| 100 |
Paste Magazine
This is top-flight stuff, and not just because I needed to glancingly reference the band’s name before signing off.
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| 90 |
Under The Radar
Many songs play out like shared "private" jokes but succeed all the time. [Spring 2008, p.75]
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| 83 |
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Best of all, the Conchords never force their hand, frequently letting bizarre sonic references and awkward lyrical fumbles serve as unspoken punchlines.
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| 80 |
Sputnikmusic
Overall, Flight of the Conchords created a well-rounded, original, and entertaining album filled with classic songs from their hit show.
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| 80 |
All Music Guide
The music is clever and catchy enough to give it merit for repeated listens. Buy the DVD first to get the full story and then pick this up for road trip sing-alongs.
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| 80 |
Boston Globe
The result is an album that is every bit as engaging as ear-candy as humor.
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| 80 |
Hartford Courant
The only thing missing, really, is the visual context. That's a big piece of some of these songs--it is a TV show, after all--but even so, Flight of the Conchords the album is a thorough, and thoroughly entertaining, overview of Flight of the Conchords the band.
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| 80 |
Uncut
It's safe to say this is the most endlessly playable comedy album of the new millennium. [May 2008, p.95]
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| 80 |
Observer Music Monthly
This album will make your life considerably better.
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| 80 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
This album is a nice collection of songs for our fans.
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| 80 |
NOW Magazine
Lends itself to numerous repeat listens and laughs.
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| 80 |
New Musical Express
Somehow, even after you know all the punchlines, the tunes are solid enough to still bear pressing ‘repeat’.
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| 80 |
PopMatters
If you’re not spending your days gnawing on your sofa pillows waiting for the new season of their program to premiere, Flight of the Conchords will probably appease you no questions asked.
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| 80 |
Q Magazine
Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement are indeed funny, but over the course of an album they're musical enough to withstand repeated plays. [June 2008, p.138]
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| 80 |
Urb
This long player is an ecstatic thrill ride through a world of comic minutia to tide FOTC's cult fan base over until their second season resumes after HBO's typical year and a half gap. [May/June 2008, p.92]
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| 80 |
Prefix Magazine
pulling off the high-wire act of musical comedy this well deserves an unabashed kudos.
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| 75 |
Lost At Sea
The album does have its duds--like 'The Prince of Parties' and 'Boom'--but a cut like 'The Most Beautiful Girl (In the Room)' makes the album entirely worthwhile.
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| 73 |
cokemachineglow
Flight of the Conchords ultimately succeeds apart from its parent television show because it’s a modest comedy album.
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| 72 |
Pitchfork
In other words: Sure they're funny, but are these songs supposed to be any good? Surprisingly, yes.
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| 70 |
Billboard
The lyrics hold their own as comedy poetry, and the album as a whole is stuffed with feel-good laughs.
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| 70 |
Blender
Fans of the TV show will have heard versions of almost all these songs before. The problem is, they've also seen these songs before.
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| 60 |
Spin
Divorced from their HBO series, the songs have room to stretch a little, only occasionally sacrificing context. [May 2008, p.98]
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| 50 |
The Phoenix
But as a musical concern, the Conchords can’t hold a candle to [Tenacious] D, a shortcoming that’s much more apparent on this homonymous CD than it is on TV.
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| 50 |
Dusted Magazine
I feel like Flight of the Conchords could do something interesting if they embraced the absurdity of their act and didn’t stand aloof from it at an ironic distance.
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