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Generally favorable reviews- based on 69 Ratings
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Positive: 52 out of 69
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Mixed: 2 out of 69
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Negative: 15 out of 69
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SandySOct 18, 2005Obnoxious unlistenable album.
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DylanCJan 31, 2006Crap.
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ErikHAug 13, 2007I bought this CD after many recommendations from friends and critics, and wow was I disappointed. They sound like low-rate Blonde Redhead outtakes. If that sounds appealing to you, by all means purchase this CD and enjoy 20 tracks of it.
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mackyeNov 1, 2005No idea what most of the critics have been smoking but the vocals of this band are dreadful, like a doll being strangled. Iit makes it impossible to appreciate the few moments there actually is something worth listening too.
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alexkOct 23, 2005Deerhoof is the just latest flavor of the month --please stop calling this annoying POS a masterpiece.
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[Anonymous]Jan 3, 2006There is no clearer indictment of Pitchfork's penchant for pretention than their endorsement of this album as the 6th best album of 2005. Unlistenable garbage.
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MSixteenMay 19, 2006After a second listen, I couldn't help skipping the songs.. The singer is sooooo annoying with her fake cutsy-child-like voice. That's beside the fact that she never hit the right notes! People who appreciate this album must be deaf! or music illiterate! this is what I like to call "fashion music" :P
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JohnSSep 27, 2006
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CanadianPhilosopherNov 1, 2005Sometimes when I listen to bands that critics rave over, I wonder... do they (the reviewers) get together and decide to play a trick on us (the listeners)? Tthe reason I ask is because this bands stinks.
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MarkOct 14, 2005I am not hard to pleaseand when I saw how much the critics loved this album I rushed to get it. How terribly disappointing. I might be wrong but I think they confused bad for different. Lack of talent is rephrased as child like and creative.
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HomerSimpsonDec 12, 2005if can get over the squeaking of the lead singer, then maybe you'd appreciate the music.. have the critics heard the album?
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Awards & Rankings
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All told, it's another triumph for a band whose creative peak seems to defy gravity with each passing year.
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Even though the manic intensity that characterized work like Reveille is missed a little here, The Runners Four is still a far cry from typical indie rock; in fact, it sounds more like one of Deerhoof's older albums played at half-speed than anything else.
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The Runners Four manages to capture the unbridled intensity and utter joy these four carry across in a live setting.