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Universal acclaim- based on 118 Ratings
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Positive: 108 out of 118
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Mixed: 4 out of 118
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Negative: 6 out of 118
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MikeHJan 8, 2007awesome album! it's like the 2007 soundtrack for "logan's run" like imogen heap or bjork, karin has one of those original voices. this is the perfect album to sit in a dark room with and play it on surround.
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RGJan 26, 2007
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willylDec 17, 2006Adictive!, an album that feeds dreams and nightmares
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ToddWSep 21, 2006It took a couple of listens, but I think I get it. The "Gobblin' Glam" label is overwrought, but this is a fine album. The music is fresh and Karin Dreijer's vocals alone are worth the price of admission. I can leave her brother's Lurch-like meanderings, but their inventive electronica more than makes up for his shortcomings.
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thibaultvSep 2, 2006This is one of the most original and refreshing albums of the year. I'm quite wondering how much Q magazine knows about music. OK, I understand you don't like this kind of music, but a magazine has to be objectif. And if you fancy to be a magazine that reviews albums, you must admit this is pure quality.
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NickGJan 8, 2007This is the best record I have heard in years, it's close to perfect.
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Jan 23, 2013Well people from Q certainly have reason to feel like fools because 7 years later it's quite obvious that Silent Shout is modern masterpiece and one of very best albums of whole decade.
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timJan 30, 2007No more 80s sounding. The whole 80s revival has run it course. Give it a rest!
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CHOct 21, 2008This improves upon Deep Cuts in every possible way, and takes the sound in an ominously dark direction that is much improved to the basic synth pop stuff they were doing beforehand. "We Share Our Mother's Health" and "Marble House" are the standouts, showing the range of Karen's voice manipulation in the former, and Olof's amazing technical work in latter.
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CShelCShoreAug 18, 2006
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SpookrijderMay 17, 2007
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dana.Jun 10, 2007Q out of touch recently? They've always been out of touch! They awarded Ladies and Gentlemen We're Floating in Space and The Soft Bulletin 2 stars! And a Semisonic album stars.
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KootEAug 11, 2006Such an inventive and atmospheric record that you can still move to. Good work Q magazine for completely exagerating and distorting the review.
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BryanDJan 31, 2007
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GerardDNov 9, 2006I can't understand how songs as "Like a Pen" can leave anyone unimpressed. Captivating music...
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TylerrMOct 6, 2006
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ElliottMAug 10, 2006That Q Magazine review infuriates me. I know the phrase gets thrown around a lot, but this is truly a masterwork, an essential modern album.
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CablesAug 12, 2006Q magazine makes entertainment weekly look intelligent. That's not a good thing. Buy this album.
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mihaivAug 14, 2006Excellent. Very original.
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TylerTAug 15, 2006Amazing! Scary, and beautiful! Top 5 best I have heard this year.
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CactuarFeb 17, 2007Wow, Q are so out of touch! What is wrong with them lately?
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EduardoOApr 1, 2007My favorite album of 2006. This is gonna be a classic. The Knife created an scary trip to some sort of dark electronica... too bad they probably won't make anymore.
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DavidTMar 16, 2010
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CatcherintheLyeNov 4, 2006Ditto...but with Thom Yorke and The Mars Volta as the closest competition.
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DecepticonPomOct 17, 2006Album of the year so far...with little competition.
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RykerXDec 19, 2006My favorite album since Illinois.
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mattaAug 11, 2006Wow, Q Magazine really dropped the ball on this one. I'm in disbelief at the ridiculously low rating, and I didn't even like the album as much as a lot of people I know. Anway, solid album. Not quite in the same teir as Notwist, 13 & God, Hood territory but still an interesting, extremely dark electronic album.
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SeniorSandwichAug 11, 2006Why the f*ck would someone include Q magazine as a review source, people read that sh!t? delete that score and you'll end up with a more accurate overall.
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thomassAug 11, 2006I love that you took this path on your latest album! Big fan since the days of "Honey is Cool". Love the beats, and the wocals are still cutting edge.
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robertAug 10, 2006This is a great album, and will be an album that I will go back to often, years from now. Definitely in my year end best list and most likely my album of the year.
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JuanBAug 10, 2006We'd have have an 81 on our hands if it weren't for the idiocy of Q Magazine, just so you know.
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RicoD.Aug 14, 2006This is the best thing I've heard all year. It's best played loud in a car when it rains. Some of the CD isn't really that dark (ignoring the lyrics). I just love this. It will be staying in my CD changer for a very long time.
