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Out Of Control - Girls Aloud
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63 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critics What's this?

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8.5 out of 10

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  • Summary: The fifth album for the British pop group debuted at number one on the British Album chart.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    Not their best, but still more consistent than any British indie album released this year.
  2. The Guardian
    60
    Despite ear-catching touches such as the deadpan voiceover on 'Love Is the Key,' nothing hits the spot like the Phil Spector-like single 'The Promise,' one of this year's better chart-toppers.
  3. Sputnikmusic
    20
    For an album called Out of Control, it's astonishing just how bland and devoid of personality or expression this is.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. [Anonymous]
    10
    I love it so much the promis and miss you bow wow my 2 favourite songs.
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  2. Alexis
    10
    Another polystylistic opus.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. musicisallineed
    3
    Where do I begin. I used to class myself as a die hard Girls Aloud fan, I'm aware their albums have never been outstanding, but they have always been at least 50% likeable (unlike Tangled Up that was about 60%). This album is a mess from start to finish, it's saved by the singles they released that to be fair, are electro/pop gold. I'm struggling to right much else, it's just awful, wish washy, ASAP music that means nothing. Sorry Girls.… Expand
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