Personality (One Was A Spider, One Was A Bird)
by The Sleepy Jackson
Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. Blender
    60
    He specializes in layered harmonies, not deep lyrics. [Aug 2006, p.117]
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  2. Uncut
    60
    You can't help thinking that by ironing out their creases, The Sleepy Jackson have lost a little bit of their spark. [Aug 2006, p.111]
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  3. Alternative Press
    60
    While Personality is all masterful and ambitious, nothing really sticks in the end. [Sep 2006, p.232]
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  5. NOW Magazine
    40
    If only Steele could keep a lineup together for more than a few months and follow through with his original plan of working with producer Dave Fridmann, Personality might've risen above the level of ho-hum patchwork pastiche.
  6. Austin Chronicle
    40
    Just a little less inscrutability, and this could have been a real contender.

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User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Guy
    Jan 4, 2007
    9
    One great surprise.
  2. stephenc
    Oct 16, 2006
    9
    brilliant pop melodies. its hard to find a balance between extravagent melodies and excuisite lyrics but i believe steele has managed to do brilliant pop melodies. its hard to find a balance between extravagent melodies and excuisite lyrics but i believe steele has managed to do just that! however it does echo LOVERS, which is unfortunate. that said, still a brilliant record.… Full Review »
  3. DecepticonPom
    Sep 27, 2006
    4
    Haphazard compared to the faultless debut album.
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