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Roots & Echoes - The Coral
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8.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15

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  1. SteveH
    Feb 20, 2008
    10
    This is a brilliant record and really grows on you with repeated plays. I don't think there are any weak tracks and definitely in my top five of 2007.
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  2. AndyP
    Aug 16, 2007
    9
    just gets better and better. Fantastic melodies and an edginess to the whole album that keeps me going back for more. Looks like they finally got round to releasing the classic album they always had in them.
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  3. helmutw.
    Aug 13, 2007
    10
    This cd will make you smile.Finest somgwriting, one foot in the 60s/70s,one foot in today by ignoring all the hip trends of the so called britpop. They deserve to sell millions.Hear them and fall in love with this wonderful band.There aren't that much of them today.
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  4. MuriloD.
    Aug 8, 2007
    9
    more settled record, ace moments, stronger and tighter. The Coral is great, the songs are beatifully pop, they put the sun back in our hearts! if you enjoy coral you will love this album.
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  5. HelenV
    Aug 19, 2007
    10
    I love this record. It gets me in great mood,and is in my opinion the best record they released.
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  6. J.D.B.
    Dec 17, 2007
    9
    Their best record yet. It's a great merging of 60's freakbeat and their best song writing to create the best record of the year.
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Metascore
70 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. BBC collective
    70
    Roots And Echoes is an album of songs with all the warmth and familiarity of old leather--and as strangely unexciting as that sounds.
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  2. Hot Press
    80
    Melody takes precedence on Roots And Echoes, and this makes it stronger and tighter than The Coral's previous releases.
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  3. Observer Music Monthly
    80
    Roots and Echoes is a brighter, considerably more settled record than previous outings, less inclined to meander skittishly into dub, mariachi and sea shanties.
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