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Generally favorable reviews- based on 64 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 47 out of 64
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Mixed: 6 out of 64
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Negative: 11 out of 64
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MarkWSep 7, 2005very good album. really gets you thinking.
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DrakeLMay 30, 2006I can't believe the low rating here. I thought it was an average record, but I listened to it a few times, and it's now one of my favourite records in the last few years - every song is a classic! Anyone who thinks it's boring or comatose has no business reviewing records.
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JohnRMay 3, 2005A recipe for narcolepsy (sp). Man, this one is slowwwwww. The forced drama is extended and repeated and soothed into you....yawwnnnn.
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mattaJul 6, 2005Not quite as bad as the critics score would indicate, but pretty damn close. Lots of critics have said that they are a crappy version of coldplay but I think that this album is just barely below X and Y. If you're looking for truly thought-provoking indie/british rock, look elsewhere--Athlete is pretty much on the same emotional level as your standard emo/screamo band.
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MauveAug 8, 2005I reckon music fans and critics fall into two categories. Those who know what they like, and those who like what no one else knows. Me, I couldn't give a s**t about exclusivity - I just want a song that moves me. Tourist is full of such songs. Great album.
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[Anonymous]Feb 18, 2005Pretty dull.
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NickDFeb 22, 2005
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lottiejFeb 22, 2005maybe it's just the accents, but these guys definately have something going for them!
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DavidPFeb 25, 2005Surprisingly better than their first album, Tourist is sweeping and anthemic. Athlete have traded in their drunken chorus style melodies for obviously Coldplay influenced emotion. They seem to have matured both musically and lyrically.
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malcomXFeb 9, 2005there are 3 highlights to this album that stand well above the rest. They are half life, wires and modern mafia. As for the rest of the abbum; pleasent but average. Shows great potential for the future.
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TimJMar 23, 2005
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CaretteJJul 19, 2005Very good album! Not as bad as some people say
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BenJul 26, 2005Some realy fantastic tracks. The song 'wires' is so emotive its amazing, the lyrics are amazing and sung with so much emotion - i believe he is singing about his baby being put in A&E. I cant understand all the comparisons to coldplay however.
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tinytotJul 31, 2005cool album. amazing lyrics
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AlbertoMAug 4, 2005Coldplay was born as a Radiohead clone. Then they became theirselves. Now we've got Coldplay clones. It gets tiring...
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JayRFeb 8, 2006Sure it isn't record of the year but it is refreshing andis much better than listening to My Humps all day with such beautiful songs like Wires (about his baby) and Twenty Four Hours
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ggFeb 14, 2007Great
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JeffBOct 3, 2005I stumbled upon Athlete by chance and haven't looked back. These guys are writing some of the most progressive and interesting songs out there. Just give them a chance.
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KyleBFeb 12, 2005Adam X said it perfectly. This is horribly boring, stupid stuff.
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TauralFeb 24, 2005Agreeing with Scott M, it isn't as good as Vehicles and Animals but is still a great album. The tracks aren't as varied as V&A but each one is excellent in its own right. To give this album less than 6 is just wrong, you just have to look at the descriptions of the low scores to see that there is very little thought going on in there!
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AdamXFeb 7, 2005One of the most uninspired, plodding and downright dreadful albums of recent times... And to think I thought it couldn't get worse than Keane...
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chrismFeb 7, 2005rubbish
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GeorgeCFeb 9, 2005This album although drowned in melodramatic circumstances cannot help to tug at the heartstrings and is undoubtedly an enjoyable listen given time. An admirable effort
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ScottMFeb 9, 2005So, it's not as good as their first release, but it's still pretty damn enjoyable. Standout tracks include Half Light, Tourist, Wires (the first single), and Twenty Four Hours. All of the songs possess great mellow vibes and what I think to be beautiful lyrics supplemented by great music.
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HeatherCMar 7, 2005What can I say, this album bored me to tears.
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JakeCApr 14, 2005I got the CD given too me and I would have sold it but I serioulsy didn't want anybody to be ripped off, the store or the buyer
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GraemeHApr 19, 2005I agree that it's not as strong as Coldplay but it's stronger than their first album and it's a good listen. The magazine reviewers have got it wrong.
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JonNApr 21, 2005I didn't like this at first, but it really does grow on you. The voice an be a little irritating but the songs and tunes are very good.
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BWApr 29, 2005all the way from deptford high street this is the best album I have bought this year. Fantastic hooks and real music neither over produced or undercooked. See them live they fly to El Salvador
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jayjayMay 17, 2005
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Unfortunately "Tourist" is derivative in only a one-dimensional sense: its imagination stopping where Wayne Coyne’s begins.
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Athlete seem to have found a formula in the studio and left the autopliot in reverse.
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Drama in music works perfectly fine in mediated, tactical doses, but for Tourist, the stakes are unrealistically high.