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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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KarolaT.Apr 4, 2008Amazing album. Something incredible.
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WarrenUMay 1, 2008Beautiful. Dubstep that is just for you.
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TomP.May 1, 2008Ummm.......yeah.....seriously? I just got done writing a review for the most overated album of the year that took the #1 spot. Is #2 even worth my time? Don't think so.
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AgataS.Jun 16, 2008Best best best! Album that changed my life!
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AnonymousMCJul 28, 2008If you like a pragmatic, more active approach to music, listen to "Untrue" while preparing to make love, lighting up the ganja, or taking a 3am trespassing stroll through the neighbor hood. Btw, Archangel is about his dog that passed away... I cannot wait for his third tirade, claimed by himself as to be the darkest bit yet.
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EvilEdFeb 6, 2009Wish this won the Mercury instead of the boring Elbow. A good album but you tend to tire a bit from it after multiple plays.
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DaveC.Apr 7, 2009tons of scattered ideas all held together by a single emotion that meander between utter chaos and beautiful superposition.
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ElliottM.Nov 29, 2007A haunting, beautiful record and a standout of the genre. Surely one of the year's very best.
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ErikH.Nov 29, 2007Far from the best album of the year, but still a very good dubstep album.
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MacP.Nov 30, 2007Great album! It bears the sounds of the 21th century
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blak000KDec 10, 2007A solid electronica album. There are 2-3 tracks that I simply can't get enough of. If you're into more upbeat, progressive beats, then this is not for you -- it has a more relaxed tone to it. "Untrue" is something you listen to on a lazy afternoon or while cruising the road at night.
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LennyRDec 10, 2007If you have any appreciation for electronic music, this is your Physical Graffiti or Highway 61 Revisted. Those of you who are not understanding what's great about it are certainly entitled to your opinion, but anyone with any familiarity with Garage, Dub, Dubstep, or even post-Mezzanine Trip-Hop will be able to understand how perfect this album is.
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ReeDec 14, 2007Hauntingly emo and beautiful, but I'm still on the fence as to whether this is merely clever, or a true advancement in the sub-genre. Burial is almost there. I think album #3 will (hopefully) answer this question. Burial is almost there. I just cannot figure out exactly where there will be.
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AnonymousCowardDec 16, 2007
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GilC.Dec 17, 2007This is a good album, very innovative, great rhythms and a very good concept, sounds like UNKLE to me on some parts, the only thing I have to complain in that all songs begin with the same voice-pitched-echoed pattern, listen to it very closely and you'll know what I mean. Giving it the title of album of the year is exaggerated.
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IainMDec 2, 2007A great second album. atmospheric and moody. very evocative of modern day London.
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ManuelPDec 24, 2007great album!
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AlexO.Dec 4, 2007Absolutely amazing album. It's sparse but very beautiful, a truly unique song.
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ErdalG.Dec 5, 2007
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JoaoD.Dec 6, 2007This album is just nice to listen, but that's all. I can't find a single piece of genius in this album that exceeds electronic music standards.
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DavidADec 6, 2007A fantastic record. Max M, you are out of your mind.
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EthanB.Dec 6, 2007Its a little repetitive.
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MorheilioDec 6, 2007It takes a few listens, but soon reveals itself as a brilliant album.
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DevinGDec 7, 2007I really don't get all the hype, not only for this album, but for numerous "electonic" albums this year. What am I missing?
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k-whaleDec 7, 2007I'm in agreement with the critics thus far: Album of the year. Stunning.
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hansenp.Dec 7, 2007
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KevinSDec 8, 2007Actually, reviewers can rate an album at whatever they want to, and why? Because they can. Because they are music reviewers for publications, and you're not. And considering this is actually a far above average album that manages to capture and reimagine dubstep in some intriguing and incredibly engaging ways.
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RickWDec 9, 2007Near perfect. A groundbreaking album. This just gets better with every listen. It may not be for everyone! Why do the muppets who don't like 'repetitive beats' or 'synthesisers' buy dance music??!!!
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ScottH.Jan 10, 2008I can understand why some folks have been bashing this album. They don't get it. They're stuck in a musical rut. An open mind can appreciate the simplicity and unbelievable fluidity to the songs on Untrue. It is one of the most complete albums I've heard. From start to finish this is a great record.
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MichaelJan 10, 2008Lots of kids here. Ignore them. Great album.
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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.