- Record Label: Interscope
- Release Date: Nov 14, 2006
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 45 Ratings
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Positive: 33 out of 45
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Mixed: 5 out of 45
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Negative: 7 out of 45
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DavidWDec 22, 2006
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NelsonDDec 5, 2006Very good album by THE TRAIL OF DEAD and very bad review by STYLUS MAGAZINE.
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kevinkJan 9, 2007I would give this a 7 compared to World's Apart. I thought World's was their best cd yet. The lastest one has some great tracks but like others have said, doesn't have much heart in it. Maybe it just takes a few listens to get the feel of it but it's still a little droning.
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AlexK.Nov 15, 2006
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jkjkNov 17, 2006A drop off after the great Worlds Apart and Source Codes. Very concept album and lots of wailing. Listen to song samples before buying
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TylerANov 20, 2006A cohesive concept record about the loss of artistic confidence. All of the songs sound like they are performed by different bands, but the lyrical narrative makes them a unified bunch.
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RogerBDec 1, 2006Garbage. They've completely fallen off.
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AdamEDec 9, 2006
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ondraL.Jan 30, 2007piece of shit
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DTonningFeb 14, 2007Absoulute shit compared to Worlds Apart. Not even worth mentioning in the same breath as Source Tags & Codes.
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RalphPMar 14, 2007Its not even worth 1 dime. So mediocre and so lame.Get source tags and codes or Madonna. How dissapointing
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AlexKNov 15, 2006Being a Trail Of Dead fan from the start of their career I have enjoyed all the twists and turns the band has taken throughout each new release. Granted some I enjoy more than others but there isn
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[Anonymous]Nov 16, 2006amazing!
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SeanGNov 16, 2006...Trail of Dead have combined many of their strengths to put together a great mix of songs. I'm glad to see the band has continued to push the envelope and experiment with their sound, even though they have been heavily critisized for departing the sound that got them recognized on their earlier albums.
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RockyPNov 17, 2006What happened? I didn't agree with a lot of the reviews for Worlds Apart because it is one of my favorites. On So Divided I think the critis are too nice. I have no desire to put the top down & drive fast with this one.
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DaleSNov 21, 2006
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JohnathanNov 23, 2006
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BobbyKMar 19, 2007
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Dan(nirv)Nov 13, 2006I loved Worlds Apart, but I did not enjoy this album. It's really not the kind of quality I know Trail of Dead can pull off. Unfortunate.
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AndyGNov 13, 2006Wow. This record just feels classic. A much different album than anything they've put out, but just as good, if not better than anything they've done. Forget whatever flavor of the month critics are shining up this month, this record wipes the floor with them all. Trail of Dead just made the record of the year.
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JoeINov 15, 2006I really don't know if the critics have listened to the same record I have because I find So Divided to be grand, majestic and melodic. Sure, it's not as noisy as Source Codes but this feels to me like a mature and powerful recording that focuses on Trail of Dead's unique, haunting and beautiful melodies. Highly recommended.
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SeanCNov 22, 2006
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S.FoxxFNov 23, 2006Ambitious, grandiose and beautiful. It shows maturity and growth compared to Source Tags by embracing pop melody (definite echoes of the Beatles at points). The criticisms seem to be lodged at their reputation and the fact that it's a different sound rather than the fact that it's a well-crafted album.
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TomDec 21, 2006Nice to see the NME way wide of the mark as usual - Trail of Dead at their peak were never about 'propulsive pop-rock'. This album is a confused, empty and over-produced mess, big on bombast but with no heart whatsoever. Stylus was spot on, So Divided is utter drivel and even worse than Worlds Apart. Trail of Dead have well and truly jumped the shark.
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BillyKDec 21, 2006I thought Worlds Apart was a fantastic evolution of their sound, and So Divided continues down that same path with even better results. "Wasted State of Mind" and "Stand in Silence" are impossible to get out of your head. The beautiful and unexpected falsetto in "Witches Web", the layers in that Guided By Voices cover...just an awesome album. I hope they keep recording.
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[It] depends less on the band’s gear-smashing antics than on their sense of tunecraft, which isn’t as highly developed.
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While they may never reach the heights of their Source Tags & Codes, the band can still push boundaries.
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As with most things Trail of Dead, it's bloated where it thinks it's profound.