The Century Of Self - ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
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68 out of 100

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8.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 37 Ratings

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  • Summary: The sixth full-length album for the rock band from Texas is its first on the Richter Scale/Justice label.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 24
  3. Negative: 1 out of 24
  1. The A.V. Club
    91
    Sometimes the rigid pattern of power-murk-power gets a little too predictable, but the pleasure of having a Trail Of Dead album that contains mostly good parts and no blind alleys more than makes up for any reduction in ambition.
  2. All Music Guide
    80
    The Century of Self is compelling proof that the only way a band as fiercely ambitious, righteous, and single-minded as ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead can do things is on their own.
  3. No Ripcord
    60
    As promising as its initial concentration of songs foretells, The Century Of Self suffers from careless sequencing, its tempos haphazardly spooned together and flung like high school portions of mashed potatoes and gravy, slopped into sections of the tray with no real purpose or benefit.
  4. Under The Radar
    30
    Any way you slice it, Trail Of The Dead is a sad case in selling out. [Winter 2009, p.68]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 16
  3. Negative: 1 out of 16
  1. DavidG
    10
    In an age of sleepy pianos, predictable hooks, & industry regulators like click track recordings; Trail of Dead have delivered an amazing tour de force that casts off the arms of the record industry, and the hack record reviewers who aren't happy with a record that stands apart from the same ol' same ol'. At SXSW 09' I saw tons of Arcade Fire-esque bands w/10 members on stage doing very little. I long for the days when more bands sound like TOD.… Collapse
  2. SteveS
    8
    Definitely puts their last album to shame, and is their best all around effort since Source Tags and Codes. Halcyon Days is a great culmination of what Worlds Apart and So Divided were aiming for, but here comes together in all the right ways. The track sequencing is somewhat questionable, but overall this is a very good album.… Expand
  3. Cables
    7
    goes a long way towards redeeming them. their last album was terrible. this one is much much better. more similar to worlds apart than source tags. it's just refreshing to hear them bring a little musle back.… Expand
  4. KarenH
    0
    Terrible album, so boring.

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