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Generally favorable reviews- based on 472 Ratings
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Positive: 368 out of 472
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Mixed: 47 out of 472
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Negative: 57 out of 472
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KlennF.Mar 23, 2008Listen to in the dark w/headphones or driving at night... it encompasses your brain. Beautiful.
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CHMay 3, 2008Just listen to this walking home alone from a club at 3am and you will understand Burial's intentions for this CD. "Raver" is the perfect summation, and particularly stands out, even among the other sublime songs. It is simply perfect. Best album of 2007, easy.
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JuliaA.Jun 18, 2008First spin: BORINGGG second spin: well,it's decent third spin: I'd move to London respectively.
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StevenMJul 28, 2008
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SergioD.Aug 15, 2008It's 2008 now, i just got both Burial's cds along with new Sigur Ros and Spiritualized. All i can say is "sweet baby jesus"! Haven't had that feeling since Tricky released his first cd or when Massive came out with Mezzanine. This is what never fades away!
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GarrettM.Aug 16, 2008Beautiful. Atmospheric. Soundtrack for a quiet drive in the dark or just plain sleep for some. What I particularly love is the vocals and how ghostly they are. Such depth. I find it amusing that some of the reviewers pan this because they can't understand the vocals. You are stuck in a one-track mind. Burial. Brilliant.
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DerjSep 20, 2008This is one of the best albums that I have heard in a long long time. He tries to do something different and succeeds massively. That he does it all on Soundforge is beyond comprehension. A genius, I sincerely look forward to his next effort which he syas is going to be a more aggressive DnB tinged affair.
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DanS.Nov 29, 2007Stunning! I like it even better than the self-titled album.
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BobH.Nov 30, 2007This is the best album of 2007. The track 'Shell Of Light' is just incredible. Nothing, I repeat NOTHING even comes anywhere near the excellence of this album for 2007. Just brilliant.
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MrLDec 11, 2007Chris B....if you can do as well as Burial, I suggest you do it.
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PaulCDec 11, 2007
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PerspicaciousCriticDec 12, 2007
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AntonyH.Dec 13, 2007
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JohnJ.Dec 18, 2007Best album of the year!
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MikeC.Dec 18, 2007Best album of the year - get some head phones on and turn it up!
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SarahDec 4, 2007I do not always like to see electronica albums topping the best albums list given there are so few of them relative to everything else. But this one really is quite something.
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ChuChuDec 5, 2007Don't listen to the haters. This is a solid album full of atmosphere.
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RogerS.Dec 5, 2007
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JADec 5, 2007"Untrue" sounds more real and true than all the other music I've bought this year. It's got me hooked.
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100100100100Dec 6, 2007I wish certain critics would stop throwing 100 scores around.
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AlexRDec 6, 2007The album feels deeply personal. Dark and brooding, behind driving percussion (or not) and equally dark and brooding beats, this is one of the great records of 2007. Also, Radiohead is way more art rock than electronica any day.
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AlexODec 8, 2007Hey chris b apparently you cant make nice sounds on your laptop because you don't have a 91 rated album. I'm not a big fan of electronica but somehow this album seems to me a wonderful masterpiece. It's less about the beats than the interesting sonic textures presented to us.
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EricM.Dec 8, 2007"Entroducing" fans heed! Same sound different perspective!
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AndrewHDec 9, 2007It's impossible to hear it's genious on first listen.
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JOEJan 12, 2008great album!!!!!!!!!! the amount of detail that has been lavished on this record is incredible. Stick your headphones on and enjoy........ like listening to someones best kept secret!
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clarkf.Jan 13, 2008
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DanM.Jan 15, 2008An amazing album. The kind that you can completely get lost in. The only reason I didn't give it a 10 is that I generally don't listen to this type of music and I probably fail to grasp some of the nuances. The simple fact is that it is inexplicable and infectiously beautiful.
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JImHJan 17, 2008Grows on you if you give it a shot. Don't expect to get it until you're in the right frame of mind. Keep listening over a few weeks and suddenly it will make sense.
