Advanced Search Beta »
Basic Search Fields
Octopus - The Bees [Band of Bees]
Octopus Image
Metascore
70 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critics What's this?

User Score
8.6 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 8 Ratings

Your Score
10 out of 10
Rate this:
  • Summary: The eclectic UK band self-produced this third album in their Isle of Wight studios.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    On 'Octopus' The Bees find their groove and sound blissfully unaware whether anyone else is listening. You should, they've made their best album yet.
  2. Dot Music
    80
    Not sure what you'd file it under, but while that may worry some, for The Bees it's yet another triumph.
  3. Mojo
    60
    A little too relaxed for its own good. [Apr 2007, p.108]
    All this publication's reviews

See all 13 Critic Reviews

User Reviews

Write a Review
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. ThomsaB.
    10
    Genius songwriting with stellar vintage production. Hommages to all that is good in music. Best band in the UK.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. PhillipVanWagoner
    10
    While "Free the Bees" conjured images of a Beatles' reunion, 'Octopus' calls upon a wider variety of influences, and fits them all together beautifully. A solid '10', albeit to it's predecessor's '10.5'… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. JackV
    4
    Compared to its predecessors, this album unfortunately has gotten rather boring.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

See all 7 User Reviews

Recommended Products

  1. Sunshine Hit Me - The Bees [Band of Bees]

    • Release Date: Jan 28, 2003
    Sunshine Hit Me Image

  2. Free The Bees - The Bees [Band of Bees]

    • Release Date: Jun 28, 2005
    Free The Bees Image

  3. Every Step's a Yes - Paul Butler

    • Release Date: Nov 8, 2011
    Every Step's a Yes Image

Current Music Releases

Full List »
  1. Tago Mago [40th Anniversary Edition] - Can
    Metascore: 99
  2. Live in Europe 1967: Best of the Bootleg, Vol. 1 - Miles Davis
    Metascore: 99
  3. Siamese Dream [Deluxe Edition] - Smashing Pumpkins
    Metascore: 96
  4. The SMiLE Sessions - The Beach Boys
    Metascore: 96
  5. National Treasures: The Complete Singles - Manic Street Preachers
    Metascore: 95
  6. Satan Is Real/Handpicked Songs 1955-1962 - The Louvin Brothers
    Metascore: 94
  7. Achtung Baby [Super Deluxe] - U2
    Metascore: 93
  8. Some Girls [Deluxe Edition] - The Rolling Stones
    Metascore: 93
  9. Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down - Ry Cooder
    Metascore: 92
  10. Unto the Locust - Machine Head
    Metascore: 91
  11. Quadrophenia [The Director's Cut] - The Who
    Metascore: 90
  12. Rio [Live] - Keith Jarrett
    Metascore: 90
  13. What Were You Hoping For? - Van Hunt
    Metascore: 90
  14. Bitch Magnet - Bitch Magnet
    Metascore: 90
  15. Charity Starts at Home - Phonte
    Metascore: 89
  16. Nevermind [20th Anniversary Edition] - Nirvana
    Metascore: 89
  17. Journey of the Deep Sea Dweller, Vol. 1 - Drexciya
    Metascore: 88
  18. Bad as Me - Tom Waits
    Metascore: 88
  19. The Singles - Goldfrapp
    Metascore: 88
  20. Undun - The Roots
    Metascore: 88
All Current Music »