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Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews What's this?

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7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

  • Summary: Who are Dirty Vegas? Chances are you have heard one and only one song from this UK poptronica trio: the track "Days Go By," used as the soundtrack to an overplayed Mitsubishi car commercial. This debut album features that song (twice) and ten others which have yet to appear on the telly.

Top Track

Days Go By
You You You are still a whisper on my lips A feeling at my fingertips That's pulling at my skin You leave me when I'm at my worst A feeling as if... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 12
  2. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Mixer
    70
    The boys are as competent on straightforward dance tracks as they are on Verve-esque pop-rock cuts. [Jul 2002, p.80]
  2. When they're good, they're alright, but when they're bad, they're unstoppable and Dirty Vegas' biggest mistake so far is that, sometimes, they're not nearly filthy enough.
  3. Pleasing, accessible, but ordinary and lacking depth.
  4. Entertainment Weekly
    58
    There's little with teeth on Dirty Vegas' snoozeworthy debut. [21 June 2002, p.84]
  5. As much as the vocals, however, the fault for Dirty Vegas lies with the unambitious production; Dirty Vegas make a crossover group like Underworld sound positively edgy in comparison.
  6. Urb
    50
    For the most part, Dirty Vegas play up the notoriety by not straying too far from the template set by "Days Gone By." [Jul 2002, p.98]
  7. Blender
    40
    As likely to put you to sleep as influence your choice in cars. [#8, p.116]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. TimothyC.
    Jul 2, 2002
    10
    The best album I have purchased in a long time.
  2. Kris
    Oct 25, 2004
    10
    Just brilliant
  3. CoralE.
    Aug 27, 2002
    10
    I Love this album!!! Track 2 is great!!
  4. BrianS.
    Sep 29, 2002
    10
    thats my fav song
  5. Dave
    Dec 15, 2006
    6
    nothing really stands out in this album, but good listening. If you really enjoy the rhythm of house music you should be satisfied, but if nothing really stands out in this album, but good listening. If you really enjoy the rhythm of house music you should be satisfied, but if you are looking for music that is a little more meaningful you will feel short-changed Expand
  6. RobertT.
    Jul 28, 2002
    3
    this album is just dull and boring. the first time i heard the song in the commercial it was somewhat catchy but after the 100th time no and this album is just dull and boring. the first time i heard the song in the commercial it was somewhat catchy but after the 100th time no and to listen to the 30 sec commercial clip was ok but the whole song let alone the whole cd . ugh . the people that said this is the best album ive bought in a long time ... what have they been listening to are they trapped in a box or locked in a room ? once again . ugh not wanting to waste any good vocabulary on this review ... Expand