Show Your Bones - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
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79 out of 100

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  • Summary: The New York trio's short but highly anticipated sophomore set--which features a mellower, more polished sound--was produced by Squeak E Clean and mixed by Alan Moulder.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 35
  3. Negative: 0 out of 35
  1. Urb
    100
    The best thing about the second Yeah Yeah Yeahs album is the fact that it defies expectations, yet seems like the perfectly logical next step for such an adventurous band. [Apr 2006, p.81]
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  2. Playlouder
    80
    If 'Fever To Tell' was a scratchy post punk effort, then this is their gothic record.
  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    Though they've shed the cheap - but undeniably fun - Day-Glo immediacy of 'Fever...', it's been replaced by a range of expressions that most artists will only stumble upon by their fifth release.
  4. Blender
    60
    They're after something different here--it's just not as good as what they've left behind. [Apr 2006, p.110]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 47 out of 55
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 55
  3. Negative: 4 out of 55
  1. FabioL
    10
    A great album all around. Worlds different than Fever to Tell... still a masterpiece.
  2. j30
    8
    Really good album. Great follow-up to Fever To Tell. It amazes me how they've evolved as a band.
  3. MarthaStewart
    7
    not their best effort
  4. AaronQ
    4
    Totally boring.

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