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Entertainment WeeklyAs timeless and tuneful as any of their past masterworks. [10 Mar 2006, p.68]
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While not as dark, muscular or streamlined as the band's excellent, eponymously titled 2003 album, Flat-Pack Philosophy grows better and better with each listen.
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UncutShelley deliver[s] his best songs in years. [Apr 2006, p.96]
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Yes, the Buzzcocks are doing what they've always done-- writing raucous pop songs-- but there's something to be said for honing and plying one's craft.
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Though there are hooks galore to be found on Flat-Pack Philosophy, the tempos have eased up a bit so that Diggle's and Shelley's guitar parts have more room to interact with one another.
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Flat-Pack Philosophy largely trades in the darkness and aggression of its predecessor for a poppier, more melodic approach. It’s rather different from Buzzcocks but nearly as strong, showing that the last album was no fluke: the second version of the band has finally hit its stride in the studio.
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MojoFormula, for sure, but it's the Buzzcocks' own: the original and best. [Apr 2006, p.88]
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Q MagazineIt's a sterling testimony to both the songwriting skills of Pete Shelley and Steve Diggle and bassist Tony Barber's crisp production that Buzzcocks still sound so undeniably valid. [Apr 2006, p.112]
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New Musical Express (NME)Nothing new here, as you might expect, but a handful of catchy tracks could teach those young whippersnappers a thing or two about melody. [11 Mar 2006, p.43]
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Under The RadarThere is simply too much going on. [#13, p.90]
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Rolling StoneMuch of Flat-Pack Philosophy is mired in a muddle. [9 Mar 2006, p.94]
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PedjaMJun 6, 2006They are still awesome!
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VegasAMar 22, 2006
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MilesDMar 22, 2006