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Their best album since Dubnobasswithmyheadman.
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Their best album since their 'Dubnobasswithmyheadman' debut, Karl and Rick have pulled off a comeback in fine style and laid some demons to rest.
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Mixer[Emerson's] absence has liberated rather than weakened Hyde and Smith. [Sep 2002, p.74]
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SpinKicky enough for late-night drives, sultry enough for backseat prospecting, and versatile enough to sell anything, it may be the most user-friendly record of Underworld's career and a better follow-up to Play than Moby's own. [Oct 2002, p.120]
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What's so striking about A Hundred Days Off is that frontman/producer Hyde and producer Smith have reshaped Underworld as a duo without coming off as incomplete, overzealous, or jaded.
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Underworld's grooves pump with less impact now, but they make them work harder and with more diversity.
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UrbAkin to classic Detroit techno in the way it delves deeper into the machines and technology to find the humanity at their core.... In 2002, Underworld has outpaced the competition and released the electronic album to beat. [Sep 2002, p.99]
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If you're a fan of the darker energy that the group brought to their earlier releases (like Dubnobasswithmyheadman), you may find this release a little soft in the middle.
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UncutThis is a very fine album... even if it's surprisingly business as usual in many respects. [Oct 2002, p.108]
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The thundering beats, subdued vocals of indecipherable lyrics, and power packed riffs are all still there, but they've mellowed and everything is a bit softer around the edges.
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Alternative PressUnderworld are dancefloor outsiders humble enough to leave the 12-inch stuff to the kids, but good enough to be the Yes of dance rock without turning into Jethro Tull. [Oct 2002, p.82]
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MojoThey have settled gracefully into the task of making a consistently glorious racket. [Oct 2002, p. 100]
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A Hundred Days Off is enjoyably uninspired; it defines both "pleasant" and "unremarkable".
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BlenderThe good news is that practically nothing has changed. That's also the bad news. [#10, p.133]
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The beauty of A Hundred Days Off is that it pumps and churns so suggestively; it somehow evokes the blues of the otherwise successful modern man, who goes out every night and dances alone in his head.
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After a while, the music becomes repetitive and, well, uninteresting.
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Q MagazineThe impression is of a group who have got too good at sounding like themselves. [Oct 2002, p.110]
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The songs lack the energy, the feeling, and even the melody of Underworld's classic records.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 15 out of 17
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Mixed: 1 out of 17
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Negative: 1 out of 17
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DavidSJan 1, 2006fucking great....highly recommended.
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MartyGApr 19, 2004
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CraigC.Oct 23, 2002great background music. this is pretty much the mellower version of underworld.