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63 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critics What's this?

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6.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 75 Ratings

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  • Summary: 'Stand Up' is the band's first studio album in three years and finds them working for the first time with producer Mark Baston (50 Cent, Beyonce).

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    Grander-sounding and more ambitious than Some Devil... Stand Up is brimming with potential singles. [13 May 2005, p.84]
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  2. E! Online
    91
    The official return of the DMB shows them in full force and stretching way Up.
  3. ShakingThrough.net
    60
    Lack of energy and a dearth of hooks adds up to one of the most tepid releases Matthews and his crew have released.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 54
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 54
  3. Negative: 15 out of 54
  1. JackD
    10
    Badass
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  2. RyanW
    5
    While Dave Matthews Band leaves room for improvisation in most of the songs on the album, the end result is a hollow sound with room for improvement. Let's hope the tour is filled with more energy and spirit than the album portrays.… Expand
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  3. DMBFAN
    3
    Borefest.
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