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Generally favorable reviews- based on 77 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 53 out of 77
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Mixed: 14 out of 77
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Negative: 10 out of 77
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RTFireflyOct 4, 2005A bit disapponting. Expected so much more. Even gets boring after a few listens.
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WillOct 28, 2005Boring, boring, boring. Just the kind of thing I'd expect Mojo and Q to praise highly.
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TomDJul 20, 2005Pretty arrangements and quite nice harmonies don't immediately equate to songs that have any depth. I doubt this album will last longer than the summer it has been 'designed' for.
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HarryHJun 19, 2005Although this record contains a handful of decent songs, it is so inoffensively pleasant that is leaves precious little impact, even after repeated listens.
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BWJul 12, 2005Good but overrated. It's a bit bland to be honest though the start of the album promises so much more. It's 13 tracks (including the hidden one) that are very similar in theme, and the lack of musical variation grates after a few listens.
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lucafJul 27, 2005ah, when it comes to the magic numbers, the reviews bring new meaning to the word "overrating". Nice, they sound nice but their music is so "flat" i could sleep on it. Yes, harmonies but it's all deja écouté, already heard. But who are the magic numbers mum and dad? No i was really anxoius to hear such a stunning record and what do i have? nothing special, really
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robiAug 19, 2005
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JamieSep 15, 2005
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LemonzorbaQSep 5, 2005A couple of great tunes on there, but a bit limp in parts
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seamusmMar 28, 2006Boring, boring
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PhilipSMar 22, 2006I won't knock it- i'll just say it isn't my type of music
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SeanTDec 11, 2005i paid 23 dollars for this because everyone said they were the next mamas and the papas and because until recently american labels wouldnt get off their asses to release it. i still say it's pretty farty and they have a long way to go before they are even close to the mamas and the papas.
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timMay 10, 2007Their average. I get this band confused with all the other B&S ripoffs of that era.
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Awards & Rankings
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A record that will endure beyond this year, this decade and the rest.
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Nothing quite prepares you for the sheer beauty of The Magic Numbers' music.
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The songwriting falls a couple of times too many into timid generalities about love and loss; the melodies, though lovely, are sometimes interchangeable.