Welcome To The Monkey House
by The Dandy Warhols
  • Record Label: Capitol
  • Release Date: Aug 19, 2003
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 16
  3. Negative: 1 out of 16

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  1. toddp
    May 28, 2003
    2
    WOW! What a dissapppointment. I thought they were able to handle eclecticism after how erradic yet solid their previous album was. This is vacuousness at levels that seem almost celebrated. Their is nothing here. Nick Rhodes has taken any and all of Duran Duran's irreverence, removed all playfullness and replaced it with insipid minimalist disco. I respect the artist's bravery, WOW! What a dissapppointment. I thought they were able to handle eclecticism after how erradic yet solid their previous album was. This is vacuousness at levels that seem almost celebrated. Their is nothing here. Nick Rhodes has taken any and all of Duran Duran's irreverence, removed all playfullness and replaced it with insipid minimalist disco. I respect the artist's bravery, but this is a very bad piece of self-expression. … Expand

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Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 19
  3. Negative: 1 out of 19
  1. Q Magazine
    80
    As synth-rock rebirths go, it's highly convincing. [Jun 2003, p.95]
  2. Village Voice (Consumer Guide)
    91
    Clever and droll but also hypnotic and mysterious.
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  3. Flak Magazine
    80
    A diverse collection of consistently good songs with little filler.
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