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JohnQJan 17, 2008incredible on a pair of headphones. one of my favourite albums of all time.
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DuncanYJan 18, 2008This is so so good! I don't understand the hate.
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johnkJan 19, 2008I can't get enough of this. Burial makes absolutely fascinating music. Archangel in particular is beautiful.
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SDKJan 22, 2008
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JeremyFJan 24, 2008
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SGJan 25, 2008negative reviews? you don't know what music is if you don't like this. this IS south London on a record. vinyl white noise, dark London streets, unknown vocals, seething bass. burial is the banksy of the music world, but with no irony. this album is straight up, and it's art.
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AlexF.Jan 31, 2008This is an amazing album, have only recently been introduced to dubstep, and was shown this Burial album. I now cant stop listening to it!! I LOVE IT
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OllieHJul 11, 2008this album gives me shivers every time I listen to it, the amount of warmth and emotion here is unparalleled in electronic/dance music
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BehnamM.Aug 14, 2008Some kind of postmodern view of a modern city. you can feel all cries of being so tierd of aloneness. its represents all of dark hiden emotions such as hatress, grief, moans, and lurking assault of a sneaky stress wich altogether transform to a giant feel of ruin. a masterpiece of atmospheric albums. Marvelous
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HenriNAug 19, 2008Up to this point, only a single naysayer has managed to brand this album as "pretentious". Did you people just graduate the junior high of haterdom?
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JohnJ.Nov 29, 2007Best album of the year!
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HarryH.Nov 29, 2007Cool and sad. Brand new and retro. Hard edged and gentle. Wonderful music.
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RyanLDec 14, 2007
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TylerF.Dec 17, 2007So Pitchfork, Popmatters, and BBC aren't good enough for you?
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TomH.Dec 18, 2007Possibly the best album of 2007 for me, better than his debut, namely because it has homeless on which is a brilliant song.
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ButtManDec 18, 2007Album of the year easily. this shit is amazing and original and endlessly listenable. The production is phenomenal, tweaky brilliance, solid atmosphere, unf.ckwithable!!!!! burial is genius, no doubt. A+, five stars, 10.0, flawless victory!
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Jan 7, 2012I've heard it described as the sound of London at night, and I agree. Sorrowful early-morning comedowns set to fuzzy radios. I guess some people don't get it, but you can't attack it for repetitiveness, the monotony compliments the sad bass fading in and out, and the twisted vocals sound beautiful floating over the whole thing.
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Sep 28, 2012I think you must get it to like it. btw most (if not all) of the songs actually have lyrics, but they´re hard to understand. i think im slowly getting it.
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May 23, 2013If you're looking for something to dance to, then this is the wrong album for you. If not, continue reading. Just like with most of his music, Burial blends together an extremely tranquil, deep and harmonious experience, plus if you like emotional things, Untrue is definitely something to give a listen to. It's not the best album I've ever heard, but it is definitely in my Top 10.
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Dec 13, 2013I wasn't a huge fan of the album after the first half dozen listens. But something kept me coming back for repeated listens. Then during a random listen, it just hit me, the sound which seemed mediocre to me before, was incredible! One of my all-time favorite albums, and easily one of the oddest experiences I've had with an album.
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Dec 22, 2017Excelent album .......................................................................................................................................
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Dec 22, 2017Minimalist and at the same time complex, masterpiece! Greatest dubstep album.
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Jul 9, 2019This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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May 27, 2021O melhor álbum eletrônico da década! Talvez, do século até o momento. Experiência única e fantástica!
Awards & Rankings
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Burial has concocted a noir-ish sound that’s as powerful as it is atmospheric.
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What gives this album more depth is the focus, the rolling symmetry and cinema.
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That emptiness tempts a listener in, and puts you in its place--you, in a sense, step into the record’s point of view. This invitation to intimacy is a powerful move that most club music is simply incapable of.