User Score
Universal acclaim- based on 173 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 157 out of 173
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Mixed: 2 out of 173
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Negative: 14 out of 173
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LeonW.Jul 30, 2002intolerable rubbish thats a chor to listen to. definately one of the most overrated albums of the year. Don't bother!
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ShineROct 7, 2002Obnoxious blather piled over dated loops and sfx. I don't understand all the acclaim. Is it a british thing?
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MarkGJan 25, 2008
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MattEOct 14, 2002never before have i anticapted an album so much and been so disappointed. it may be original, i don't know, but nonetheless, its crap.
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StephenCFeb 7, 2005Ooof, Now you might think that, that was a good ooof but it aint. This is an abysmal album. They call him a poet...What? Mr Skinner is a chav with no musical intuition whatsoever.
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JamesVApr 8, 2009Music for those that know nothing about music.
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BrianLApr 25, 2008Some silly brit speaking childish rhymes off paper with garage beats. Critics confuse me. Along with everyone who gave this album above a 7.
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Awards & Rankings
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Original Pirate Material is England's first great hip-hop record mostly because it isn't a hip-hop record. It's hard to say exactly what it is.
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An album whose scope, diversity, wit and heart make it instantly the best album of 2002.
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Alternative PressWhile Original Pirate Material isn't as good as the U.K. press hyperbole would have us believe, it does prove that sentiment and sincerity are more interesting than slickness and skills. [Dec 2002, p.96]