- Record Label: Virgin
- Release Date: Jan 23, 2007
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Unlike the rousing punk-, Kinks- and new-wave-colored mosaic of Parklife, this one sticks to sepia-toned, dub-nodding abstractions. [Jan/Feb 2007, p.86]
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Alternative Press[It] comes off as another Albarn project that's neither amazing or anathema. [Feb 2007, p.122]
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The New York TimesMood music doesn’t get any moodier than the Good, the Bad & the Queen. [29 Jan 2007]
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UncutThe biggest surprise is how rarely this scratch supergroup really swings to its full potential. [Feb 2007, p.68]
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It's easy to respect the album's sustained washed-out tone, but it'd be nice if the songs were memorable past their running time. Intrigue without any payoff makes for pretty dull listening.
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"The Good, the Bad and the Queen" seems to be waiting for a payoff that never materializes.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 63 out of 69
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Mixed: 5 out of 69
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Negative: 1 out of 69
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gabrielezAug 6, 2009Album's melancholic sound makes my back trembling.
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Sep 25, 2012
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BoniverA.Jul 14, 2008The most beautiful and charismatic album released in 2007, it's magical.