The Bravery
by The Bravery
  • Record Label: Island
  • Release Date: Mar 29, 2005
User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 99 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 70 out of 99
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 99
  3. Negative: 19 out of 99

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  1. JohnR
    May 3, 2005
    3
    You're all fools...These guys were "punk" less than 2 years ago...Do some homework on them. Their 'feud' with The Killers is irrelevant. Of course the guy in the Killers is a jerk. Doesn't mean these guys aren't jumping on an already irritating bandwagon. Boring, predictable and lyrically sterile.
  2. [Anonymous]
    Mar 30, 2005
    2
    After hiring an image consultant and obfuscating his real age, the singer could have maybe learned how to write one good song. This album is, unfortunately, completely forgettable.
  3. RyanP
    Apr 14, 2005
    2
    Same ole, Same ole
  4. Beetlebum
    Apr 3, 2005
    1
    The Bravery are The Menswear of there time.
  5. AltairN
    Apr 4, 2005
    3
    Well, it sounds really much like the neo-retro stuff that is out right now...The Killers, The Faint, etc...all the same I think.
  6. AdamX
    May 1, 2005
    0
    Essentially just The Faint-lite, non-offensive sounds with non-offensive words and non-offensive haircuts equals a bland and ultimately forgettable album... The Bravery might be even worse than The Killers, due to their cynical cashing in on a sound that has strangely ballooned... you need only get yourself a copy of "Danse Macabre" or "Blank-Wave Arcade" by The Faint to realise how this Essentially just The Faint-lite, non-offensive sounds with non-offensive words and non-offensive haircuts equals a bland and ultimately forgettable album... The Bravery might be even worse than The Killers, due to their cynical cashing in on a sound that has strangely ballooned... you need only get yourself a copy of "Danse Macabre" or "Blank-Wave Arcade" by The Faint to realise how this is really supposed to be to full effect, and not watered down, radio-friendly, mass-appealing manufactured tripe like this.… Expand
  7. mikes
    Jun 7, 2005
    0
    To all the people that are jumping on the bandwagon of this unlistenable band: do your self a favor sell this and go buy cd's from the bands that these guys are trying to copy. (not duran duran either) To record executives: stop hiring style over substance and dont be afraid to tell the band there cd sucks before it gets out to the public and some kid that doesen't know what To all the people that are jumping on the bandwagon of this unlistenable band: do your self a favor sell this and go buy cd's from the bands that these guys are trying to copy. (not duran duran either) To record executives: stop hiring style over substance and dont be afraid to tell the band there cd sucks before it gets out to the public and some kid that doesen't know what real new wave sounds like buys it.....wait thats what the exec's want......well anyway it could make a good frisbee.… Expand
  8. Gus
    Aug 20, 2005
    1
    Worthless, re-hash, retro rock.
  9. SeanTastic
    Mar 31, 2005
    3
    Dull dull dull. I'm not one to denounce retro for being... well, retro, but this adds nothing new. Not as catchy or meaninful as their contemporaries, most songs end up somewhere between pointless and ridiculous.
  10. Jake
    Apr 12, 2005
    0
    Wake me when it's over...
  11. EdwardE
    Apr 4, 2005
    2
    I returned this disc after 5 listens. The singer's voice is unbearable & the music is uninteresting. They try to hard to be The Killers & their efforts are laughable.
  12. johnny
    May 5, 2005
    0
    crap. inconsistent. crap.
  13. CosmoPrelog
    Jun 16, 2005
    1
    Once in a great while a band comes along and changes everything. This is not one of those bands.
  14. bbb
    Jun 9, 2005
    0
    this band is just cashing in on the whole "retro-craze". you should all be ashamed of yourselves for supporting this crap........
  15. Ava
    Aug 28, 2005
    2
    This mediocre CD might have some catchy melodies, but it has dreadful lyrics, lacks substance, and doesn't retain any shred of originality.
  16. edg
    Apr 12, 2005
    0
    Boring crap.

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#48 Most Discussed Album of 2005
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#72 Most Shared Album of 2005

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Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 24
  3. Negative: 4 out of 24
  1. Urb
    70
    They definitely know their way around the early Duran catalog, not forgetting the requisite stops at New Order and the Psychedelic Furs. [Apr 2005, p.101]
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    70
    It's bold, brash, trashy fun that will tempt Killers fans to fall in lust all over again. [19 Mar 2005, p.57]
  3. Rolling Stone
    60
    The Bravery do a jockier version of the New Wave competition, pumping the drums in straight-ahead tunes such as "An Honest Mistake" and "The Ring Song."
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