach Boyish vocals and music that doesn't drive you crazy like their Feels album. Not the best album of the year, but one of the biggest surprises.
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JonJan 21, 2009Yes, it really is that good!!
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JayJan 20, 2009When In The Flowers explodes at the 2:30 mark, you know that you're in for an amazing experience. From the dreamy soundscape of Daily Routine to the pounding rhythms of Brother Sport, there's not a moment of weakness to be found in this 55 minutes. A very, very good album. Definitely worthy of all the hype.
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JeremiahMJan 20, 2009Hands down, one of the most enjoyable albums of the last several years. Animal Collective have found a rare groove, one which feels totally accessible and relaxed without losing any brilliance.
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DaveAJan 20, 2009Haha theres 37 user votes and this hasn't even been up on metacritic for a day! Its hard not to go ape shit over an album this amazing.
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TonyNJan 20, 2009
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AlexMJan 20, 2009
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bradfordc.Jan 24, 2009I get a hold of myself every night listening to this album. I love this band and special feelings they engender in me.
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QuillberJan 26, 2009Some of its great, some of it panda needs a slap for getting too self indulgent. avey is still making top tracks, but pandas good ones are great. gimme Feels anyday though, its still the most accomplished thing theyve done. i think they are sounding too 90's blind melon or something these days, a bit Shins.. weird cheap sounding production.
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TobyH.Jan 27, 2009Brilliant all the way through! My Girls may be the best song of the millennium!
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MattWJan 31, 2009
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EliJ.Oct 4, 2009
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SebastianSMar 23, 2009
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NeilLMar 25, 2009
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normfApr 21, 2009This album is simply a great album of transcendent beauty. Their capacity to make electronic music warm and the astounding generosity of its sound and lyrics make this a great achievement
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ThomasWMay 8, 2009It took me a couple of listens to actually "take in" this album. It's... so... good. The beats and melodies are tremendous, and I love it oh so much.
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GeoffreyGMay 9, 2009The way so many different, disparate sounds mesh to create beautiful, melodic songs blows my mind. The Beach Boys-esque vocal harmonies are gorgeous, the songs build wonderfully, I just love this album. And it just keeps getting better and better.
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mattmJun 1, 2009Okay for people to say that this is an intellectual album, instead of an album to enjoy the hell out of, you are just stupid and don't even seem understand music. This album is one of the few albums where I just want to get up and dance with friends. Come on 'summertime clothes'? How can you think thats a song to 'think about'?
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BlooJun 24, 2009Everything importand is in the reviews, so I can only say I love this CD.
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DavidHAug 2, 2009
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DougHAug 2, 2009Great music. But when did it become the thing to invoke the Beach Boys every time a group sings harmony? This is a great album, but it doesn't sound even remotely like Pet Sounds or Smile so the comparison is just stupid. I agree with the previous reviewer that it sounds more like the Beatles "Tomorrow Never Knows"
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DerekPAug 27, 2009
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stomaSep 21, 2009Vital--contains ancient, in-between-the-lines truths--like electronica played with dirt clods in stead of keyboards--thgis is genetically important music--some will need to morph new synapses to accept the revelations but it is growth worth the strain.
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VictorO.Jan 14, 2010Unlike their transcendent, delightfully inaccessible treat Feels from 2005, this is either a commercial sell-out or an unabashed homage. The influences abound: A lot of The Beach Boys and The Mamas and the Papas, a smattering of the Flaming Lips and XTC, and a hint of Lindsey Buckingham/Fleetwood Mac. Where's my independently freakish genius band?
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ZoranJan 21, 2009it's nice to see that somebody could record this after eight albums.
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ChristopherJan 21, 2009
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WayneB.Jan 21, 2009Love most their stuff. But I can listen this one with my wife around!
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BenK.Jan 21, 2009"Am I really all the things that are outside of me?" Groovy buddhist-beachboys-techno with didgeridoos. They are being compared a lot to the Flaming Lips. I like that band but AC are cooler by a mile.
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HarryS.Jan 21, 2009Perfection. This is it. When one talks about "being there" one talks about this.
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ElliottMJan 20, 2009A modern classic. Thank you, AC.
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OliverCJan 20, 2009Animal Collective's best album and the best album of the decade.
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LeeM.Jan 21, 2009Their best album. Fuses what's so good about so many other more inconsistent bands into a euphorically brilliant whole.
