Cryptomnesia
by El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez
Metascore
62

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. Tiny Mix Tapes
    90
    Each offering here is meter-perfect and crafted instinctively to flat-out destroy the boundaries of rock music.
  2. AllMusic
    70
    Cryptomnesia is a tough, rugged, and wildly ambitious set of far-reaching--sometimes overly so--compositions reflecting the rapid growth of one of the new century's most genuinely talented and visionary musicians.
  3. The New York Times
    70
    The album makes a thorough, nerve-tingling plunge into the Mars Volta’s maelstrom available to shorter attention spans.

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User Score
5.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 15
  3. Negative: 5 out of 15
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  2. SimonB
    May 23, 2009
    10
    I am going to ask that the sputnik music review be taken off because of plagirism. If you check the Frances the mute (The mars volta) review I am going to ask that the sputnik music review be taken off because of plagirism. If you check the Frances the mute (The mars volta) review on pitchfork from a few year ago you will notice similarities, including "pure homogeneous sh*theap of stream-of-consciousness turgidity nonsense" which is the same as the sputnik review. Therefore declaring the review null and void.… Full Review »
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