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Generally favorable reviews- based on 38 Ratings
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Positive: 23 out of 38
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Mixed: 3 out of 38
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Negative: 12 out of 38
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Mar 31, 2016
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GabiP.May 10, 2007Thank god Razorlight have grown up a bit.. a far better second album, their first still lingering in teenage angst (groan... cliche etc...) Bubbling with excellent melodies and likeability, it was the best album of 2006, er, along with Lilly Allen and Joanna Newsome. A mix of Talking Heads 77, Violent Femmes in their fresh, playful way. The difficult second album is a timeless classic. 10/10
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christianwAug 23, 2006i thought it was pretty damn good. The band has clearly got its sights set on bigger things. As for the lyrics, i reckon johnny borrell is one of the best british songwriters around and thought the lyrics on this album were quite good.
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nickdAug 28, 2006Look, I know that censoring art's frowned upon completely, but banning this band, and for god's sake this album, would be an absolute mission of mercy! If you own this album, and more than say, two others released this year, shame on you. This absolutely bland, uncreative, music-by-think-tank is the kind of arrogant rubbish which there is no place for in this world. Get lost!
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EricCAug 30, 2006
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JurgenBJan 30, 2007This album is full of trite lyrics although some good hooks arise from time to time, never convinced by singer's voice, bland soft pop/rock, plenty of pointless guitar melodies strewed over.
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claudepOct 14, 2006
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BenQNov 6, 2006Average. It's all too soft. It's put me right off razorlight now. Don't buy it.
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GuyHOct 16, 2006
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BarryJFulAug 29, 2006There are a lot og good songs here which could be released as singles, Borrell should stop trying to be so profound with some of his serious songs like "America", he hasn't the intellect in his lyrics to support this strength of feeling, stick to good simple melodic guitar songs Johnny. You are too young to be wise. It's a short album but plenty of decent tracks.
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richardjAug 29, 2006
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MihaiVSep 7, 2006I like this album, although I understand why some don't. It's more poppy, but the hooks are still here. At points, it's brilliant like on "Who Needs Love?" or "America".
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ReviewBoy15Jan 26, 2007This is different. But a good kind of different. I dont like the way razorlight are being pasted by reviewers. Their music has a kind of warm feeling to it, particularely in songs like : " 'in the morning', 'America', and 'Los Angeles Waltz' "
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daverNov 18, 2006i didn't much like the first album, bar a couple of diamonds in the rough. this is a watered down and even less varied effort which, despite its occassional peaks, kind of comes and goes without you noticing or really caring. that said, anyone who reviews an album on the strength of hearing just 3 songs (Guy H) and rates it '0' is a tit.
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TomPAug 23, 2006Absolute crap. Another example of Q hyping up a load of rubbish.
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judithgAug 24, 2006great album. well done guys! cant wait to see you in concert!
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AdamXAug 28, 2006If this isn't the worst album of all time, then it is pretty damn close!
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DiscoStewAug 29, 2006Razorlight are pish, not a fan at all.
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Apr 23, 2012
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It's those lyrics that make much of this second album such a disappointment.
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It's a soulful, romantic album about what happens when the lights come up at the end of the night and life smacks you in the face.
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Razorlight have dropped the urgency and brashness of indie-disco floor-fillers like 'Rip it Up' and traded it for the boldness of tracks such as 'Somewhere Else'. It isn't easy to graduate from teenage bedrooms to coffee-table status without compromising on credibility, but the quartet have managed it somehow.