Transparent Things
by Fujiya & Miyagi
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11

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  1. kelly
    Feb 6, 2007
    10
    Not Japanese; not German; not original; but somehow contagious as a virus.
  2. ToddW
    Jan 26, 2007
    7
    Oh, this trio of witty Brits making like the Vapors and turning Japanese. David Best, Stephen Lewis, and Lee Adams cop Can and Neu! with a healthy dose of Steroelab. It's a potent mix...if the lyrics weren't so inane. The beats and music on this album are both wondrous and fresh. The lyrics, on the other hand, read like something Genevieve could pen. (An inside aside.) I mean, Oh, this trio of witty Brits making like the Vapors and turning Japanese. David Best, Stephen Lewis, and Lee Adams cop Can and Neu! with a healthy dose of Steroelab. It's a potent mix...if the lyrics weren't so inane. The beats and music on this album are both wondrous and fresh. The lyrics, on the other hand, read like something Genevieve could pen. (An inside aside.) I mean, who needs to be reminded ad nauseum that the ankle bone is connected to the shin bone, etc. Didn't we learn that in the first grade? Ankle Injuries pummels you with the name of the band, although to be kind it is set to an infectious beat. That pretty much sums up what you're going to hear on the rest of this offering. Ironically, the best songs are the instrumentals - Conductor 71 and Cassettesingle - which hints at the strength of the writing. For a first stab at a full-length, however, there's a lot here on which to hang one's hopes. Me, I want lyrics to match the intelligence of the music.… Expand
  3. RyanC
    Jan 26, 2007
    10
    For fans of Can and Kraftwerk.

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#82 Best Album of 2007

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. AllMusic
    80
    When F&M stick to simple dance melodies and wound-up instrumental grooves, they're as good as anyone else out there.
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  2. NOW Magazine
    60
    There are worse artists to jack than David Byrne and company, but after all the breathless hype, you'd expect something a little more innovative.
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  3. Mojo
    70
    Stereolab had similar starting blocks--there's no reason why Fujiya & Miyagi shouldn't become as notable. [Jan 2007, p.110]
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