The Great Destroyer - Low
  • Band Name: Low
  • Record Label: Sub Pop
  • Release Date: Jan 25, 2005
User Score
8.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 37 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 37
  3. Negative: 3 out of 37

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  1. Gray
    Feb 1, 2005
    10
    My favorite Low album yet, and definitely the best album of the year thus far. I'm fairly certain it won't be topped.
  2. HeatherC
    Mar 7, 2005
    9
    This album is simply wonderful! I definitely agree with everyone that this is the best to come out of 2005 so far. With its rich harmonies and almost haunting sound, I fell in love with The Great Destroyer immediately. And yeah, I even like it better than Things We Lost in the Fire. Sometimes change is good.
  3. du
    Apr 7, 2005
    10
    Buzzing, ferocious, and Low's most beautiful record. "Broadway (So Many People)" is the best track this year, and the rest is only slightly behind.
  4. CarloL
    Jan 21, 2005
    10
    The best Low cd yet. More power more guitars more perfect pop songs!
  5. SorenJ
    Feb 11, 2005
    9
    Wow! Finally, a Low album that rocks. Low fans will hate this album, but everyone else take note: this is one of the best CDs of the year. If you like the Velvet Underground, Neil Young, or feedback-era Yo La Tengo, give this a listen.
  6. IAm
    Feb 11, 2005
    10
    The best album of 2005 so far...
  7. weltact
    Feb 24, 2005
    9
    the best low album! and yes, i am aware of 1994
  8. clamavi
    Mar 1, 2005
    10
    estupendo
  9. DarrelF
    Jan 26, 2006
    10
    This album continues to surprise and amaze me. It get's better with each listen.
  10. [Anonymous]
    Jan 25, 2005
    10
    it's wonderful, the 1 biggest indie album of 2005
  11. PaulL
    Mar 12, 2005
    9
    Not as heavy as most would have you believe. (no screaming or even loud singing for that matter) It's still got Low's signature melodic sound. Most Low albums have one rocker in them; this one just happens to be full of them. My favorite album of the year so far.
  12. mattz
    Aug 25, 2005
    10
    A criminally overlooked album.
  13. MoL
    Feb 22, 2006
    10
    One of my favorite albums, and by far the best album of the year.
  14. Electric_Face
    Sep 14, 2010
    10
    Recently got my hands on this album and can safely say it is one of the best things I've heard in years, it's saddening but uplifting in a way The Arcade Fire could only do, but with two guitars and an upright drum kit. I know I'm five years too late to try look hip by enjoying Low, but hell, when it's this good punctuality doesn't matter.

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Metascore
82 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 34 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. Alternative Press
    60
    A whole that's less than the sum of its parts, a bittersweet pill that's best taken in small doses. [Feb 2005, p.88]
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    Indie rock's maturing avatars of tense lethargy paint life as an epic fade. [21 Jan 2005, p.88]
  3. Playlouder
    60
    Whether this is an album that actually suits them is another matter, but it actually makes them feel entirely relevant and, for as prolific a decade-old band, that’s high praise indeed.
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