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- Summary: The El Paso, Texas four-piece (featuring those members of At The Drive-In who didn't join the Mars Volta) return with a second full-length, produced by Mike Major.
- Record Label: Geffen
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 19
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Mixed: 11 out of 19
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Negative: 0 out of 19
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There's just no getting around how much stronger Sparta are than so many of their peers.
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Entertainment WeeklyIt's a much fuller record--more personal, cohesive, and daring. [13 Aug 2004, p.87]
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In the end, Porcelain pulls off a rare feat: able to appeal to hardcore/emo lovers as well as fans of good, old-fashioned guitar rock.
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For every standout track on the record there is another song where Sparta takes a step back to assess the situation and falters a little bit.
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Porcelain neither builds on the promise of Wiretap Scars nor cashes in on the band's gifted heritage.
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Porcelain's aggressively hopeful, generic alt-rock anthems just aren't very interesting.
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New Musical Express (NME)Ultimately 'Porcelain' proves that there's more to great bands than good musicianship. [10 Jul 2004, p.49]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 7 out of 10
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Mixed: 1 out of 10
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Negative: 2 out of 10
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stevecDec 8, 2004
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[Anonymous]Jan 12, 2005Great Band
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benlolMar 15, 2006Awesome Album, people give them such bad reviews for odd reasons, either their songs are too basic for people or too eccentric, grow up.
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RobRJul 16, 2004
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RambeztDJul 27, 2004
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RainZAug 17, 2004
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ChrisFeb 25, 2005these guys are nothing without Cederic and Omar. Wiretap scars was ok, but when hearing this albumn it is clear that their music making days are over
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