Off With Their Heads
by Kaiser Chiefs
  • Record Label: Motown
  • Release Date: Oct 28, 2008
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4.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 179 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 85 out of 179
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 179
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  1. Elfionnio
    May 14, 2012
    8
    Good couple of tracks no real bad ones and It's only failing is losing the Keyboard that made Employment great and it's a bit 80s punk and not the quirky Kaiser Chiefs I have come to expect
  2. JoJomonkey
    Jun 26, 2011
    10
    I love this and all of the kaiser chiefs albums they're so much fun to listen to must buy them! soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood
  3. metallicat438
    Oct 12, 2010
    8
    lacks the energy of their first release, but a solid pop punk album without a doubt. this record sees the chiefs explore their softer side with slower songs like tomato in the rain and remember your a girl.
  4. danc.
    Aug 25, 2009
    9
    Really off with their heads is probably the band's most straight forward release yet. 11 tracks across 35 minutes. Whilst it doesn't have an obvious standout like "oh my god" or "ruby" it does provide a great catchy slice of good old British pop music.
  5. LazarJ
    Feb 2, 2009
    9
    an very good LP, the music is very energetic, and it just screams awesome not to mention the fact that i can hardly keep sitting still while listening to never miss a beat, this album is definetly a cut above their previus two!
  6. JayS.
    Feb 1, 2009
    10
    really great pop record, by far kaiser chiefs best release so far. "Like It Too Much" is their greatest moment to date.
  7. C.B
    Jan 16, 2009
    8
    A proper album by a proper band. Not trying to be anything but good.
  8. RachelA
    Dec 31, 2008
    9
    This album is fantastic. I saw them perform a lot of the songs live and they're even better! There are a couple that I skip, but not many. Overall, a really good album.
  9. MickCC
    Dec 6, 2008
    9
    Have folks totally lost their sense of musicality?? This is another cohesive lp from a phenomenal band w/ something truly intelligent to say. And it says it first w/ the music. I think everyone's ear are tuned down to the monotone crank we are sold and told to like by crunk record companies.
  10. LouiseH.
    Nov 12, 2008
    10
    Fantastic, love it. Songs are a much better quality, particulrly like Like It Too Much
  11. Sommer
    Nov 8, 2008
    9
    As good or better than there previous two albums. A fantastic album.
  12. EmmaS
    Nov 7, 2008
    10
    OWTH is BRILLIANT! Some may call it un-Kaisery, what with the rap from Sway, the female vocals and string arrangements and all that but I think it's really nice that they're experimenting to see what works and what doesn't. It's much better than running the risk of making an album exactly the same as Yours Truly or Employment and becoming repetitive. I may be biased as OWTH is BRILLIANT! Some may call it un-Kaisery, what with the rap from Sway, the female vocals and string arrangements and all that but I think it's really nice that they're experimenting to see what works and what doesn't. It's much better than running the risk of making an album exactly the same as Yours Truly or Employment and becoming repetitive. I may be biased as a Kaiser fan, but there's no song on here that I actually dislike. OK, Sway's rap isn't really my thing but as rap goes, it ain't too bad. Also the new songs are fabulous live, especially as the band has so much energy. I think people are too ready to shoot this album down because it doesn't have a "new Ruby" or a "new Riot" but I don't think it needs to. I think the songs on OWTH should be seen for the good songs they are without having to compete with Ruby and IPAR.… Expand
  13. SalS.
    Nov 7, 2008
    10
    A brilliant album, can't stop listening to it. Like It Too Much, Spanish Metal, Half the Truth and Can't Say What I Mean are classics. Love it!
  14. TimbliK.
    Nov 5, 2008
    10
    Great album, I love it!
  15. John
    Nov 3, 2008
    7
    Really fun. I have no idea why the rest of the users are giving it such a bad rating. 3.1?!?! Are you kidding me?
  16. DiegoL.
    Nov 3, 2008
    8
    Solid effort, certainly more vibrant than the previous album.
  17. TomS.
    Nov 1, 2008
    10
    Their best work!
  18. Steve
    Oct 30, 2008
    10
    Great songs. Unfair user ratings.
  19. StirlingC
    Oct 30, 2008
    10
    Why such a poor response from users? It requires a few listens but ultimately this is Kaiser's best album.

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70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    50
    Half-knowing, half-full of anthems and lyrically halfway to hell, Off With Their Heads is musically halfway there. Kaisers have barely missed a beat on the highway to massive-dom, but they’re hardly raising our heart rates.
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  2. Q Magazine
    80
    Off With Their Heads affirms the undying pleasures of smart, catchy pop music does well. [Oct 2008, p.137]
  3. Observer Music Monthly
    80
    Mostly band and producer Mark Ronson have done what both parties needed to do in late 2008: avoid the ordinary and obvious, namely glossy stadium-indie and retro-soul horns respectively, and aim for the extraordinary.
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