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StephenBSep 15, 2006I've listened maybe 12 - 15 times now and quite like this album. Very modern, love the lyrics. I tell my friends it sounds like the "Anti-Abba"
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[Anonymous]Sep 17, 2006Just awful.
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GuyHJan 11, 2007This is a stunning album - and hard to describe. Uses sounds from various electronic genres but they mix together in a unique way. The most important thing is the songs - and they are the most consistent selection to be found on any album released this year.
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stellaplasticJan 2, 2007hyperventilatingly addictive
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brandonJan 2, 2007The Knife's sound is unrivaled by pretty much anything else in music right now. They are daring and unique, and for that Silent Shout is an album that should be in everyone's collections.
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HarryG.Oct 26, 2007A different sound than Deep Cuts, more darker and manic.
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JackDJan 5, 2007I love The Knife, and this album is quite decent. But "scary"? Absolutely not. This isn't "horror pop", it's "halloween pop". Anyone scared by this needs to listen to some Coil, Nurse With Wound, or even the newer Gary Numan releases... Overall worth hearing if not buying, but I wish Karin would write some lyrics that someone besides just HER would find emotional/intellectual merit in.
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MattGJun 22, 2007
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EinarJ.May 7, 2008
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ChrisJun 17, 2008
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CMay 14, 2009
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ClifCMay 22, 2009It would be the best executed electropop of the decade if some songs had not the exaggerated electronic vocals and the Eurovision Song contest feel in 1 or 2 songs. But the creativity is so damn big and some beats are amazingly innovative like "We Share Our Mother's Health".
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sergieDec 16, 2006best album of the year!
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JohnBAug 11, 2006
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KateMossAug 16, 2006Near perfect. Silent Shout is everything that modern music should be.
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wilkinsoncAug 16, 2006Q magazine always try to be too clever and think its cool to bag albums that were lauded elsewhere. They even heaped scorn on the last Tom Waits album. And they used to diss Jamiroquai when he was popular then start praising him now that funk-disco is out of vogue. by the way, the knife's dark brooding electronica sounds pretty good to me.
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GC.Dec 4, 2007I listened to this CD for the first time today, and... wow! If I'd have known from day one how awesome this album is, I'd have bought it earlier. Sonic cathedrals, indeed. Also: please don't diss Q too much. I used to read it, and while I now see how crappy it is, it did help me in developing my musical taste. I read The Word now.
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c.May 28, 2007i love the record, but it surprises me who else does. whenever i play it around those who have never heard it they always ask who it is and nod...
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GerbilD.Sep 16, 2007Stunning album. Pulsing shimmering beats evoke a glassy Nordic world of shadowy forests and icy sea-scapes; sophisticated, at times heartrendingly beautiful (From Off To On) and at all times breathtaking.
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Feb 17, 2012This album is absolutely fantastic - the etheral darkness of it suits the jagged hookiness of the synths and to be honest, I think the vocals add to the otherworldlybe more than they do distract!
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Nov 16, 2013This album is a classic, experimental but still catchy as hell. It deserved higher score than this. Hightlights are "Silent Shout", "We Share Our Mothers' Health", Marble House",... actually the whole album are highlights.
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Jan 15, 2015A really killer electronic album, even if you're like me and don't particularly dig the genre.
The tracks are dark, layered, and often aggressive. The duo makes heavy use of steel drum sounds, but keep things varied. Silent Shout, Neverland, We Share Our Mother's Health, From Off to On, and Still Light are the highlights, but the whole thing is great. -
Aug 17, 2014"A hideous mess of electro noodling..., tuneless vocals."
Do people from Q have ears, though? It's the best electronic album of last 20 years. What's better than Silent Shout, maybe Teenage Dream by Katy Perry, right Q Mag? -
Aug 7, 2022Björkian originality and aphex twin level prodution the knife are an impressive duo of gifted musicians with a keen ear for rhythm and dance. They create complex pallettes that walk the line between eerie and trance like. Silent shout isn't their best but it's a streak in their quality control.
Awards & Rankings
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A much darker, more ambitious set of songs than the Knife's previous work.
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On Silent Shout, The Knife have shaken off their more tangential musical inclinations and produced an intensely cohesive album, a monochrome rainbow that has emerged from the unfocused torrential rainstorm of before.
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This is one of the most rich and accomplished albums of recent times. Essential.