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Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 33 Ratings

  • Summary: Anyone disappointed by the last Daft Punk album might enjoy this funky, largely instrumental second album for the New York duo.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. AllMusic
    80
    Outwardly it's a fun album, triumphant and full of majestic refrains and riffs... but there's still something in it,... that makes it somehow all very sad.
  2. Paste Magazine
    80
    Achieves a slinky grandeur surpassing that of its terrific debut. [Sep 2006, p.75]
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  3. Stylus Magazine
    75
    While sometimes Classics sees the group straying from their conceptual center, it’s never without Ratatat’s unmistakable identity and indelible gentle humor.
  4. Magnet
    70
    It's very Art Of Noise circa 1991. [#73, p.104]
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  5. Prefix Magazine
    70
    There is nothing to dislike about Classics, but I get the feeling they're holding back.
  6. cokemachineglow
    64
    Classics can testify just like Ratatat (2004) did, and there’s no shirking of moral duty to melody, but the “growth” between the two albums leaves the sophomore effort a bit of a chore.
  7. Blender
    40
    This time they've vacuumed all the loose dirt out of the silicon chamber and left a low-funk environment. [Nov 2006, p.154]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Niichts
    May 15, 2017
    10
    Great album and a definite classic (pun intended) with amazing tracks such as Loud Pipes, Gettysburg, Lex, Kennedy. There is not one bad songGreat album and a definite classic (pun intended) with amazing tracks such as Loud Pipes, Gettysburg, Lex, Kennedy. There is not one bad song on this album.… Expand
  2. nazat
    Aug 25, 2006
    10
    i love it fuck pitchfork
  4. jakew
    Aug 27, 2006
    10
    I also love it, fuck pitchfork
  5. Dan
    Aug 26, 2006
    9
    What I love about Classics is (like Ratatat's s/t album) how I have a different favorite track everytime I listen to it. To me, this is What I love about Classics is (like Ratatat's s/t album) how I have a different favorite track everytime I listen to it. To me, this is a perfect follow-up album; retaining the duo signature sound, but diversifying it and exploring new territory, all the while remaining catchy and satisfying.… Expand
  6. karlohrabar
    Nov 8, 2013
    8
    Pitchfork is being too hard on this one. This album offers a lot of great songs, like Loud Pipes and Wildcat.
    Definitely an 8. Not a nine,    Pitchfork is being too hard on this one. This album offers a lot of great songs, like Loud Pipes and Wildcat.
    Definitely an 8. Not a nine, but very close to it. Very.    … Expand
  7. robertg
    Sep 3, 2006
    8
    I like this album alot more than the critics. This may make my top 15 of the year. Really good and it doesn't sound like anything else I like this album alot more than the critics. This may make my top 15 of the year. Really good and it doesn't sound like anything else out there. Tacobel stand is a great song and one of the strongest album closers of the year.… Expand
  8. EvanS
    Sep 4, 2006
    6
    The most luscious soundtrack for the to-be-made indie film.

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