The Cosmic Game - Thievery Corporation
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Metascore
70 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critics What's this?

User Score
9.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 13 Ratings

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  • Summary: Perry Farrell, The Flaming Lips and David Byrne guest on the Washington D.C. duo's fourth artist LP.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Lost At Sea
    85
    The album is a whole effort, not just one or two overachieving songs that make the entire thing seem better than it really is. Along with Brazilian Girls, one of this year’s hotter electronic releases.
  2. All Music Guide
    80
    So darkly delicious you have to admit it's their masterwork.
  3. Pitchfork
    76
    Their most focused and captivating work to date.
  4. Mojo
    60
    It's a few tracks too long, but it's easy to get lost in its smoked-out haze. [Apr 2005, p.89]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. EdwardJ
    10
    I think it's ill. I feel like they turned the volume down a little and then put the speakers up against the window.
  2. tess
    10
    wicked album, one of the best from the ' thievery' to this date
  3. jay
    10
    awesome chillout CD.
  4. Mikey-San
    8
    The only reason I can't give this record a higher score is the weak opening track (and I say weak in comparison to the opening of The Richest Man in Babylon's "Heaven's Gonna Burn Your Eyes") and the could-have-been-left-out "Wires and Watchtowers" later in the record. Also influencing the eight-not-nine vote was the lack of Ms Pam Bricker, whom I was truly anticipating, yet was disappointed to see absent from this outing. Perhaps in 2008, guys? Don't listen to Entertainment Weekly unless you're looking for Oakenfold. "Amerimacka" is Notch at his normal goodness, and "Satyam Shivam Sundaram" just might be the most beautiful Thievery track yet. Perry Farrell's vocals manage to work despite his best efforts, and David Byrne is near-perfect. Must for Thievery Fans, and non-fans should at least listen through once in a quiet room.… Expand

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