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by Mission of Burma
  • Record Label: Matador
  • Release Date: May 4, 2004
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11

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  1. Perry
    Sep 9, 2004
    6
    Would this CD be so highly rated if it were from a band noone had heard of before? The best tracks are the old ones (which don't sound that much different from the demo and live versions - particularly "Playland"), the Conley compositions, and "Into the Fire" (which I like a lot but it still makes me want to turn it off and listen to "Red" from the "Signals" EP).

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34
#34 Best Album of 2004

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Metascore
84

Universal acclaim - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Spin
    100
    Even more dense and brutal than Burma's early records. [Jun 2004, p.103]
  2. Junkmedia
    80
    The album doesn't break any new ground for the band, but finds Burma at the top of its game, mixing artful music, intelligent lyrics and controlled sonic mayhem.
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  3. The Guardian
    70
    The songs here sound as if the tension built up over such a long spell of lying dormant has been released to thrilling effect.
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