Neon Golden
by The Notwist
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 73 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 66 out of 73
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 73
  3. Negative: 5 out of 73

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  1. Bmccormick40
    Jan 25, 2019
    5
    Prosaic and overly precious by today's standards, the fact that Neon Golden hasn't aged well certainly has less to do with the album's content (remarkably novel upon release), and more to do with the course the album charted (one so influential that it seems almost as if it didn't happen and had always simply been, and one that such a mind-numbing number of musicians have subsequentlyProsaic and overly precious by today's standards, the fact that Neon Golden hasn't aged well certainly has less to do with the album's content (remarkably novel upon release), and more to do with the course the album charted (one so influential that it seems almost as if it didn't happen and had always simply been, and one that such a mind-numbing number of musicians have subsequently followed in its wake as to become practically de riguer). The sad fact remains: Neon Golden is a victim of its own success, accruing contempt through familiarity of its approach as the years wear on.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

4
#4 Best Album of 2003
54
#54 Most Discussed Album of 2003
74
#74 Most Shared Album of 2003

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Metascore
89

Universal acclaim - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Village Voice (Consumer Guide)
    67
    Young people who think Kraftwerk were more important than the Ramones are free to satisfy their craving for the neu with this retreat into simplicity. But even Radiohead and Mouse on Mars contain more chaos.
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  2. Planet
    90
    The vocals are really what seem to live with you after one listen, making Neon Golden memorable beyond its audio gimmicks. [#3, p.87]
  3. Uncut
    70
    Neon Golden often comes on like a radical update of New Order's Lowlife period, where mournful guitar songs are integrated into a mesh of clicks, pops, glitches and samples. [Mar 2003, p.96]
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