Encore
by The Specials
  • Record Label: Island
  • Release Date: Feb 1, 2019
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7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
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74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 10 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 13
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  1. Under The Radar
    Apr 1, 2019
    70
    Encore won't change the world, it won't inspire the youth to fight but it cements The Specials place as vital political commentators with a legacy that can't be understated.
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  2. The Wire
    Mar 7, 2019
    80
    Encore is Hall’s first record under the moniker since the 1981 single “Ghost Town”, and with guitarist Lynval Golding and bassist Horace Panter in the fold, it feels more like The Specials than anything has in a long time. [Mar 2019, p.59]
  3. Q Magazine
    Feb 4, 2019
    80
    An album very much worthy of The Specials' name. [Mar 2019, p.118]
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