Elysium
by Pet Shop Boys
User Score
7.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 30 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 30
  3. Negative: 3 out of 30
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  1. Muddsjr
    Feb 23, 2014
    5
    So yes, there are plenty of times where The Pet Shop Boys have softened their sound and lowered their tempo, (Release, Behavior) and have in the cases of Behavior, succeeded spectacularly. Unfortunately for Elysium, the songs are seldom as impressive and there's generally less an amount of interest here to draw you in for the full duration of the album. You'll have to look hard to findSo yes, there are plenty of times where The Pet Shop Boys have softened their sound and lowered their tempo, (Release, Behavior) and have in the cases of Behavior, succeeded spectacularly. Unfortunately for Elysium, the songs are seldom as impressive and there's generally less an amount of interest here to draw you in for the full duration of the album. You'll have to look hard to find something as good as Actually or Behavior.… Expand

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Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. The Wire
    Dec 5, 2012
    70
    Some moments on the Pet Shop Boys' 11th album are as unsettling as any music released this decade. [Nov 2012, p.64]
  2. Consequence
    Oct 2, 2012
    70
    [A] precise and neatly packaged 12-song collection.
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  3. Magnet
    Oct 1, 2012
    65
    The flouncing, bouncy "Winner" is just the most hateful of the bunch, with insipid lyrics, overly bright production and a vocal line so pale it's opaque. "Hold On" and "Give It A Go" come damn near close to that level of dread. Luckily, though, those are the album's sole missteps. [No.91 p.58]
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