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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 57 Ratings

  • Summary: The eighth full-length release for the indie rock band was recorded twice [they discarded a majority of the first session] with production from Danger Mouse, John Hill, Mike D, and Ammar Malik.
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Feel It Still
Can't keep my hands to myself Think I'll dust 'em off, put 'em back up on the shelf In case my little baby girl is in need Am I coming out of left... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. PopMatters
    Jun 27, 2017
    80
    With Woodstock, Portugal. The Man continues to be exceptionally colorful, polished, moving, and determined. Sure, the group has lost a sliver of their uniqueness in the move toward a more commercially viable and accessible sound, but the vast majority of their idiosyncratic identity is still here.
  2. AllMusic
    Jun 16, 2017
    80
    It's an enormous-sounding, splashy album.
  3. Paste Magazine
    Jun 16, 2017
    76
    As the album of record, it does aptly chronicle Portugal. The Man’s unabashed musical evolution/experimentation from album to album. Despite its bucolic, peaceful namesake, it’s a decidedly grimey vivisection of millennial pop expressly positioned to act as revolutionary mouthpiece for a generation of the disillusioned.
  4. Pitchfork
    Jul 7, 2017
    66
    Again and again, Woodstock promises a protest but delivers a party.
  5. Mojo
    Jun 16, 2017
    60
    Bouncy production keep things light; Pharrell-ish Feel It Still, soulful So Young; but perhaps too light. [Jul 2017, p.96]
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  6. The A.V. Club
    Jun 16, 2017
    58
    While all that tinkering and aiming for the center have reached their payoff with the most commercially viable record of the group’s career, something of what made Portugal. The Man unique feels like it’s been lost.
  7. Slant Magazine
    Jun 21, 2017
    50
    Instead of putting their own offbeat stamp on danceable pop music, Portugal. The Man abandons their once-unique sound and retreats into imitation.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. CESRA
    Sep 1, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Portugal the man found a way to captivate me.
    Woodstock is majestic, fresh, nothing I'd heard before, unbelievable. This marked my 2017. Expecting the next to arrive.
    Favorite song: So Young    … Expand
  2. Zack1234
    Jun 18, 2017
    9
    This is a great album. And while I get why P.tm fans would dislike it, the sound of it isn't bad, it's actually quite good. It's justThis is a great album. And while I get why P.tm fans would dislike it, the sound of it isn't bad, it's actually quite good. It's just different. Least favourite songs are Easy Tiger and Mr. Lonely. also Rich friends is my jam now
    5. Feel it still
    4. Tidal Wave
    3. Number one
    2. Noise pollution
    1. Rich Friends    … Expand
  4. LDyhrKopp
    Mar 26, 2019
    9
    the critics definitely got this one wrong. This album has a lot of energy, with so many catchy songs that you just keep coming back to the album.
  5. Ae-durus
    Jun 17, 2017
    7
    To me, the only thing that really overwhelmingly set this back was the EDM based 'Easy Tiger'. Apart from that the album is pretty good. In myTo me, the only thing that really overwhelmingly set this back was the EDM based 'Easy Tiger'. Apart from that the album is pretty good. In my opinion it doesn't hit the same that Evil Friends did, but the tracks still hold value.

    Favorites: Feel It Still, Rich Friends, So Young, Noise Pollution,
    Least Favorites: Easy Tiger    … Expand
  6. akajazzman
    Jul 12, 2017
    6
    I so wanted to like this. But it lacks the soul and inspiration of their former selves. The song that most exemplifies this criticism isI so wanted to like this. But it lacks the soul and inspiration of their former selves. The song that most exemplifies this criticism is “Rich Friends”. It could have been a pleasant enough pop dance number, but its placed in the key sixth track slot, with the atrocious lyric “Crashin' on chardonnay and Adderall, Driving head on into the Wonderwall.” “Wonderwall” being the hook, landing like a ham fisted smack. Sung as if we’ve never heard the Oasis song. Thus, capturing “rip-off, pandering, and crass commercialism” all in one crystalline moment! This stark look behind the curtain is almost forgivable because it’s so over the top. “Mr. Lonely” with its out of place rap interlude is almost as off putting. The thing is, Portugal the Man, can’t help but write really catchy indie.pop songs, and Woodstock has that. But what should have been a Spoon like transition into the mainstream, often sounds like a band simply selling out.… Expand
  7. milanklaui
    Jun 13, 2018
    6
    Portugal. The Man pulled themselves in a lot of directions this time around with Woodstock.
    Hit songs such as Feel It Still and Live In The    Portugal. The Man pulled themselves in a lot of directions this time around with Woodstock.
    Hit songs such as Feel It Still and Live In The Moment are overshadowed by the annoyingly bombastic Easy Tiger and the utterly depressing Mr. Lonely. It seems as though Woodstock saved the best for last: So Young, Tidal Wave (catchy although a bit repetitive) and Noise Pollution are sparkling highlights. All in all, Portugal. The Man aimed for a more accessible sound, but in doing so, the overall quality deteriorated.    … Expand
  8. Sanderson
    Jun 20, 2017
    2
    PTM were one of my favorite bands up till this album. I'm hesitant to ever criticize artists due to the time and effort put into their craft,PTM were one of my favorite bands up till this album. I'm hesitant to ever criticize artists due to the time and effort put into their craft, but I can compare it to their previous efforts. The past decade, PTM released quality, unique music that exponentially built them a fanbase of loyal fans. The later half of Evil Friends was underwhelming, but this album was underwhelming from start to end. Feel it Still reclaimed some of the magic from their previous efforts, but every other song was not something I would listen to again. Maybe this is the point in their career that they'll never return to their old sound. At least I have the previous albums.… Expand

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