Send Away The Tigers - Manic Street Preachers
Metascore
69 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
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  1. musicOMH.com
    90
    This is something we've been waiting a long time for - a truly great Manics album.
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    If it doesn't quite scale the dizzy heights of 'The Holy Bible' or 'Everything Must Go', it certainly comes close and is, in many ways, the quintessential Manics album - the cathartic regeneration that the band really needed in order to become relevant again.
  3. All Music Guide
    80
    Send Away the Tigers never seem heavy-handed, which is something that even their best albums often are. So, this isn't merely a return to form, then--it's also a welcome progression from a band that only a couple of albums back seemed stuck in a rut with no way out.
  4. Sputnikmusic
    80
    The material is of a consistently high standard, nary a clunker in the bunch, but while many will be surprised by Send Away The Tigers, few will be bowled over.
  5. PopMatters
    80
    This is a band playing to its strengths.
  6. Dot Music
    70
    "Send Away The Tigers" is not only the most enjoyable Manics record in years, it's the most consistent.
  7. Uncut
    70
    Tigers... sees the brain of the Manics reunited with their strongest qualities: their heart, humanity and soul. [Jun 2007, p.102]
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  8. Under The Radar
    60
    Send Away The Tigers could have used a little more of the direction and thought exercised in albums past. [Summer 2007, p.82]
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  9. Mojo
    60
    Existing fans are well served. [Jun 2007, p.112]
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  10. The Guardian
    60
    The winces subside with each listen, and the gung-ho vitality of the music - full of nods to the Stooges, Guns N'Roses and the Ramones - helps grant the band a little absolution.
  11. Observer Music Monthly
    50
    While James Dean Bradfield's melodic gifts shine through on occasion, particularly on first single 'Your Love Alone is Not Enough', this is a pedestrian retread of former glories.
  12. Drowned In Sound
    40
    Send Away The Tigers is the bloated swansong from a band that should have called it quits three albums ago.
  13. Playlouder
    40
    They have made this album many times before and one assumes they will make it many times again.

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8.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 31 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. DavidRCD
    10
    This is the manics second best album after Journal For Plague Lovers. Every song is a real belter. The manics are known for being a rock band and a pop band but this is the PERFECT combination of rock and pop. Absolutely brilliant!… Full Review »
  2. TimE
    10
    This is probably their most complete album since Everything Must Go, maybe even The Holy Bible. Every song is a belter, a real return to form.
  3. Conor
    9
    An excellent album, echoing back to the days of Everything Must Go without treading on the beaten path too much. Underdogs is likely the weakest track on an otherwise very consistent album. There is some truth in the negative reviews, but I would caution that much of it is prejudicial and expecting the Manics to loiter in their past rather than move on. I did think the criticism that "Your Love Alone sounds like it's from a James Bond Movie" was particularly valid. Worth investigating. I give 8.5, but voted 9 to counterbalance the negative reviews.… Full Review »
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