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Generally favorable reviews- based on 99 Ratings
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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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FabioLSep 7, 2007A great album all around. Worlds different than Fever to Tell... still a masterpiece.
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JustinCMar 29, 2006The popmatters.com review had it right. This album rocks hard in a way that is at once distinctly YYYs and yet pushing forward into new territory.
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JyotirmayaDApr 1, 2006The sound of a band who have found their mark and taking it to new, exciting different places! It's call growth!
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skApr 2, 2006it s better than their debut album. NY is back
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DaveApr 3, 2006Great CD, one of the best of the year!
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HallgeirAApr 3, 2006cool. Great
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PaulOApr 4, 2006A step-up from Fever To Tell, in terms of songwriting. If the intent of this album was to show that "Maps" wasn't just a fluke, mission accomplished.
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ED209Apr 6, 2006
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MikeTMay 9, 2006If you liked anything about Fever to Tell then you will NOT like Show Your Bones. The passion of the music, the amazing vocals by Karen O, and the alternating grinding and crying guitar are all gone, replaced by pop-influenced, watered-down rock. No punk, no spirit, no flavor. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs as you know it are dead.
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JohnSMar 27, 2006Alas...I must say it is a bit of a disappoint after Fever. Pretty solid album, but nothing that knocks your socks off.
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AlexJMar 27, 2006Has a totally different sound than the previous album but I found it much more interesting although there aren't super stand out songs like "maps". But the fact it only took me 2 listens to love it says alot.
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AdrianoCMar 28, 2006Question: is "Show your bones" as good as "Fever to tell"? When I listened to it for the first time, my answer was a straight "No". Now, if you ask me, I'll say: I don't know. Not as immediate as their debut, this album has and advantage: it gets better and better with each listen. I predict a 10 ahead.
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Pierre-LucNMar 29, 2006This album is better than the first. Even if the first was awesome
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cleopatrajMar 29, 2006
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RustyMar 29, 2006Five very good songs, five boring/average songs, and one terrible song ("Phenomena"). Disappointing.
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justinbMar 30, 2006this is awesome...so much more refined than 'fever to tell,' the songs are more developed and each song is really good, what more could anyone want?
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mattaApr 21, 2006No real stand-outs, but a very consistent and memorable album. Despite the metascore, this album is superior to Fever To Tell. A solid sophomore effort.
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OsakasanKApr 5, 2006
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AndyWApr 6, 2006
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RandyBApr 9, 2006
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sMMay 1, 2006'Phenomenon' is the greatest YYY track ever...
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NickyVMay 15, 2006I loved loved loved fever to tell...and I'm loving loving loving show your bones...karen-O is so....different....unembarassed and raw...it's ..........lovely....
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NickEAug 23, 2007
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ryanrMar 27, 2006
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geraldineMar 28, 2006Simply amazing. Can't wait to see them performing.
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ToddLMar 28, 2006Very boring. They've lost everything that made Fever so unique and fun.
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MattMar 28, 2006Fever To Tell sounded like a disorganized wreck to me, with Karen O making stupid noises. But Show Your Bones has the Yeah Yeah Yeahs finding their voice. There's the occasional filler - and it's not close to a classic - but for the most part, it balances their punk energy with melody and structure.
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TomB.Mar 29, 2006By almost any measure, this album is loads better than the first one. Tuneless yelping for most of the first has been replaced by songs here. Well done; I'd now go see them live.
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Awards & Rankings
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Short answer: it’s good.
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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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Entertainment WeeklyShow Your Bones picks up where "Maps" left off, with the trio finding a middle ground between self-conscious primitivism and refined pop. [31 Mar 2006, p.60]