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NickRJan 20, 2009A giant sonic ball of pure beauty that fills you with all of God's love.
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AdamR.Jan 21, 2009This album, from the first track, makes you realize that Animal Collective could be the band that takes weird, experimental indie music and turns it into a movement of new pop. My only complaint is that after listening to this album 3 or 4 times, I am so infatuated with the sounds and melodies and addicted to the journey of the album that I want another album. Now.
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AaronS.Jan 21, 2009I doubt that I will hear a better album in 2009. A pivotal work for the Collective-it serves as a summation of their fascinating career to date as well as points to a new direction for the future. An important record that also happens to be catchy as hell.
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PatrickR.Jan 22, 2009An album whose rich melodies and harmonies show themselves over time, Merriweather Post Pavilion is an album that will certainly be talked about for a long time. Everything fits in its place, and nothing is there that shouldn't. Brilliant, beautiful and perfect.
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KyleNelsonJan 20, 2009This is truly great. yeah, that seems about right.
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KasperH.Jan 22, 2009It's a timeless, catchy and weird as hell. Great stuff.
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LeahT.Jan 24, 2009Brilliant, considering that I'm not a fan of the older work. If any of their albums will convert you, this one shall. The other eight fade in comparison. GENIUS. Buy it. Hear it. Love it.
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BillW.Jan 24, 2009Somewhere between the best of Strawberry Jam and Person Pitch.
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AntonMJan 25, 2009The best album since Kid A.
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S.H.Jan 25, 2009
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MarcosBJan 28, 2009A record that begins and ends close to perfection, but with some obscure passages in between.
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RonaldMJan 28, 2009I hope those initially disappointed don't give up so easy... it takes a few listens to unravel this one. Layer upon layers are revealed with repeat listening. Each song feels like a gift. I haven't loved an album this much in at least 10 years.
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stefanobJan 28, 2009Simply perfect. A real masterpiece.
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DolceAddictJan 28, 2009This is what psych-pop perfection sounds like.
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ChuckNorrisJan 28, 2009For me it's AC's best album next to Feels, probably even better. Take some catchy tunes and lyrics, set them to electronic music, add a few avant-garde elements, and you have redefined the term "(neo) psychedelic". ten thumbs up!
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BmanOct 30, 2009
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PedroCFeb 11, 2009
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PatNFeb 11, 2009Already chosen my top album of 2009.
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AdamPFeb 17, 2009
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CMeezyFeb 26, 2009Love love love this album. Can't stop listening. I can't fathom that this won't make it on my top 5 list of 2009. If they added one more stellar track on here, it would be among my alltime favorites. As it is, this record is pretty high up there.
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DavidFeb 3, 2009Amazing; a masterpiece of psychedelic pop, and Animal Collective's best offering thus far. In a way, this is the Sgt. Pepper of our generation.
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LewisGFeb 3, 2009This album is awesome all around, but it takes a few times around to get it and love it. Don't just listen to it once and give up.
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GeoffGFeb 6, 2009
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WayneSMar 1, 2009Record of the decade!
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XMar 19, 2009All the average reviews are complete nonsense, believe the hype.
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DeanBMar 27, 2009A thrilling roller-coaster ride of an indie-pop album, creating a maddening euphoric buzz in your head which stays with you - and grows.
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AiTMar 31, 2009I've continued to listen to this album for the last four days, the music is deep and overwhelming, in a really good way, this album keeps the mind and emotions on point.
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MattydigsMar 3, 2009
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VinceH.Mar 30, 2009
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JeremyKMar 5, 2009
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simlMar 5, 2009Pretty good. For me its pretty usual that a good album needs many listening so im not going to claim that again. Last time a heard a good album like this was Foals. Have a good time !
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AnthonyMApr 12, 2009
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DaveLApr 13, 2009Easily album of the year so far!
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PaulJApr 16, 2009Loved it at first, particularly the first track, but I've tired of it relatively quickly. It made me return to Feels which was a real slow burner - and which I now on balance think I prefer.
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JodieLApr 2, 2009
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Awards & Rankings
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MojoBy far the most streamlined and purposeful Animal Collective record. [Jan 2008, p.98]
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In years past, Animal Collective have been cast as perpetual Peter Pans, forever stuck in childhood fantasias. But beneath the body-moving throbs and coruscating noises of Merriweather Post Pavilion, themes of domestic duty and devotion abound.
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It feels like one of the landmark American albums of the century so far. [Jan 2008, p.86]