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My Bloody Underground - The Brian Jonestown Massacre
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51 out of 100

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7.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings

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  • Summary: The 13th album from the group formed in San Francisco is its first in more than four years.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 15
  3. Negative: 3 out of 15
  1. Filter
    92
    That this album eviscerates the armies of shoegazer-come-latelies is a trifiling accomplishment compared to the fact that for 74 minutes--with an overall tone of foreboding bordering on the haunting and disturbing--this album is impossible to turn off. [Spring 2008, p.92]
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  2. Observer Music Monthly
    60
    World-weary and introspective, frequently discordant, this is the sound of a man pondering where it all went wrong.
  3. Pitchfork
    26
    More so than the album's overall malaise and inconsistency, it's this ridiculous (and in some cases, offensive) attempt at "edginess" that's most off-putting.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 3 out of 10
  1. BrendanW.
    10
    A storming mess of an album. Awash with psychedelia and drone. A fitting tribute to both bands names colliding in the album title portmanteau. Another under-appreciated and under-rated world class act!… Expand
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  2. DylanC
    9
    Not something that will blow you away on first few plays. But put it on some night when you can't sleep and it's 2am and it's just you, this CD and your headphones. Then you'll get it. I just hope BJM is able to keep going apace, releasing new stuff like this, taking risks.… Expand
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  3. SteveF
    3
    Huge fan but not very pleased with this experiment in shoegazing My Bloody Valentine obsession. The track called Yeah yeah is the only song on here that I would listen to a second time. Quite a disappointment...from a huge fan. Overall i'd say I don't hate the album..I just didn't enjoy it… Expand
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