- Critic score
- Publication
- By date
-
Entertainment resurrects the group. Their music disconnects, only to connect again.
-
Alternative PressHowever modern our world, Fischerspooner continues to give us a reason to listen. [Jun 2009, p.111]
-
2009's Entertainment finds the duo reverting somewhat to their more flamboyant origins while still trying to stay current. It's a divergent approach that fortunately works more for the record than against it.
-
With their third album, Entertainment, they succeed best whenever they are warming up their familiar electro sound with pop elements rather than aping worldly sophistication.
-
It's far from revolutionary and it's certainly not deep, but as often as not, Entertainment at least manages to live up to its title.
-
Entertainment, though, sounds tame by anyone's standards; and by eschewing their seedy, sweaty origins in favour of clean-cut pop, they've dumped those elements of their act which made them unique in the first place.
-
If you have a disdain for pretentious artistes but are looking to dance your ass off while imbibing delicious pop hooks and mostly simple though by no means run-of-the-mill pop lyrics, then just hold your nose and let yourself go.
-
Q MagazineThings tail off towards the end--'Infidels Of The World Unite' is a clumsy stab at politics, but is so vague it might be about anything-but overall this is impressive enough. [Jun 2009, p.122]
-
UncutThere's still a stertility to their sound on this third album, but laced with sax, treated guitars and memorable choruses, it ranks as their best. [Jun 2009, p.109]
-
So Entertainment might be music for their performances, it might be for others' dance performances, but it's not for the dance floor.
-
Professionalism is the order of the day, and most of Entertainment, recorded over two years and produced by Killers boardman Jeff Satzman, aims for the same middle ground.
-
As long as Fischerspooner exists, it will likely excel at Entertainment’s titular activity onstage, but the days of that happening on studio albums appear to be waning.
-
The surface-heavy results suggest painstakingly remixed outtakes.
-
All that seems to have been lost over the years of caning from the likes of ‘We Are Electric’ and ‘Danse En France’ are the tunes.
-
Under The RadarThe brashness of the band's seminal debut is gone, and what's left is a band that seems to have rushed an album out only in order to get back on stage to try to make it interesting. [Spring 2009, p.79]
User score distribution:
-
Positive: 2 out of 3
-
Mixed: 1 out of 3
-
Negative: 0 out of 3
-
AdamCMay 7, 2009