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Split The Difference - Gomez
  • Band Name: Gomez
  • Record Label: Virgin
  • Release Date: May 18, 2004
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Metascore
71 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critics What's this?

User Score
9.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 13 Ratings

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  • Summary: The UK five-piece worked with producer Tchad Blake for this fourth LP.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 19
  3. Negative: 1 out of 19
  1. E! Online
    91
    Think of it as more of a mix tape because the British quintet's jam-band explorations dip into everything from Beatles-esque pop and Delta-blues-influenced ballads.
  2. Uncut
    60
    Tracks such as "Where Ya Going?" and "Chicken Out"... make them sound like Southport's answer to ZZ Top. But there's plenty more going on that doesn't involve such dumbing-down. [Jul 2004, p.107]
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  3. Magnet
    30
    By stripping away the symphonic, avant edge... [Gomez] loses much of what made it unique in the first place. [#64, p.96]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. RobPep
    10
    Amazing album that just keeps on getting better with every listen!
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  2. AshB
    10
    Gomez at their best. Dig these songs... Catch Me Up, Do One, These 3 Sins
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  3. time
    10
    Their finest work to date. One of the best albums of the decade. :-)
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