Strength In Numbers - The Music
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54 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critics What's this?

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8.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 12 Ratings

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  • Summary: The third album for the UK band was produced by Flood and Paul Hartnoll.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Hot Press
    80
    A tiny step forward for indulgent Leeds outfit.
  2. Uncut
    60
    'Fire' and 'Drugs' certainly boasts the head-in-the-speakers mania of old, but it's the more meditative 'Vision' that suggests a future beyond Rizla conventions. [July 2008, p.104]
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  3. Drowned In Sound
    60
    For now, Strength In Numbers, whilst not exactly redefining the zeitgeist, is a lot better than anyone could have expected.
  4. Pitchfork
    51
    Strength in Numbers is far from unlistenable--I don't know if your free time is spent sorting through stacks and stacks of charmless indie rock CDs that have the nerve to call themselves "pop," but when the chorus of the title track hits with the subtlety of a latter-day Nas album title, it's damn refreshing to hear a group bound for glory as shamelessly as the Music.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. JacobT.
    10
    Awesome album, they are absolutely amazing. Way better than Kasabain could ever be! They are the best bad ive heard in a long time!!!!
  2. StephenC.
    10
    This album has vindicated The Music. They soar and manage to write better more inspiring songs on their 3rd. All the above reviewers should get new jobs maybe being disposal operatives or something more useful because clearly they haven't a clue!… Expand
  3. MattH.
    8
    Good solid album, not their best work, but still a good album in its own right. I think some of the "professional" reviews on here are ridiculous.
  4. MarkB.
    7
    Soli album with some fantastic tunes you can really jump about to, Drugs and Fire especially! Good album, I recommend it.

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