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Dangerous And Moving
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Dangerous And Moving Image
Metascore
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews What's this?

User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 72 Ratings

  • Summary: Three years after their sensational debut (and we don't use that adjective in the way that means "outstanding"), it turns out that they aren't schoolgirls, and they aren't lesbians. But what the Russian duo does have on this second album is Sting. Now that's edgy!

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Gomenasai
What I thought wasn't mine In the light Was a one of a kind A precious pearl When I wanted to cry I couldn't 'cause I Wasn't allowed Gomenasai, for... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 10
  3. Negative: 2 out of 10
  1. Stylus Magazine
    83
    taTu, somehow, miraculously, still matter.
  2. PopMatters
    80
    If you don't like t.A.T.u, you don't like pop music.
  3. The Guardian
    60
    Although All About Us is good, glossy pop, any empathy lurking in these tales of teenage persecution is lost in translation.
  4. Rolling Stone
    40
    Although spunky cuties Julia Volkova and Lena Katina have improved their English-pronunciation skills, the hooks they're handed this second time around are decidedly duller.
  5. Splendid
    40
    Julia and Lena's voices are nothing special, and their lyrics are still derivative -- suitable fodder for Charmed or a Rachel Leigh Cook movie, but not the sort of thing that makes a lasting impression.
  6. AllMusic
    40
    Since the beats are monotonous, since the songs are insipid and forgettable, since the girls not only can't sing but have no on-record charisma, since there's no sense of style and, most importantly, sense of fun to this whole enterprise, Dangerous and Moving is the worst kind of pop music: the kind that is better to theorize about than to listen to.
  7. Billboard
    20
    But if t.A.T.u. represents the tippy-top of the marketing universe, it also represents the bottom third of pop songwriting.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 38
  3. Negative: 3 out of 38
  1. FatsTuesday
    Jan 7, 2006
    10
    Outstanding
  2. jo
    Nov 20, 2005
    10
    i love the songs. The melody and the lyrics are just great! Very meaningful lyrics.
  4. BBG.
    Jan 12, 2006
    10
    Even those who prefer rock music will agree that this is the best kind of pop there is, it's not bubble gum and it's not poser punk.
  5. HamidR
    Mar 6, 2006
    10
    They are relly fantastic. I'm from Iran.This album with "Sacrifice" , "All about us" and "Outer space" is the best of them.
  6. DrakeT.
    Nov 6, 2005
    9
    tATu begin to outgrow the lesbian shtick, and they are better off without it. Their voices seem more at ease singing the new material. For tATu begin to outgrow the lesbian shtick, and they are better off without it. Their voices seem more at ease singing the new material. For some reason, they shy away from two-part harmonies which could only make the songs more powerful. The outstanding tracks are as follows: "Gomenasai," their apology to their Japanese fans who were treated to a circus rather than a performance. "Crave," a gentle and mornful song about two girls who can't get their priorities in life straight. Also there is the thoroughly enjoyable "Friend or Foe," which carries the story of a strained friendship on a catchy melody that reminded this listener of the best James Bond theme songs. Many reviewers are using their first album - with its thinner choice of memorable songs - as a measuring stick for "Dangerous and Moving." The new album surpasses the old and is free of the artificial controversy created by tATu's former hack manager Ivan Shapovalov. The end result is a collection of songs that have a true erotic allure. It's doubtful that the tATu act will survive long enough to produce a third album, but one can always hope.… Expand
  7. RandyB
    Dec 21, 2005
    8
    t..A.T.u. created quite a stir when they arrived in 2002; they used every on-camera opportunity they got to advertise their apparent romantic t..A.T.u. created quite a stir when they arrived in 2002; they used every on-camera opportunity they got to advertise their apparent romantic relationship, and their addictive, dark pop was striking a chord with audiences-enough to move over 5 million copies of their debut, 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane. Three years later, the Russian super-duo returns with a new look, new sound, and a better approach. Opting for artistic credibility this time around, they… Expand
  8. MangleA
    Nov 7, 2005
    0
    Why waste your money on this product when you can buy real porn at your corner store?

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