Alive & Amplified
by Mooney Suzuki
  • Record Label: Columbia
  • Release Date: Aug 24, 2004
User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6

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  1. RossN
    Apr 21, 2005
    8
    A ot of the reviews of this album miss the point and prefer to back the 'credible' but boorish stand that because it was produced by the Matrix it must be bad. So I heard this in a my loacl record shop the other day and jumped on it - it's rock n roll and when it's done right, as it is here for at least 60% of the songs, it's a wonderful thing. The first half of A ot of the reviews of this album miss the point and prefer to back the 'credible' but boorish stand that because it was produced by the Matrix it must be bad. So I heard this in a my loacl record shop the other day and jumped on it - it's rock n roll and when it's done right, as it is here for at least 60% of the songs, it's a wonderful thing. The first half of the record is great, then it tapers off a little until one cringe-worthy track (Naked Lady), but then rebounds with a cool unlisted bonus track.… Expand
  2. cameronb
    Apr 9, 2005
    9
    This album rules ignore all the crap "official" reveiw. what do they know anyway?? Its a great album LOOSE N JUICY
  3. WillyP.
    Jun 9, 2006
    8
    Is it dumb? Yes. Is it overproduced? Yes. Does it rock? Abso-frickin-lutely!!!
  4. andrewg
    Apr 11, 2006
    10
    I don't usually listen to indie rock, but i heard one of their singles and just fell in love with this album.

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Metascore
51

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 13
  3. Negative: 3 out of 13
  1. Mojo
    20
    They're a bit like '80s vintage Judas Priest but not quite as good. Or indeed as gay. [Sep 2004, p.99]
  2. PopMatters
    40
    The Mooneys are guilty of bringing songs to the album that aren't so much dumb (though they're that too) as they are lazy.
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  3. Filter
    54
    Some kind of Californian 5th Dimension/Phil Spector hybrid. All apologies, guys, but it comes off about as genuine as Phil Spector's current legal defense. [#11, p.94]
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