Welcoming Home The Astronauts
by Flickerstick
Metascore
52

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. PopMatters
    60
    It is slightly schizophrenic, but the addition of two new tracks, together with Tom Lord-Alge's guiding hand shaving the excess off some of the songs, improves things over the original.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    58
    Their reliance on slight lyricism and meandering is painfully evident. [9 Nov 2001, p.110]
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  3. E! Online
    58
    Nothing here is gonna rock your world.
  5. Rolling Stone
    50
    The band doesn't exactly have a lot of new ideas about what a rock song should sound like.
  6. Pitchfork
    45
    It's all pretty silly stuff, but if nothing else, it manages to establish Flickerstick as a frontrunner for the Varsity Blues II soundtrack.
  7. Spin
    40
    Tough guitar scrimmages, soaring supergroup moments that last a lifetime, boner-like intensity, roto-toms--Astronauts has it all. [March 2002, p.130]
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User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 22 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 22
  3. Negative: 2 out of 22
  1. daven
    Sep 22, 2006
    8
    The best band to win one of those Vh1/MTV contests ever.
  2. SamS
    Jul 24, 2005
    10
    I grew up listening to the classics of rock: Zepplin, Floyd, Who, Stones, etc. This album takes me back there with the abundance of ballads I grew up listening to the classics of rock: Zepplin, Floyd, Who, Stones, etc. This album takes me back there with the abundance of ballads that it brings to my playlist. Gotta love me some Flickerstick.… Full Review »
  3. Gynipher*N/A*
    Feb 9, 2002
    10
    the BEST album i have heard in a VERY long time.
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