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BillboardMuch of the material on the quirky "Show Your Bones" is more intimate and, at times, tentative. [1 Apr 2006]
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It's time to move some units, so quirky's out and tunefulness is in.
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Alas, despite finding some hooks worth pilfering, the band are still struggling to raise their game beyond White Stripes-goth-lite.
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The New York Times"Show Your Bones" doesn't confide much, but it's a picture of a band that's not quite sure what to do next. [27 Mar 2006]
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BlenderThey'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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Unfortunately, though, too much of Show Your Bones just isn't that interesting, even if it was born from genuine heartache instead of sass and attitude.
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Gone is the glitzy art-punk, spastic freak-out, and unfathomable screaming. Here now instead is simple melody, nasal singing, and familiar songs, which begs the question: Y Control?
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It sounds overcooked, over-thought, and overly ambitious, but such growing pains are preferable to pandering.
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Paste MagazineEverything I loved about Fever... is minimized on this follow-up, replaced by a more temperate jangle. [Jun/Jul 2006, p.129]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 84 out of 99
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Mixed: 11 out of 99
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Negative: 4 out of 99
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Aug 15, 2011Really good album. Great follow-up to Fever To Tell. It amazes me how they've evolved as a band.
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Sep 20, 2018
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FabioLSep 7, 2007A great album all around. Worlds different than Fever to Tell... still a masterpiece.