- Record Label: Interscope / 4AD
- Release Date: Sep 12, 2006
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Universal acclaim- based on 247 Ratings
User score distribution:
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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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JamesB.Aug 8, 2008Great music isn't always easy to digest. This is an 11-course meal of gristle on which I happily dine.
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ColinRSep 30, 2006While it has some interesting ideas and moments, the record generally fails to deliver songs, or melodies, or intelligent lyrics, or any of the things that make a great record (as opposed to a collection of interesting thoughts).
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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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MaxIJul 8, 2006Completely UNFRESH. Black people making music that black people aren't famous for making... oh my that's so novel. Let's make it the cover story of every magazine in the country. OK but the music not there. Every musical idea in this band is completely stale. 10 years late. And the lyrics are cringe-inducing.
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stinkrockSep 14, 2006
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ChrisJul 14, 2006Can't get it. The high points are just ok, the lows excruciating. the Bowie backups distracting. EVERY song has the harmonized vocals. Ok, we get it, but do you gotta do it for every song? Gets old!
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morganJan 27, 2007What's your favourite TV On The Radio song? Mines the one where the guy sings annoyingly... my favourite part? Where he goes "Ooo, Ooo" over, and over, and over, and over, and over...
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FredDIsStupidMcGeeFeb 6, 2007Year's best CD. Hands down.
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RiccardoSAug 8, 2007GREATEST ALBUM OF 2006
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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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KurtDOct 27, 2006Great album; good energy and amazing soundscapes. The production here is what really makes the album great, but the songs are pretty damn good, too. Second in 2006 only to Tropicalia (and maybe Toure...)
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lucatoniJul 11, 2006good record!
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CrabsodyInBlueSep 30, 2006"playhouses" is great but the rest is soooooo much overrated.
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AlexPJan 13, 2008This is a stupendous fantasy for the ears. It's gorgeous rough and soaring. One of the best albums of the decade
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SeanNov 17, 2006wow. it had to grow on me, but it grew very large.
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AdamTOct 21, 2006Easily the best of 2006, outdoing Arctic Monkeys and Mr.Dylan himself(this year at least).
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DaveDec 1, 2006I just don't get all the praise that this CD keeps getting!! I gave it a "1" because there are a few songs that are worth listening to. Sure, the sound is different, but good? I think not. The vocals are pretty much impossible to uderstand, and the musical arrangement are more grating than anything. I'll take Neko Case or Belle and Sebastian thank you very much.
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RicardoGOct 24, 2006just an awesome work. altough,they cant give us the real energy on their live perfomance's, that are astonishing,the music in the album is experimental,very well produced,and the lyrics are f****** unbelivable. 10/10
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mattOct 25, 2006with only two months left in 2006, this album is the clear front-runner for best of the year...not quite a masterpiece like last year's Illinois, but an incredible work nevertheless.
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PerspicaciousCriticOct 4, 2006
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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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BrianOct 8, 2006Album of the year.
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MattJul 13, 2006Fantastic. Wasn't a big fan of the last album, thought it was incredibly over-rated, but this is just sublime. All those haters ono here, really not sure what album you've been listening to. Music doesn't come much more joyous and gorgeous than this.
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CurryFJul 13, 2006Beatiful record. Give it a try at least.
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BenRadJul 14, 2006I guess I just don't understand the appeal of TV on the Radio. I need a tune, I need a beat that doesn't make me trip over my own feet. Awful.
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JerryJul 18, 2006Stunning. Makes my world manageable and more colorful. Go see them live. Wow!
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BranislavJul 20, 2006excellent
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ryanfJul 26, 2006in a word, amazing.
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thetouristJul 20, 2006A brilliant, uncategorisable album. Best opening track this year, easily.
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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]