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- Summary:
- Record Label: Epic
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock, Alternative
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 18 out of 21
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Mixed: 3 out of 21
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Negative: 0 out of 21
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Rings Around The World takes another twelve bold strides forward, applying the technology explored on earlier efforts like Radiator and Guerrilla and the restraint exercised on the more lo-fi Mwng to a fresh set of songs that stretch the group's stylistic boundaries and provide the young century with one of its first classic albums.
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MojoSFA's first truly flawless album.... Sad, lush, romantic, beautiful, heartbroken, crazy, this is an album powerful enough to make you shout out loud in public or cry alone at night. [Aug 2001, p.96]
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Rings Around the World might be stylistically all over the place, and some people may think it sounds like Super Furry Animals are desperately trying to show the world how clever they are, but it's so much fun to listen to, that it hardly matters. It's a near-perfect album, and we all should be thankful there are bands out there willing to throw everything they've got into a record just to see what happens.
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Their best album to date-- a bold claim to the upper echelon of rock.
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Rolling StoneA widescreen musical masterpiece with a knowing wink. [28 Mar 2002, p.68]
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A triumph of style and content, a precious thing and proof positive that acid is well good for you.
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Aurally, Super Furry Animals are evolving into a hybrid of Blur and The Cardiacs. (Drawing) Rings Around The World, Shoot Doris Day and Presidential Suite are excellent, most of the remainder pass muster, but there's nothing to change anyone's world.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 20 out of 21
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Mixed: 0 out of 21
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Negative: 1 out of 21
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RyanC.Aug 23, 2001Another perfect record.
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satanzlittlehelperAug 16, 2001
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May 3, 2011
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MichaelE.Aug 3, 2002My favorite album this year. Life-affirming.
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[Anonymous]Jul 24, 2007Wonderful album, the best of 2002.
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BenW.Oct 5, 2008Another fabulous album, made even better by the DVD release.
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ssApr 27, 2002crap.
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