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8.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15

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  1. MikeT.
    Jul 11, 2001
    7
    This is the best Pavement imitation I've ever heard -- you can read whatever you want into that....
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  2. JordanW.
    Feb 7, 2002
    9
    This is pop on a whole new level. If it were less,"Formulaic", it could be a soundtrack to a film
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  3. DaveC.
    Dec 28, 2001
    10
    Frees malkmus of the limitations of being in Pavement with definitely a more personal sound (guitar solo's et al)
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  4. Franziska
    Feb 17, 2003
    10
    I love that album! Hope there´ll come more.
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  5. HegeE
    Feb 21, 2003
    9
    fantastic album!!!!!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  6. franziskas
    Feb 23, 2003
    10
    i love that album and i can´t understand why so many people find it and S.M. boring. i think he´s and will never be boring!!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  7. DiveOliphant
    Nov 21, 2001
    4
    eh.
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  8. oscarJ
    Nov 29, 2001
    8
    Great music. It would be nice if there were more tunes with loud guitar, well....nah, it's perfect as it is.
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  9. ColinZ.
    Sep 26, 2001
    10
    Beautiful rants and musical scenes that continue to hold me in their spell like a pirate.
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  10. time
    Oct 26, 2007
    3
    It's not Pavement. And that's exactly why I'm giving it a better score than anything I'd ever give Pavement. On the other hand he will never he come close to capturing what the Reid Brothers, the Pixies and Sonic Youth had on even their worst day. Pavement was only acclaimed because we needed something to fill the void the Pixies left behind in the early 90s. Durpa! Durpa! Cut Your Hair! I'd rather cut my own throat than listen to Pavement! ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ… Expand
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Metascore
82 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 20 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Neumu.net
    70
    Throughout, there's little doubting Malkmus's charisma as a performer...
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  2. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    This is silly stuff, obviously, but it's a welcome return to the giddy wit that had dimmed as Pavement tried to contort itself into a conventional rock band.
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  3. Alternative Press
    80
    Everything here is so enjoyable that it really doesn't matter that the man who helped give birth to the whole lo-fi movement has embraced a certain level of maturity. [March 2001, p.76]
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