Take Me To The Sea - Jaguar Love
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Metascore
69 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critics What's this?

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5.2 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 9 Ratings

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  • Summary: The debut album for the indie-rock band that features ex-members of the Blood Brothers and Pretty Girls Make Graves.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 21
  3. Negative: 1 out of 21
  1. Drowned In Sound
    90
    Longing for The Blood Brothers (or even, of course, Pretty Girls Make Graves) is as futile as rating a current girlfriend against an ex: while both may have inspired your love, all that truly matters is the here and now. And Jaguar Love are very much of today. There is no turning back.
  2. All Music Guide
    80
    The musicianship is mature--a jangly, shifting cornucopia of guitar, bass, organs, and drums--but it is practically ignorable behind the caterwauling wail of Johnny Whitney, which takes precedence over all.
  3. Uncut
    60
    Johnny Whitney's helium-pumped, Brian Molko-meets-Freddie Mercury squeal is very much an acquired taste--perhaps for some it will prove insufficuently offset by his bandmates' post-punk adventurism. [Sep 2008, p.92]
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  4. Filter
    36
    This is an incredibly abrasive album.... There's screaming on this album, lots of it...nay, way too much. [Summer 2008, p.102]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. DavidC
    10
    Mr. Whitney's voice is just incredible. Live and on record.
  2. EricL.
    9
    That dude who gave them a zero is a jackass...the Faint sucks. But this is a great CD, it's like a sequel to Young Machetes, but also it's not.… Expand
  3. EricH.
    5
    Take Me to the Sea has its moments, but overall is extremely mediocre compared to its members' past releases.
  4. thedude
    0
    Saw them live before The Faint. They suck balls!!!!!

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