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BillboardMaximo Park... safely explore new territory without being too obvious. [12 May 2007]
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Stick with it, and about four spins in, the album reveals itself.
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Doesn't quite have the same impact as their debut.
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With their new album, Maxïmo Park avoid both utter disaster and absolute success by playing it safe. Nice and safe.
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The U.K. indie band’s second album has beefed-up sound and increasingly brilliant, not-at-all-pretentious gems like "Girls Who Play Guitars," "Russian Literature" and "Karaoke Plays."
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Our Earthly Pleasures, in contrast to the water-tight radio punk of its predecessor, overflows with ideas, even if it’s to the detriment of the material.
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Maxïmo Park haven't just avoided the sophomore slump, they've made a follow-up that suggests that those who threw their lot in with the band instead of, say, the Futureheads made the right choice. Almost as exciting as the music on Our Earthly Pleasures is the potential.
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On the whole, Our Earthly Pleasures is a sprightly, winsome record, even if, in second-album terms, it's more Pretenders II than The Bends.
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The rest of the band haven't progressed quite as speedily as their frontman - although they've added some welcome Johnny Marr-type guitar flourishes - and remain perplexed by anything at less than breakneck speed.
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It doesn’t break any new ground, but it’s not a retread. It’s just good, for you and your soul.
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UncutRepeated listens--it's a grower--reveal a number of meatier, surprisingly hard-rocking songs. [May 2007, p.99]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 26 out of 34
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Mixed: 6 out of 34
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Negative: 2 out of 34
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JellogibbyJun 24, 2007
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Feb 24, 2012
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philgSep 16, 2007