The Coral - The Coral
User Score
8.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 26 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 26
  3. Negative: 2 out of 26

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  1. DaveW.
    Oct 1, 2002
    10
    Fuckin brilliant
  2. SteveH
    Feb 20, 2008
    10
    A great album that gets even better with repeat listening
  3. p.s.w
    Oct 1, 2002
    9
    A very promising debut indeed. Reminds me a lot of The La's with a dash of Stone Roses. Kind of rough folk-rock sound. And they are just kids, by the way - no way to tell from the ecelectic music. So young, so talented, so unfair. These people might grow big.
  4. [Anonymous]
    Oct 20, 2002
    9
    no doubts, this is the best british rock'n'roll debut since oasis crashed in our lives with the magnificient "definitely maybe". the coral are certainly on the right way
  5. Yoni
    Sep 18, 2002
    10
    Amazing!
  6. BobM
    Jun 15, 2003
    10
    pure genius
  7. RobertA
    Apr 3, 2004
    9
    This album is very original and very fun.
  8. RobertA
    Apr 3, 2004
    9
    This album is very original and very fun.
  9. donniedarko
    Sep 23, 2004
    10
    "Might be one of the most original albums you'll ever hear." "The funniest, most refreshing British debut in years." this is exactly what i want to say, go and buy it now!!
  10. MD.
    Jan 21, 2007
    10
    Perfect! :O
  11. RayD.
    Aug 16, 2002
    9
    Great album, should get a US release!
  12. LornaSpikes
    May 19, 2003
    10
    wow how original that was... go out and buy it now
  13. WillL
    Jun 16, 2003
    10
    Had never heard of this band before, but it was a featured CD in a Boarders Books kiosk in Washington DC, so I had a listen in the store. Heard about three songs and I was hooked. Bought the CD, and I can?t take it out of the CD player. You must go out and get this CD, you will love it!!!!!
  14. MarcusMarcus
    Apr 10, 2013
    9
    The album is lots of fun, among the best British debuts of the decade. The occasional beefheart guitar work is nice. Nothing to inventive, but its ambitious for a debut, especially considering the average age of the band when they made this.

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Metascore
81 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 18 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Playlouder
    60
    This is no whimsical, fey take on folk music, rather a bold, buoyant frug with the skeletons of The Doors, Teardrop Explodes and other likeminded explorers of the stoned side.
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  2. Uncut
    70
    An eclectic, often crazed debut album.... They have all the hallmarks of an excellent, innovative band that won't be undone by their own hype. [Sep 2002, p.105]
  3. Entertainment Weekly
    75
    A record that's as hard to ignore as it is to pin down. [14 Mar 2003, p.66]
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