Tears Of The Valedictorian
by Frog Eyes
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 27 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 27
  3. Negative: 4 out of 27

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  1. ToddW
    May 3, 2007
    6
    Every time I hear of yet another offering involving Spencer Krug I think of the actress Sally Field and her Oscar acceptance speech when she gushed, "You like me; you really like me!" I mean, how many bands is this guy involved with? Let's see, there's Frog Eyes, Sunset Rubdown, and Wolf Parade, to say nothing of side projects in which he guests. ENOUGH! Spence, concentrate on Every time I hear of yet another offering involving Spencer Krug I think of the actress Sally Field and her Oscar acceptance speech when she gushed, "You like me; you really like me!" I mean, how many bands is this guy involved with? Let's see, there's Frog Eyes, Sunset Rubdown, and Wolf Parade, to say nothing of side projects in which he guests. ENOUGH! Spence, concentrate on making one master work every year or so, which I know you can do based on your recent output, instead of two or three basically O.K. albums. Trust me, the mammon will continue to flow. Yes, we like you. But moderation is the key to our happiness. Would that it was a key to yours, instead of pummeling us with your metronomic offerings.… Expand

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#42 Best Album of 2007

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Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Under The Radar
    80
    This album sees Frog Eyes as a band fully realized. [#17, p.85]
  2. Prefix Magazine
    90
    Tears of the Valedictorian is an incredibly dense record and may take several passes before you can even begin to peel away its layers. That sense of rigor, though, is what makes it so arresting.
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  3. PopMatters
    60
    Before, the most crazed cacophony could impossibly capitulate into swooning grandeur, but now that disparity just isn’t so striking. The dynamic is still in play, but with the edges rounded off, any tension is diminished.
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