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Universal acclaim- based on 574 Ratings
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Positive: 516 out of 574
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Mixed: 22 out of 574
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Negative: 36 out of 574
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Aug 16, 2010"What's all the fuss about?" I hear you say! Don't you know??? Somebody made a reasonably ok pop record!!!
The hype and the ratings only indicate the bad shape of the 2010 music industry in general. -
carablef.May 23, 2010Really?!? the production and variation stand out a tad, but vocally she sounds just like any other top 40 pop act, no new character.
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Awards & Rankings
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The result is a dizzying fusion, marked by its lofty ambition and stunning central performance.
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For a first album, The ArchAndroid is astoundingly accomplished. It would be a lie to say there aren't a few lulls in the back end of the record as Monae begins to take fewer risks, but only the truly seminal albums can keep the quality level so high for over an hour.
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To say it's ambitious feels like damning with faint praise; its sheer musical scope--from the James Brown funk of Tightrope to the English pastoral folk of Oh, Maker--is spellbinding.