Real Emotional Trash - Stephen Malkmus
User Score
8.9 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 28 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 28
  3. Negative: 1 out of 28

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  1. TSmith
    Apr 14, 2008
    3
    probably fun to play on. definetly not fun to listen to. but if you like jammy phish like monotony this might be your album of the year.

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Metascore
76 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 36 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 36
  3. Negative: 0 out of 36
  1. Slant Magazine
    80
    The joy of listening to Malkmus's songs has always been the involvement the listener takes in separating the "truth" from the "spoof" (much like with other oddball geniuses like Robyn Hitchcock or Tom Waits). There's plenty of both here, but more importantly, there's enough interplay between the two to keep things interesting and delightful.
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  2. The New York Times
    80
    The album is both a generous, transparent body pleasure and a flinty, oblique mind pleasure.
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  3. Spin
    60
    Trash has its moments. [Mar 2008, p.106]
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