Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 38 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 38
  2. Negative: 2 out of 38
  1. 60
    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]
  2. Alternative Press
    60
    [It] comes off as another Albarn project that's neither amazing or anathema. [Feb 2007, p.122]
  3. The New York Times
    60
    Mood music doesn’t get any moodier than the Good, the Bad & the Queen. [29 Jan 2007]
  4. Uncut
    60
    The biggest surprise is how rarely this scratch supergroup really swings to its full potential. [Feb 2007, p.68]
  5. 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.
  6. "The Good, the Bad and the Queen" seems to be waiting for a payoff that never materializes.
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 69 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 63 out of 69
  2. Negative: 1 out of 69
  1. gabrielez
    Aug 6, 2009
    10
    Album's melancholic sound makes my back trembling.
  2. Sep 25, 2012
    10
    Truly captures the mood of the times. Well written and beautifully performed album that gets better the more I listen. Fresh and experimentalTruly captures the mood of the times. Well written and beautifully performed album that gets better the more I listen. Fresh and experimental sound that puts it in a league of its own, which to me, is what makes a truly great record. One of the best albums in my opinion. Full Review »
  3. BoniverA.
    Jul 14, 2008
    10
    The most beautiful and charismatic album released in 2007, it's magical.