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. MusicMaven
    Apr 4, 2005
    5
    These guys are the to the neo-80's "scene" (Interpol, British Sea Power, The Killers, Franz Ferdinand, Bloc Party, etc.) what Stone Temple Pilots were to the grunge "scene" of the early 90's -- bandwagon jumpers looking to cash in on a trend. STP managed to evolve and put together enough decent songs to fill a greatest hits album. The Bravery would be lucky to make it that far.
  2. JordanB
    Mar 29, 2005
    6
    Although Honest Mistake and Unconditional are two of the catchiest songs 2005 has heard so far, the album as a whole is far from remarkable - and displays a laziness that one expects to hear at the end of a hot new musical movement, rather than the beginning.
  3. ZackW
    Mar 30, 2005
    4
    Another band joins the overcrowded 80s-revival bandwagon. Enough already.
  4. Piers
    Apr 15, 2005
    5
    Nothing extraordinary - definitely not as good as the Killers album, 'Hot Fuss'.
  5. SaeedG
    May 10, 2005
    6
    Has some brilliantly catchy moments, but is let down by lack of progression and a "sameness'" vibe. Hightlights: A Honest Mistake, Unconditional, No Brakes Skip: Public Service Announcement, Tyrant
  6. DC
    May 27, 2005
    5
    Well, a couple very catchy tracks that will be forgotton in a year or so; a bunch of background music that I already forgotton; and a couple of unlistenable tracks.
  7. MattH
    Mar 31, 2005
    5
    Despite the fact these guys have two potential hits in "An Honest Mistake" and "Unconditional", the amount of hype surrounding this band is completely unwarranted. This album is the most blatant style-over-substance effort in recent memory. Absent an ounce of genuine emotion, you are left with an insipid exercise in mediocrity. Listen to Bloc Party's Silent Alarm for some new Despite the fact these guys have two potential hits in "An Honest Mistake" and "Unconditional", the amount of hype surrounding this band is completely unwarranted. This album is the most blatant style-over-substance effort in recent memory. Absent an ounce of genuine emotion, you are left with an insipid exercise in mediocrity. Listen to Bloc Party's Silent Alarm for some new new-wave stuff that is not utterly disposable.… Expand

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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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