Never Never Land
by UNKLE
  • Record Label: Mo Wax
  • Release Date: Oct 26, 2004
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16

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  1. MacM
    Oct 24, 2003
    4
    The absence of DJ Shadow is as apparant as the absence of dignity from the Pop Idol virus. Every song is like a giant crow trying desperately to take off, flapping it's mighty wings furiously yet frustratingly not quite getting off the ground. The Ian Brown led 'Reign' is the best on offer - greatness which still manages to fall short of his 'Be There' The absence of DJ Shadow is as apparant as the absence of dignity from the Pop Idol virus. Every song is like a giant crow trying desperately to take off, flapping it's mighty wings furiously yet frustratingly not quite getting off the ground. The Ian Brown led 'Reign' is the best on offer - greatness which still manages to fall short of his 'Be There' collaboration circa Psyence Fiction. But while Psyence Fiction always was destined to be a tough act to follow (entrenched in my personal top 3 albums of all time), this overpolished but underfinished effort doesn't even relate.… Expand
  2. brian
    Nov 15, 2004
    5
    compared to its predecessor, this album is a damned JOKE. almost all of the songs take 1:00 or longer to really get started, which is egrossing in a certain context but quickly becomes tiring as you have to listen to 20 or 30 seconds of some piano sample slowed down at the beginning of 'In A State' before you get to the totally unrelated actual song. an overabundance of goofy compared to its predecessor, this album is a damned JOKE. almost all of the songs take 1:00 or longer to really get started, which is egrossing in a certain context but quickly becomes tiring as you have to listen to 20 or 30 seconds of some piano sample slowed down at the beginning of 'In A State' before you get to the totally unrelated actual song. an overabundance of goofy vocal and spoken word samples lend the album an overproduced, boring feel. the beats are kinda cool, but come nowhere near the brilliance of 'psyence fiction'. wasted cameos from josh homme, brian eno(!) and 3D of massive attack only serve to highlight what this record could have been. although im quite sure it could have been a lot worse. … Expand

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Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 17
  3. Negative: 1 out of 17
  1. AllMusic
    60
    A work of intense drama but little importance.
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  2. Stylus Magazine
    84
    Never, Never, Land exposes Lavelle and File as, surprisingly, excellent songwriters with an ear for a good chorus and a knack to fitting performers and material together.
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  3. Uncut
    40
    A lush but unthrilling album. [Nov 2003, p.122]
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