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83 out of 100

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9.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 15 Ratings

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  • Summary: The third album for the Scottish rockers is already a big hit with UK music fans, helped by the success of lead single "You Held the World in Your Arms."

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Magnet
    90
    An embarrassment of riches. [#58, p.91]
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  2. Dot Music
    90
    They've become accomplished, exciting, restrained and wise.
  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    90
    It's every ounce of Idlewild's potential fulfilled at once.

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  1. Positive: 12 out of 12
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  1. PaulW
    10
    Pure class, it has been my favourite album for a long time now, i never get tired of it!
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  2. MiguelG
    10
    At first I listen to "You Held The Wold In Your Arms", and it was good. Then I heard "A Modern Way Of Letting Go", and it was even better. The thid song I heard, was great: "American English"!!! Then I get the album and... more than great. It may sound a little R.E.M.ish (in their "Document" times) at some points, but it only make even greater the album. I Highly recomend it… Expand
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  3. Rikardsen
    10
    One of the best albums every recorded, Idlewild have a delicate way of summing up things about life and the world without ever mentioning them, still sounds as fresh today as it did when it was a released.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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