Together We're Heavy
by The Polyphonic Spree
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 18
  3. Negative: 2 out of 18

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  1. JonW
    Jul 27, 2004
    4
    yeah it's good shtick - good sonics on the album but the whole damn thing get's cloying after a while - high school musical-like inspirational music is not revolutionary! and something that rips all the big symphonic britpop stuff too at that - how many songs about the sun and sky can one take? it does get too saccharine...one trick pony
  2. clockout
    Aug 29, 2004
    6
    Anyone who gave this album a 10 should listen to Flaming Lip's 'The Soft Bulletin' first and realize that, for this kind of music, it's already been done - better. This album is the equivalent of watching soft core porn.

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Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. The A.V. Club
    70
    The problem with rapture is that it's exhausting, so Together is best enjoyed a few tracks at a time.
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  2. Q Magazine
    80
    Together We're Heavy's transcendent qualities grow as it flows onward, and the sheer musical ambition of the Spree's pet sound finally, really defies cynicism. [Aug 2004, p.116]
  3. Stylus Magazine
    70
    Thankfully, the music overpowers DeLaughter’s weak voice.
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