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Universal acclaim- based on 294 Ratings
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Positive: 246 out of 294
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Mixed: 24 out of 294
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Negative: 24 out of 294
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Nov 30, 2018A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one! This album is well-crafted and even funny in some places. It manages to stand out and have tonal consistency even with the experimental elements. Very good and a contender for any year-end list.
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Nov 30, 2018
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Nov 30, 2018
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Dec 3, 2018A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships is easily one of the best albums of 2018. The 1975 have constructed an album filled with pop rock hits that are infectious and memorable. You'll find yourself dancing to the first half of the album and crying through the second half. Its great blend of pop, rock, gospel and electronic is truly an example of their ambitious yet fantastical feet.
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Nov 30, 2018
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Nov 30, 2018This album shows an amazing evolution from their previous work, this album is pretentious, smart, complex and it represents exactly the modernity we are living, that is the beauty of this album. Musically is beautiful and dense, but the best are the rich lyrics and concepts behind them packed in a concept album.
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Nov 30, 2018
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Dec 4, 2018
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Dec 4, 2018Their best album yet, all over the place yet cohesive. Songs like "i Always Wanna Die (Sometimes)" and Inside Your Mind are instantly classics.
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Dec 4, 2018
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Dec 14, 2018
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Aug 22, 2019
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Aug 2, 2020i really don't like this overhyped band. they are really really really really really really really bad
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Dec 28, 2018
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Dec 6, 2018Never thought that I would fall in love with a 1975 album but here we are. This album is by turns relevant and thought provoking while constantly invigorating itself with catchy pop tunes.
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Nov 30, 2018
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Dec 2, 2018The first 5 tracks are the weakest part of the album. I got disappointed when I was listening to it for the first, until "Be My Mistake" began. Then everything was getting better and better with each song. "Mine", "It's not Living (If It's Not With You)" and "The Man Who Married a Robot/Love Theme" are my favorites.
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Dec 12, 2018
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May 23, 2019Lets hear it for your favorite middle school bands creating legitimately creative and thought provoking material. Shout out to maturity!
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Nov 10, 2019Spectacular, magical and simply charming. The maturation throughout the discography of these talented artists is a true masterpiece.
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Nov 30, 2018
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Jan 24, 2019Awesome
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Nov 30, 2018
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Nov 30, 2018
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Nov 30, 2018It's an hour of pure perfection. Feelings, experiences, things you wanna say, do. You can experience a lot listening to it. It's just perfect and one of the best albums of the year and ever. Nothing to add.
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Apr 22, 2022The modern OK Computer.
Talks about real issues, The music is good. The album isn't too long. There is a good balance between experimental / pop / alt-rock. One of my favourites of 2018. -
May 21, 20202 years has pass, and I'm still obsessed with this album. It feels fresh still to this day.
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Nov 20, 2021
Awards & Rankings
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Jan 14, 2019Even as only the first half of a delayed double album, A Brief Inquiry already feels like a classically bloated example of the form.
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UncutJan 2, 2019Multidimensional. ... This rotating playlist of styles and sincerity will rankle with some--it's very earnest about addiction, love and our internet selves--but rather that than banal conformity. [Feb 2019, p.23]
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Dec 17, 2018You may feel the urge to dismiss them as pretentious or pompous, but if you can resist that impulse, A Brief Inquiry... soon reveals itself to be full of genuine heart, intelligence and wit. This is a band who want to be the best of their generation. They might not be there yet, but it is incredible to hear them come close.