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76 out of 100

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7.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 27 Ratings

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  • Summary: The psychedelic indie rockers, led by returning core trio of vocalist Jonathan Donahue, guitarist Grasshopper and drummer Jeff Mercel, return with a less-orchestral follow up to 2001's 'All Is Dream.' Longtime collaborator David Fridmann co-produced.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. Stylus Magazine
    100
    Without relying on a crutch of irony and cynicism, they boldly risk sounding cloying in order to summon the emotional honesty necessary to create music that is unabashedly romantic and achingly beautiful.
  2. Playlouder
    90
    Like 'Deserter Songs' and 'All Is Dream' before, 'The Secret Migration' is a compelling, visual album. And yet within this, Mercury Rev have moved on.
  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    60
    If there's a problem, it's that... it all sounds rather familiar and comfortable. [22 Jan 2005, p.51]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 18
  3. Negative: 2 out of 18
  1. sachinp
    10
    one of the best albums of all time.
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  2. lunaluna
    5
    Sad to give it a 5. I had great expectations for this album after their superior musical succes with Deserter's Song's and underpraised All is Dream but after listening to what their music came to, i was totally disappointed.The quality of this album is way below than maybe even anything the band has done so far.Just a few songs were bearable while being aware of what actually the band could have serve.Just an ordinary album.… Expand
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  3. jimiusedtolikethem
    2
    I can't believe I used to like these guys. Why doesn't he just change the name of the band already. This is like high school drama students gone wild.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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