Twisted Tenderness - Electronic
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56 out of 100

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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. New Musical Express (NME)
    70
    Electronic, if not exactly rejuvenated, are rewired, recharged and, really quite good again.
  3. 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.
  4. 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
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  1. AhmadA.
    10
    Fantastic album. The best Electronic / New Order album to date, only excelled by New Order?s Get Ready. Moves on from the highly synthetic (but nevertheless pleasant sounding) debut album ?Electronic? and the subsequent Raise The Pressure to a much harder, rockier sound without loosing the sense of rhythm which appeals to me so much. Make it Happen with it heavy synth and guitar riffs is the highlight of the album followed by Prodigal Son, which is perhaps a bit too raucous, but features some brilliant guitar playing. Tales off a little towards the end with tracks which appear to carrying a ?message?. Awful cover picture, quite likely to put first time buyers off, one does wonder what the reasoning behind it was. I would have knocked off a mark if the quality of the actual music had not been as good as it is. … Expand
  2. 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
  3. GeorgeG
    10
    My point of view - very good music!!!
  4. .
    10
    absolutely l brilliant best album saved for last

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