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The Duckworth Lewis Method
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6.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12 Ratings

  • Summary: The debut album for the Irish band formed by Neil Hannon and Thomas Walsh was inspired by the game of cricket.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. musicOMH.com
    100
    With not a dot ball or an overthrow, The Duckworth Lewis Method is an unqualified success.
  2. The Guardian
    80
    It's a record of beautifully constructed songs--pastiches, yes, but so perfectly rendered as to be melt-in-your-mouth lovely.
  3. Observer Music Monthly
    80
    Played, boys, oh well played.
  4. Hot Press
    70
    Concept album about cricket from Divine Comedy and Pugwash frontmen hits the sweet spot.
  5. Drowned In Sound
    60
    It is hard to really know if there is a place for cricket concept albums. Certainly there's a time and a place for them and at the start of an Ashes summer is just that--it's perfect timing from Hannon and Walsh.
  6. Uncut
    60
    The songs are often gently ironic '70s orchestral pop with overtones of striped caps and Edwardian moustaches. [Aug 2009, p.90]
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  7. Mojo
    40
    Unfortunately, much of the rest veers from lightweight to teeth-grindingly irritating, suggesting a private joke that perhaps would have been best left in private. [Sep 2009, p.93]
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  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. mostofall
    Jul 13, 2013
    10
    There's a great idea and a half suicide beyond the publication of a concept album about cricket in the year 2009. However, the challenge isThere's a great idea and a half suicide beyond the publication of a concept album about cricket in the year 2009. However, the challenge is taken and won: every single song has a per-sè musical background, resulting in a history in perfect 70s concept-style, enjoyable also by the non cricket-players (and especially by non-anymore-young ears). Great pop riffs/lines, superb arrangements. On the top of all this, you can even learn cricket if you didn't have the chance to (outside the irish-british world is not that common).
    Special mention to "Meeting Mr. Miandad" and "Age of revolution", which are (not by chance) the two singles taken from the album, but also "The sweet spot", "Gentlemen and players", "Jiggery pockery".. to make the long story short, the whole album is well structured. You'll find yourself to whistle the tunes, guaranteed!    … Collapse
  2. Clauded
    Aug 4, 2009
    9
    The best cricket album ever. Wondeful tunes. Especially the Ball of the Century one.
  4. Itri
    Aug 9, 2009
    9
    Incredible. I can't believe how addictive the music is. Must own.
  5. S.U.
    Sep 28, 2009
    9
    Regardless of the subject matter, if Neil Hannon has a hand in it, you would do well to listen.
  6. Tony
    Oct 4, 2009
    9
    Absolute enjoyment.
  7. carls
    Aug 27, 2009
    8
    I don't know what some of the reviewers' problems are here. It's just a great pop album -- nothing more, nothing less. Jeff I don't know what some of the reviewers' problems are here. It's just a great pop album -- nothing more, nothing less. Jeff Lynne is incredibly jealous right now.… Expand
  8. NeilV.
    Sep 18, 2009
    7
    I'm not really a big fan of cricket so i don't get all the references but this remains a decent album with some great tunes.

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