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56 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critics What's this?

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9.0 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 13 Ratings

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  • Summary: The third release from the project that now features New Order's Bernard Sumner and former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. All Music Guide
    80
    Certainly a vast improvement from their sophomore effort... what makes Twisted Tenderness so vibrant is how Electronic placated their lushness for more of a moody demeanor, mysteriously similar to the likes of U2's electric distortion found on 1997's Pop.
  2. Sonicnet
    50
    Twisted Tenderness hits its turning point on the title track (RealAudio excerpt), a solitary, surefire progressive-house hit that recalls the Pet Shop Boys' 1999 album, Nightlife. From that point the album's energy improves considerably -- so there's the twist: It's not new, but it's improved.
  3. The A.V. Club
    30
    The occasional brush with former glory, such as "Vivid" and the title track, isn't enough to make up for the eager-to-please inadequacies of the other material.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. CarlS
    10
    All of Electronic's album work is essential, but this is their best work. I loved this so much I got the deluxe version as well, an absolutely unmissable collection of melody and rythm.… Expand
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  2. GeorgeG
    10
    My point of view - very good music!!!
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  3. .
    10
    absolutely l brilliant best album saved for last
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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