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We Love Life - Pulp
  • Band Name: Pulp
  • Record Label: Island
  • Release Date: Aug 20, 2002
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8.8 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 12 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12

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  1. AnnMarie
    Nov 30, 2001
    10
    I crossed Pulp off my list around 1999, figuring they had fallen into the depths of post Brit Pop depression. I kept hearing news of this album, but it kept being pushed back and redone and I thought it was never coming out. I didn't expect much of it either. But upon one listen I've realized that Pulp has just done what VERY few other bands can do. Pick themselves up, reinvent their style, and make awesome music once again. It's a different sound, a different direction, but its still Jarvis and it sounds equally as great as His n' Hers and Different Class. … Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. Michael
    Jun 9, 2005
    10
    One of the best albums of the 21st Century so far...and we are 5 years into it now...dare I say as good as "Different Class"?yes. And horribly overlooked.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  3. giulia
    Feb 13, 2005
    9
    i love pulp, but their earlier work was better. its a shame that they stopped to play together.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  4. mistereels
    Nov 14, 2001
    8
    Not as immediately enjoyable as their early stuff. But just like one of Jarvis' stupid trees it sure is a grower.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  5. RickyL.
    Mar 1, 2002
    10
    it's a shame they don't aren't recognized in north america..or england now, for that matter.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  6. CateR.
    Nov 14, 2001
    10
    they roXoR and i want to have all their babies.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  7. KonstantinosA.
    Mar 21, 2002
    8
    Very Good. It's not of course as good as "Different Class" (a classic) but it is awesome music, especially when it is compared to other albums of 2001. A top-10 for 2001!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  8. JohnnyZeckel
    Sep 25, 2011
    4
    I am so disappointed that this was their last record. Sometimes I wish they had stopped after This Is Hardcore which is truely my favourite. This album just sounds horribly... vague.
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Metascore
84 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 20 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Playlouder
    60
    It's painstakingly layered and often lush, but sometimes scrubby and miserably sparse.
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  2. Blender
    80
    Its surging orchestrations and and acoustic subtelties seem willfully out of step with current trends, taking time to reveal their unique, and very British, charms.
  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    70
    What saves this record from being another wallow in the misery of post-fame existence is the music.... 'We Love Life' is a grandiose, symphonic affair buoyed by succinct orchestration and white-light choral interludes.
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