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Music For The People
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5.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 8 Ratings

  • Summary: The second album for the alt-rock band was recorded in analog.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 12
  3. Negative: 3 out of 12
  1. Mojo
    80
    Music For The People is a record that brims with weighty ambition. [April 2009]
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  2. Observer Music Monthly
    80
    That's the problem with social realism, but the Enemy do their best to vary their sound and mode of address.
  3. Hot Press
    70
    Widescreen return from Jam wannabes.
  4. New Musical Express (NME)
    50
    The Enemy¹s second is weighed down with pomp and bluster.
  5. PopMatters
    40
    As ponderous as Music for the People can be, it does have some forward momentum, and it’s an undeniable improvement over "We’ll Live and Die in These Towns."
  6. Spin
    40
    While there are still a couple of Jam-like snarlers on album two, the aping of Oasis’ more bloated days sinks things quickly.
  7. Dot Music
    20
    The truth is most of this new record is karaoke, too--it's just that, like their fans, the band are so desperate to mean something that they have the gall to call it 'new'.

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  3. Negative: 1 out of 1
  1. gazgg
    Aug 11, 2012
    0
    Unsuccessful, unashamed and quite frankly embarrassing plagiarism of 80's/90's british bands. Do yourself a favour and check out LondonUnsuccessful, unashamed and quite frankly embarrassing plagiarism of 80's/90's british bands. Do yourself a favour and check out London Calling or Different Class instead.… Expand

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#31 Most Shared Album of 2009