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Alternative PressBurn The Maps' muted vibe demands that you turn down the lights, fire up the candles and listen hard. [Mar 2005, p.132]
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While nearly any song on Burn the Maps works effectively, the album as a whole can't quite maintain its momentum with such structural repetition.
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Under The RadarWhen it's good, it's great.... However, when it's bad, it borders on boring. [#9]
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Entertainment WeeklyThese Irishmen have a way of merging lush Celtic melancholy with inspired Morse-code guitar noise... Alas, they also have a way with misogyny. [4 Feb 2005, p.135]
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Burn the Maps often sounds like simplicity transformed into bloat in an attempt to sound interesting.
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MagnetOnce a means to subvert pop/rock formula, the band's abruptly shifting dynamics have themselves become formulaic. [#67, p.97]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 26 out of 31
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Mixed: 2 out of 31
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Negative: 3 out of 31
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Jan 4, 2012
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KathleenM.Jan 23, 2008Excellent, damn near 10.
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HeinMay 3, 2006Very Good!