Think Tank - Blur
  • Band Name: Blur
  • Record Label: Virgin
  • Release Date: May 6, 2003
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83 out of 100

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  • Summary: The veteran Britpop outfit's first new album in four years is the result of tumultuous recording sessions in Morocco with producer Fatboy Slim, which saw a growing dispute between co-founders Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon culminate in Coxon's departure from the band. Fatboy Slim only wound up producing two tracks, with William Orbit handling some of the others.… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Playlouder
    100
    'Think Tank' is an extraordinary record that pushes boundaries and sets new standards.
  2. Q Magazine
    80
    There are guitars, but they are rarely central. The beat-driven tracks veer towards the arty, white boy-with-beatbox line of Talking Heads and The Clash. [May 2003, p.96]
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  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    Against the odds, 'Think Tank' is a success, a record which might not mean much to Strokes fans but which shows Blur's creative spark is undimmed even while their stomach for the pop fight fades.
  4. CultureDose.net
    60
    Think Tank is an uneven album that only those with a very open mind and a big love for the band will be able to stomach.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 49 out of 52
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 52
  3. Negative: 2 out of 52
  1. OhRly
    10
    Don't let Metacritic fool you, this is nowhere near Britpop. Anyway, it's amazing for Blur's last album (for now that is, we'll see in the future). Interesting, odd, tender, touching, are some of the few words that can describe this magnificent album.… Expand
  2. DaveS
    10
    Think Tank, while a little weird in that every track is completely different from the last, doesent have a bad song on it. I'll definetly be hoping for Graham to come back though.… Expand
  3. BenjaminBunny
    8
    Not at all as intensely emotional as the previous "13," "Think Tank" forgoes teary confessions for danceable beats and returns to a more classicly "pop" sensibility while progressing nicely into a succintly electronic realm from the spazzy eclecticism of their last two LPs. Of course, it's great--I doubt Blur could make a bad album if they tried.… Expand
  4. SusieSing
    3
    What, are we so desperate for good music taht we're praising mediocrity now? I love Blur but this is a tacky and uninspired record; no amount of wishful thinking can change what a flop this is. Maybe it's time to throw in the towel, guys.… Expand

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