With A Cape And A Cane
by The Joggers
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9

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  1. scotf
    Jun 2, 2006
    10
    Friggin amazing. The nuance they find in rock tickles my brain while my feet and head are still moving. Worth many repeated listens, there is no way the first listen will sound as good as the third, give it time, it will reward.
  2. SteveH
    Feb 22, 2006
    10
    I can not stop listening to this record. It gets better everytime. It took me a bit to warm up to it , originally expecting a little more solid guild, but there diversion away from their first album was splendid. I am a horny ghost!
  3. RichardM
    Nov 28, 2005
    9
    Hey Chris K, i've given this album a good score. Can i have my fifty bucks now please? I want to buy The Fall's new record.
  4. LawrenceP
    Dec 15, 2005
    8
    Like pitchforkmedia says...where is the pitchfork review for this anyways?
  5. [Anonymous]
    Dec 3, 2005
    9
    Really great. Maybe my collection isn't large enough for me to know any better,, but I think this record has something I haven't heard before. I really like it.
  6. MarcelloS
    Dec 4, 2005
    9
    Hey Richard M, now I too have given this album a good score, and rather than the fifty dollars I just want to know what you're talking about. And the new Fall record? Not so hot.
  7. ChrisK
    Nov 14, 2005
    9
    This album impresses me everytime I listen to it. It will grab you from the beginning and never let you go, and it will always reveal new and deeper layers beneath its indie rock outer. If you like to dance or bang or cry this album kicks serious azno. pleae don't pass it up! It's now one of my favorite albums this year along with Sufjan's Illinois, Broken Social This album impresses me everytime I listen to it. It will grab you from the beginning and never let you go, and it will always reveal new and deeper layers beneath its indie rock outer. If you like to dance or bang or cry this album kicks serious azno. pleae don't pass it up! It's now one of my favorite albums this year along with Sufjan's Illinois, Broken Social Scene's self titled and The New Pornographers' Twin Cinema. Oh, and listen to the Test Icicles too.… Expand
  8. SeanT
    Dec 11, 2005
    7
    if hot hot heat knew how to play their instruments classically and listened to prog instead of shitty 80s music this is what their album would sound like.

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Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Prefix Magazine
    50
    Much of With a Cape and a Cane is plagued with over-the-top dance wankery and a bit too much recycled influence.
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  2. cokemachineglow
    84
    With a Cape and a Cane sounds almost nothing like its predecessor; the songs ring a million times clearer and the hooks bite far harder.
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  3. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    The Joggers' asymmetrical riffage and labyrinthine phrasing sometimes achieve moments of epic indie-rock grandeur. [14 Oct 2005, p.152]
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