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- Summary: The debut album for the French indie-pop trio based in London, England.
- Record Label: Beggars XL
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock, Pop
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 10 out of 20
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Mixed: 8 out of 20
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Negative: 2 out of 20
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FilterThe reasons we love the Parisians-by-way-of-London rockers are only partially for their adolescent kitsch and filth. [Winter 2008, p.97]
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The Teenagers are pretty damn good at distilling all things incredible, wicked and true about being young.
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UncutTrue, every song here is virtually identical, but at least it's a great song. [Apr 2008, p.94]
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Reality Check vacillates between Serge Gainsbourg's slutty cool and Jonathan's Richman's childlike poignance. [Apr 2008, p.106]
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Even though the formula is a winning one (and sounds pretty thrilling in small doses), by the end of the album you feel like you were listening to one really long song.
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If you’ve got the savvy to work out how some of Reality Check is actually occasionally brilliant, then you should also be able to figure out it’s also absolute shit.
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Regardless of whether Reality Check is "bad" or simply bad, The Teenagers belong on the scrap heap.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 5
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Mixed: 0 out of 5
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Negative: 0 out of 5
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JimF.Apr 20, 2008Love. This. Record.
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YorkD.Mar 25, 2008It contains six potential singles. Fresh and funny!
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MycroftW.Mar 27, 2008
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MattA.Apr 9, 2008Hey critics take it easy on the Teenagers. This album deserves an 8 for "Homecoming" alone.
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LuisT.Jun 27, 2008It likes me.
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