Underneath - The Verve Pipe
Metascore
63 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
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  1. All Music Guide
    90
    They sound more natural than they ever have on record, and Brian Vander Ark and Donny Brown respond by their best set of songs.
  2. HOB.com
    80
    Adam's milked a meaty, soulful rock album out of the band…and it is good.
  3. PopMatters
    60
    The group has effectively reinvented/refound itself as a crack power-pop band.
  4. E! Online
    58
    A rather complacent set of radio-ready lite alt-rock.
  5. Rolling Stone
    30
    Underneath is the Verve Pipe's third album and it's more of exactly what made them a hit with "The Freshman" -- earnest alternative-lite vocals that cross Matchbox Twenty with Phil Collins delivered in sugary choruses that loop endlessly in case you weren't paying attention the first ten times.

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User Score
9.0 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Armand
    10
    Amazing album from one of the most underrated, unappreciated bands of our generation. Every song is incredible!
  2. WilliamW
    9
    I always liked "The Freshmen" when it was being played by radio stations a lot in the late 90s. I rediscovered this band when I saw their self titled CD in the public library. I already had the CD that "The Freshmen" was on and I wanted to hear how the band sounded from CD to CD. I was pleasantly surprised. When I found "Underneath" also in the same library, I borrowed it and I am enjoying it quite a bit too. While their tone has been diminishing, this is by no means any indication of the quality of their music... merely the aggressiveness of the music. This CD is their most toned down so far, but it is still a great CD.… Full Review »
  3. TimR
    10
    One of the best CDs of 2002. Takes several times of grab you. But its pop music at its best.
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