They Threw Us in a Trench and Stuck a Monument On Top - Liars
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77 out of 100

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7.3 out of 10

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  • Summary: This debut LP from the experimental punk outfit from Brooklyn known for their strong live sets features lengthy song titles and an even lengthier closing track (clocking in at over half an hour).

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Uncut
    90
    One of the most adrenalising albums you'll hear this year. [Sep 2002, p.110]
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  2. Almost Cool
    80
    The brief disc contains enough gusto and punch to get your spastic swerve on heartily.
  3. Neumu.net
    80
    Whether they're shrieking or pleading, dancing or shivering, they're always exuding an intensity that never fails to find a way to hit you hard, really hard.
  4. Playlouder
    60
    The lyrics, insincere as they are, grate somewhat, but the spastic grove cannot be denied they're a bit like a pervy, conservative Devo, with more earwax.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. samg
    10
    matt g is dumb, this album is great
  2. AdamX
    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... ;)
  3. BobG
    9
    Does everybody who ranked this album have a last name starting with G?
  4. less_success
    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.… Expand

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