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MojoThere are times when their admiration for R.E.M. burns a little too brightly... but overall this marks another step forward. [Mar 2005, p.100]
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A slightly awkward composite of the band's old strengths and a flurry of new ideas.
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UncutWarnings/Promises was written on acoustic guitar and fleshed out in the studiio--a tactic that bears mixed results. [Apr 2005, p.97]
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At its best, the new album is as beguiling as Teenage Fanclub's recent effort Man-Made. At its worst, it's as turgid as R.E.M.'s most recent snoozer.
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The problem with Warnings/Promises is the material: the band failed to bring enough good song ideas with them when they went into the studio.
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It has one pace, and that pace is “mature”.
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Alternative PressIdlewild undeniably sound like a once-great band helplessly slipping into their confusing middle years. [Sep 2005, p.164]
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Under The RadarRarely gets its head above water. [#11, p.112]
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Even when the songs work (rarely), the band doesn’t; even when the lyrics work (read: never), the music doesn’t; even when guitars aren’t processed to sound like a cat in a dishwasher, the riffs suck.
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Idlewild has become predictable and boring.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 17 out of 22
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Mixed: 3 out of 22
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Negative: 2 out of 22
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Aug 15, 2011
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ChelseaMSep 22, 2006
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AndrewJNov 6, 2005