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66 out of 100

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7.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 152 Ratings

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  • Summary: The Ben Gibbard-led group makes its major-label debut with this 11-song disc, produced by band member Chris Walla.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 29
  3. Negative: 2 out of 29
  1. E! Online
    100
    [Plans has] ginormous power-pop melodies in songs such as "Soul Meets Body" and "Marching Bands of Manhattan" and wussy-boy lyrics that'll make your heart grow a few sizes.
  2. Q Magazine
    60
    This fifth album doesn't differ radically from the previous four.... Newcomers, however, should start with 2003's more cohesive Transatlanticism. [Oct 2005, p.115]
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  3. Drawer B
    30
    Plans is ultimately a pretty boring album, and the primary reason is its lack of diversity.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 85 out of 93
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 93
  3. Negative: 5 out of 93
  1. TheDaveHimself
    10
    I'd say this is the band's coming of age album, and the perfect follow-up to Transatlanticism. I'm surprised it wasn't better received by critics, but at least fans recognize what a fantastic record it really is. "Your Heart Is An Empty Room" and "Brothers In Hotel Beds" are some of the best songs the band has dished out. "I Will Follow You Into The Dark" could have found it's way onto one of the American Recordings had Johnny Cash stuck around longer. One of the best albums of 2005.… Expand
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  2. jonb
    5
    Easily their weakest album to date. It feels as if they are now reaching to the lowest common demoninator now (ie. all of their new O.C. fans), and are trying to make an album that has a "Death Cab" sound, instead of just trying to make a good album. Chris Walla's masterful production is wasted by Gibbard's increasingly whinier lyrics.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. MikeT
    3
    This album would have made a splendid EP. Just a major label hiccup, i guess. Overrated like Kanye West Underrated like The New Lows.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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