Music Is Better Than Words - Seth MacFarlane
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52 out of 100

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  • Summary: Seth MacFarlane, the creator of Family Guy, sings big-band standards plus a few songs written by American Dad composer Joel McNeely.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. BBC Music
    Sep 10, 2012
    70
    An unexpected but endearing valentine to the 1940s and 50s.
  2. Slant Magazine
    Sep 27, 2011
    60
    Sincerity marks a refreshing change of pace for MacFarlane, but it never transcends the gimmick of hearing the guy who created Family Guy sing like the Rat Pack.
  3. musicOMH.com
    Aug 21, 2012
    60
    At its best it's a wonderful homage, at its worst it's a vanity project.
  4. Drowned In Sound
    Aug 24, 2012
    30
    This is an utterly pointless record with no artistic merit, creative spark or genuine ambition whatsoever.

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  1. jazzman909
    10
    Macfarlane is truly a billion dollar man , a singer, an animator, an actor, a director, a man who does voice overs , and a man who created one of the greatest shows ever , and now has created the greatest album in 20 years.… Expand

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