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Universal acclaim- based on 32 Ratings
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Positive: 29 out of 32
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Mixed: 1 out of 32
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Negative: 2 out of 32
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ParcoM.Aug 25, 2007Not the best FOW album ever, but very solid, very enjoyable, and sticks with you, the way true FOW music should.
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JohnRJul 6, 2007
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TedR.Jul 3, 2007Great power pop....songs I can listen to over and over again.
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ToddT.May 25, 2007You can let the entire album play and nothing you hear will disappoint you.
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RobYouMay 6, 2007Not their best, but still pretty strong. "Someone to Love" and "Strapped for Cash" are standouts. I would've given it an 8 if they'd left off "Planet of Weed". I really don't get what crawled up Stylus' and Pitchfork's butts...it's as if they announced around the office "Who hates Fountains of Wayne?", and assigned the review to the most vociferous respondent.
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TomTMay 3, 2007Yeah, it does sound a bit the same as the old stuff, but it is old GREAT stuff!!!!
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RobertKApr 29, 2007FOW is absolutely the best at what they do! This is not their best album, but they have grown as a band....just listen to the title song for proof. The best songs on this album are very good indeed. Buy all of their albums...
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DavidOApr 25, 2007Fantastic pop songs that still manage to be unique and different from the majority of the crap on the radio. FOW are simply brilliant.
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ToddWApr 19, 2007
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MattD.Apr 11, 2007Has times of Beatles-like excellence! But they are no Beatles clone: the 80s influences again help to spice up the music, and the ending alt-country song is good enough to not be an afterthought. The lyrics completely nail Generation X culture!
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ChrisGApr 9, 2007The McCartney-esque bass on the title track is enough to push this to an eight. The harmonies and lyrics take it to nine. Fantastic song. Great album.
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JasonApr 8, 2007Stylus: *dialing Pitchfork: Hello...? Stylus: What score are you going to give the new Fountains of Wayne album? Pitchfork: Well the album did not have Thom Yorke singing, and Greenwood was nowhere to be found as well. So, we will give a slightly inferior album to there last a 3/10. Stylus: Yeah, I noticed the same defects in the album. This shit definetely sucks!
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AnnaHApr 7, 2007I liked this album much more than I thought I would - several delightful catchy pop songs make it a pleasure to listen to. Although I wouldn't rate it as highly as Welcome Interstate Managers, they've still got it!
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GeorgeGApr 6, 2007If you liked Interstate Mnagers, you'll love this one.
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ChristopherGApr 6, 2007You knew that matching W.I.M. was gonna be tough, and while this doesn't, its still excellent. If a magazine doesn't appreciate this genre of music, is it really worth their or anyone's time to rip it? No time to be sour, gotta go bop to these great pop tunes. Thanks, lads.
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AnthonyMApr 5, 2007A most welcome return to form after the more laid back affair that was Welcome Interstate Managers. This album reminds me of why I liked these geeks in the first place...Like the best power pop, I can't shake some of these tunes from my mind...
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othosApr 5, 2007
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ColbyCApr 4, 2007Just as good as Welcome INterstate Managers. Fantastic Album, but Metacritic showed only the worst reviews, ingnoring the A given by the AV Club and many other sources.
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HeathCMar 29, 2007SHIT
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Awards & Rankings
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On Traffic and Weather, their lyrical touch slips. [Apr 2007, p.114]
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Paste MagazineThe band simply reiterates earlier ideas less interestingly. [Apr 2007, p.54]
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SpinIt's like an alt-rock adaptation of a John Cheever anthology. [Apr 2007, p.87]