West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum - Kasabian
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68 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critics What's this?

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8.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 50 Ratings

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  • Summary: The third studio album for the British band was produced by Dan the Automator.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15
  1. Uncut
    100
    A world away from their ladrock roots, you might say.
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    Sounding more like Animal Collective than The La’s, in these times when one wrong move is seeing bands of Kasabian’s stature sink like stones, it seemed a brave comeback.
  3. All Music Guide
    60
    The result is an interesting, unexpected piece of work, devoid of a militantly commercial single like Empire's self-titled track, and lacking the shaggy Madchester vibes that Christopher Karloff brought to 2004's Kasabian.
  4. PopMatters
    30
    Thing is, most of the songs on West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum, while never outright abhorrent on their own, just aren’t tight enough to keep from being devoured by all the sonic excess.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 23
  3. Negative: 2 out of 23
  1. JackieK
    10
    This album is amazing.
  2. DustinW
    8
    A quality album with some memorable tracks. Not everything I was hoping for when I heard that they were working on a new record, but it still sounds very well done.… Expand
  3. Ricko
    7
    "Fire" is the best track this band have ever put down and has to be classed as an anthem now. Outside of that there are some good tracks but a lot of it drifts along a bit aimlessly. You really need to give it a good few listens and I'm not sure if it's really worth putting the time into it.… Expand
  4. JocelynM
    0
    Really REALLY disappointing album. I would ask for my money back if I could!!!!! Horrible.

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