- Record Label: S-Curve Records
- Release Date: Jun 10, 2003
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 91 Ratings
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Positive: 73 out of 91
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Mixed: 6 out of 91
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Negative: 12 out of 91
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AlBAug 2, 2003
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ScottWOct 2, 2003A pop masterpiece! "Managers" saves our generation from the sludge of spears, Timberlake, Eminem, and any Creed-esque mistake for music that we have driven ourselves into. The lead duo's obvious ear for real music (of any genre) reminds one of Brian wilson, Roger Waters, or even Thom Yorke. If the sound does not please, then surely we have sunk to a new low in modern music.
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WillNAug 25, 2003can't stop listening to it!
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MikeMAug 9, 2003How could you not like this? These guys are destined to break through. Bright Future in Sales is hysterical. Great album, turn it up loud - you'll love it.
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ScottF.K.Sep 5, 2003Insanely great songwriting, perfectly executed. Funny, sweet, ironic and edgy. The best pop rock LP in years. A masterpiece.
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Jessy(jessica)AJan 7, 2004I Like it alot
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BrodyKMay 29, 2004This is great!
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manu...May 7, 2004perfect pop.
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DillyndSep 1, 2005this is the best cd ever made they rock the party and will rock on forever!ROCK ON
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LukeBMay 27, 2006Stacy's Mom 4 eva!
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HenreyDJul 4, 2006Awsome
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timFeb 22, 2007Did I say the Shins were bad you idiot!!!!!!!!!!!! This is just on another level that their overrated Shutes Too Narrow. I know more about music than you'll ever know. Blow it out your ass.
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mitMar 24, 2007
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BStabileNov 13, 2003
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DavePAug 22, 2003A great piece of powe pop extraordinaire. If you loved Ben Folds' "Rockin The Suburbs", "Welcome Interstate Managers" is a fantastic companion piece.
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ryanfMar 23, 2004you should all listen to it
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SharonsNov 29, 2005Loved the album. It's great fun, each and every song.
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RicoA.Aug 12, 2005The best album of the year, and their personal best. Different musical styles on each song, all catchey and all infused with wit & knowledge.
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JoeyJoJoShabadooMar 10, 2007Did I say anything about the Shins being bad? They're just not on the same level as this album. At least I don't pull stupid comments out my arse. This album is sensational.
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ButtLicketJun 23, 2003Good
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BillHJul 21, 2003
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SkipBSep 22, 2003Fantastic collection of power pop. This is a disc full of hits that are extremely infectious with more hooks than your Dad's tackle box. Great writing, melodic harmonies, you'll find yourself singing along with a smile. It turned me on to their earlier work that also contains some real gems. They deliver in person as well giving a knock-out performance that leaves your head reeling.
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bobbymSep 22, 2003I like it yes !
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vikkipMar 16, 2004This is the best CD i eva purchased anyone who says otherwise obviously doesn't have any taste in music!
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Sep 24, 2010Great! This is one of the best albums of the last decade. If you don't own it buy it now. Every song is well written and performed. It says a lot for an album when you know the next song is really good, but you can't hit the skip button because the one playing is just as good.
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timEJan 13, 2005the Shins who? Don't believe the hype about that overrated band. This is the record that lives up to the hype and more. Get it fast! Get it now!
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MusicMavenJun 19, 2003
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JerryBJun 19, 2003This is simply the best pop record of the year. It's more consistent than their previous two releases and it simply must be picked up by anyone slaves away in a corporate office park and longs for something more.
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FabrizioLJun 23, 2003I'm sorry for my bad english...don't you think that AMG four and half stars are not a "poor" 60?!
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StacyJul 2, 2003
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Awards & Rankings
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Their tunes have always seemed too facile, but seven years divided by three albums doesn't equal glib, especially with those years deepening their lyricism rather than their cynicism.
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Not only their crowning achievement to date but also one of the year's finest albums, period.
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The secret to Fountains of Wayne's genius is the ability to infuse personality into a typically personalityless segment of America, making sadness and mundanity both interesting and deceptively fun.