- Record Label: Interscope / 4AD
- Release Date: Sep 12, 2006
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Universal acclaim- based on 247 Ratings
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Positive: 198 out of 247
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Mixed: 28 out of 247
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Negative: 21 out of 247
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ChadMNov 20, 2006Very complex stuff. It dosen't have a real groove to it, so I have a hard time getting in the mood to listen to the album. I can recognize that they are talented, and I will assume that the album will grow on me as time goes by. I believe this is similiar to King Crimson albums where I have to listen to them 20+ times to really start to enjoy them.
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TBoneOct 2, 2006Mediocre.
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JorisOct 14, 2006Tonight, Wolf Like Me, Province, I Was A Lover and Blues From Down here are the higlights but besides the above mentioned it gets quite boring... Good band but slightly overrated... Bowie didn't only get impressed by TV On The Radio but also by the lastest release of THE SECRET MACHINES (Ten Silver Drops), which is in my opinion far more superior -you should ckeck them out!
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CrabsodyInBlueSep 30, 2006"playhouses" is great but the rest is soooooo much overrated.
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JimmynOct 6, 2006the song about wolves is pretty good (songs about wolves generally are) but one great song, messy production, and a bowie cameo does not a better album than "loveless" make. tv on the radio is the living colour of the 'aughties, not just because they are black, but that doesn't help matters.
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WillyMSep 11, 2006This album is like taking medicine. Maybe it's good for you in some way, but it tastes yucky. Will join "Clap Your Hands....Yeah" in my "Why did I buy this?" pile. Damn critics.
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GuyHSep 25, 2006A mix of the good, the bad and the downright ugly. The Bowie track Province is good, as are the understated Tonight, strong opener I Was A Lover and moody A Method. Too many of the remaining tracks are shambolic and sprawling, with repetitive vocals. Worse still, Let the Devil In almost unspeakably lame and sits slap bang in the middle of the record...
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AnthonyCDec 27, 2006
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RobCDec 4, 2006C'mon, they're good but... one of the 2006 bests?.
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GregCJul 7, 2006Decent record at best. On par with "Desperate Youth..." but i still find "Young Liars" to be their best. Way too much hype surrounding this release. Bowie doesnt do anything for me here. The New Lows & Bishop Allen...both superior Brooklyn bands.
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HolyRealityJul 8, 2006the most overrated band out there today. the most overrated album of the year by a longshot.
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ConsequencesForVillainyAug 16, 2006
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mikes.Aug 23, 2006an overrated group to begin with and although they have evolved since their previous effort, this is a novelty band. Yes they sound "different," but this album doesn't have the impact of their previous album because their "uniqueness" is not as fresh as the first time we heard them.
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JBoneSep 15, 2006It's not awful, but pretty close. The production is pretty bad with the vocals oppressive yet indecipherable at the same time. A few decent tracks in there. I think I like the first one better. But I think I'll just put on Broken Social Scene instead.
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denisevSep 21, 2006an interesting child impossible to bond with
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TonyG.Dec 27, 2007I listened to this album and I thought was awful. It seemed as though it tried too hard to be non-commercial and not a single song stood out as interesting.
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DoctorHate!Feb 2, 2007Wow. My friends listen to some really annoying crap.
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VinceFOct 21, 2006
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umbertopOct 26, 2006sonically confused. it gives me headache
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TimMSep 26, 2006They are original I'll give them that, however, Wolf Like Me and I Was A Lover are the only tracks that stand out. not very flowing, laacking one important thing...music. A 6.7.
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ClaraENov 19, 2006
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Apr 25, 2012I applaud the experiment, but like most such projects, the results are mixed at best. Download "Wolf Like Me", "A Method", and "Dirty Whirl" but don't buy the entire album.
Awards & Rankings
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BlenderOn their lush major-label debut, the haunting Peter Gabriel-esque yawlps of singer Tunde Adebimpbe are punctuated by singer-guitarist Kyp Malone, whose raspy falsetto provides a sense of deadpan panic. [Jul 2006, p.103]
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A warmer, more linear record than their debut... Spellbinding, frustrating, wonderful.
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SpinSitek's layered sonics have grown more immense... and almost none of these songs charts a predictable course. [Jun 2006, p.81]