They Threw Us in a Trench and Stuck a Monument On Top
by Liars
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14

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  1. All_ButTrU4
    May 20, 2022
    7
    A bit too long at some parts this record still manages to impress with it's creativity! A much needed pulse to indie overstuffed corpse.
  2. BobG
    Aug 3, 2006
    9
    Does everybody who ranked this album have a last name starting with G?
  3. less_success
    Aug 3, 2006
    8
    Liars' debut is aggressive, but still dancey. Personally I think this is the best album to come out of the New York "dancepunk" thing. By the way, roman k's posts that Liars were dead after pat and ron left the group was a slight miscalculation.
  4. JeremyG
    Feb 5, 2004
    8
    The rhythm section owns this album, the other two members are just renting time and space on it. Personally, I stop the last track when it gets to the loop. To those of you who think that I don't get the album because of this, I wish you a good time as you enjoy your 26 minutes of loopage.
  5. AdamX
    Dec 9, 2003
    10
    all round genius! a totally inspirational adventure... if you dont get the last track then you don't deserve to listen to this album... ;)
  6. samg
    Dec 6, 2002
    10
    matt g is dumb, this album is great

Awards & Rankings

85
#85 Best Album of 2002

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. The Wire
    60
    They're at their best on tracks like "Nothing Is Ever Lost[...]," where they conjure the wheeling claustrophobia of PiL circa Metal Box. [#223, p.66]
  2. PopMatters
    90
    Mixing the grit that was The Stooges with the bounce that was Gang of Four, Liars and their debut release are everything that should be praised about Brooklyn's music scene.
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  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    Nailed to the dancefloor by Flea-like bassist Pat Nature, and dragged up to date by hip-hop beats and random electronica, musically Liars are taut as a tightrope.
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