These Are The Good Times People
by The Presidents Of The United States Of America
  • Record Label: Fugitive
  • Release Date: Mar 11, 2008
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8

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  1. Echoisaacashe
    Mar 22, 2008
    4
    Much as I hate to burst the bubble of musical heroes of mine, I am more than a little disappointed new album from The Presidents Of The United States Of America, whose debut album The Presidents Of The United States Of America remains to this day one of my favourite albums of all time. The band haven't moved on - perfectly good tracks such as More Bad Times are ruined by the forced Much as I hate to burst the bubble of musical heroes of mine, I am more than a little disappointed new album from The Presidents Of The United States Of America, whose debut album The Presidents Of The United States Of America remains to this day one of my favourite albums of all time. The band haven't moved on - perfectly good tracks such as More Bad Times are ruined by the forced kookiness that makes the band use words like "baboon" and "spork". It's like the joke just isn't funny any more.… Expand
  2. J.Yo
    Mar 21, 2008
    9
    No Presidents fan will be dissapointed. If you are not a fan yet, this is a great intro to fun rock'n'roll.
  3. WesmM.
    Mar 21, 2008
    10
    Hoping the "Mixed or average" reviews are just the result of preliminary 6-review weirdness; These Are The Good Times People isn't groundbreaking but it's certainly a perfectly entertaining summer album.

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Metascore
56

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 2 out of 8
  1. Billboard
    70
    While not as immediately memorable as "Lump" or "Peaches," punchy songs like album opener "Mixed Up S.O.B.," "More Bad Times" and the breezy "Loose Balloon" come across as less novelty-like as a result of songcraft.
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  2. musicOMH.com
    80
    There's nothing complicated on this album, but then when did things ever need to be complicated?
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  3. Q Magazine
    60
    There's nothing essential here, but there's nothing to dislike either. [Apr 2008, p.115]
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