They Were Wrong, So We Drowned
by Liars
  • Record Label: Mute
  • Release Date: Feb 24, 2004
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 30 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 30
  3. Negative: 3 out of 30

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  1. AdamX
    Mar 1, 2004
    4
    Out of all the tracks only 3 stand up as songs that might actually stand up to their debut LP. They Were Wrong, is frequently abrasive and more than often just plain boring. I would recommend their debut to anyone, but if anybody wants a real sense of how this kind of disjointed, angry music I would point them in the direction of Einsturzende Neubauten, a clear influence on Liars new direction.

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Metascore
64

Generally favorable reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 31
  3. Negative: 3 out of 31
  1. Rolling Stone
    20
    An electronic-noise collage that sounds disturbingly rooted in the what-the-fuck? tradition of Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music.
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  2. Logo
    80
    There’s nothing even remotely punk-funk here, instead conventional structures are stretched, shattered and re-assembled.
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  3. Mojo
    60
    Not quite magic but an impressive attempt at experimental spell-weaving. [Mar 2004, p.101]
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