• Record Label: MCA
  • Release Date: Jun 4, 2002
Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 24
  2. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. 'The Private Press' isn't a remarkable record - it lacks that startling and instinctive excitement capable of pushing music into the realm of the era-defining.
  2. Accomplished and occasionally great as this album is, Endtroducing still casts the biggest shadow on it of all.
  3. Alternative Press
    50
    It was probably inevitable, but having raised the bar so high for cut-and-paste music, Shadow spends a little too long here looking up at it. [Jul 2002, p.96]
User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 29 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 29
  2. Negative: 1 out of 29
  1. May 7, 2011
    10
    Don't hesitate to buy this amazing DJ Shadow album. It may never be as great as "Endtroducing", but it still blew me away. His talent toDon't hesitate to buy this amazing DJ Shadow album. It may never be as great as "Endtroducing", but it still blew me away. His talent to sample music from other artists and make them his own is amazing. He flawlessly creates beautiful songs that flow together wonderfully in this album. The songs that I would recommend are "Fixed Income", "Giving Up The Ghost", "Six Days", "Mogrel...Meets His Maker", Right Thing/GDMFSOB", and "You Can't Go Home Again". Get up from your computer, run down to the the nearest music store, and buy this album! Full Review »
  2. Jul 12, 2018
    8
    Brings a good electro. DJ Shadow has such a good taste picking textures, samples and beats. Private Press is sometimes fluent too. NotBrings a good electro. DJ Shadow has such a good taste picking textures, samples and beats. Private Press is sometimes fluent too. Not approaches perfect, but still good. Full Review »
  3. ericm
    Aug 28, 2005
    10
    just get it.