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86 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 41 Critics What's this?

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8.3 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 187 Ratings

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  • Summary: Dance-punk producer (and one-half of The DFA) James Murphy returns with his second LCD Soundsytem album.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 41
  3. Negative: 0 out of 41
  1. Playlouder
    100
    'Sound Of Silver' is the album of the year.
  2. Urb
    100
    The vocals are where Murphy has developed the most, trading in his Mark E. Smith yelp for various crooning styles. [Jan/Feb 2007, p.75]
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  3. Alternative Press
    60
    Merely okay. [Apr 2007, p.194]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 82 out of 104
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 104
  3. Negative: 8 out of 104
  1. MattB.
    10
    This album is extraordinary. The man is a genius Funk Soul Brother? Nigel, get a clue.
    • 3 of 3 users said yes
  2. TedS
    5
    I love LCD Soundsystem but this cd is completely overrated. The repitition may be planned but it gets on my nerves. North American Scum = great. A few others = good. Majority = lackluster.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. JonC.
    0
    I honestly don't know what people see in this "band." I don't know how they can actually consider this music. It's just...you know...noise. A bad noise too.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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