Friend Opportunity
by Deerhoof
User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 32 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32

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  1. Seeds13
    Feb 9, 2007
    5
    This stuff isn't my cup of tea. But, it was worth the listen. There are a couple of decent songs but I kept imagining my cat freaking out to the music midsong. It's very unbalanced and non-directional. I might really like this album if the mainstream train hadn't come and picked me up at an early age.
  2. ToddW
    Jan 25, 2007
    6
    To me, this band is alternately exhilarating and frustrating. Holding down the fort since its inception, Deerhoof's Greg Saunier is one of the best drummers on the planet. John Dieterich is a fine guitarist, and both instrumentalists have toned down the bombast of prior offerings on Friend Opportunity, which pushes it millimeters closer to the Sewerstream. Thankfully, bassist Satomi To me, this band is alternately exhilarating and frustrating. Holding down the fort since its inception, Deerhoof's Greg Saunier is one of the best drummers on the planet. John Dieterich is a fine guitarist, and both instrumentalists have toned down the bombast of prior offerings on Friend Opportunity, which pushes it millimeters closer to the Sewerstream. Thankfully, bassist Satomi Matsuzaki is still the deal killer. Her vocals remind one of the little girl lost in the sandbox, and her lyrics are sometimes not even that intelligible. The opening trio of songs - The Perfect Me, +81, and Believe E.S.P. - are borderline great. Sans the bleating, they're as good as anything you'll hear this year. Unfortunately, Satomi is still employed by this band. Her vocals, despite my best friend's protestations to the side, er, suck. They may be regarded in many circles as the best band on the planet not named Radiohead, but to say Satomi is an acquired taste is like saying pizza is good. For many of us, Deerhoof will remain at arm's length until Satomi either learns how to sing or exercises Chris Cohen's final solution.… Expand
  3. mikes.
    Jan 28, 2007
    5
    not a good album by any means. It has no focus and only people with ADD might enjoy the random shifts in production arrangements and structure. They do nothing to separate themselves from any other indie release I've heard this year. When did "indie" music become a genre so that all the indie bands have similar production and vocal styles? Seriously, remember when all the punk pop not a good album by any means. It has no focus and only people with ADD might enjoy the random shifts in production arrangements and structure. They do nothing to separate themselves from any other indie release I've heard this year. When did "indie" music become a genre so that all the indie bands have similar production and vocal styles? Seriously, remember when all the punk pop release lead singers all had fake british accents. Now we indie singers that all sound soft spoken and nasal. It's a shame that indie has become so predictable. For a much better demonstration of indie music listen to the new Sondre Lerche "phantom punch"… Expand
  4. JustinS
    Apr 27, 2007
    6
    Argh! What is this album? The overall album isn't bad, but it's frustratingly inconsistent and track 10 should have been left on the cutting room floor. I guess I'm just too logical to understand "art-rock".

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. PopMatters
    70
    This is probably Deerhoof’s cutest, most digestible, and instantly appealing album.
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  2. The New York Times
    70
    Gone are most of the scratching, scrunching noises that previously signified a low budget, and now there are crisp multitracked vocals. But the band hasn’t gotten any less imaginative. [14 Jan 2007]
  3. Urb
    80
    Deerhoof reveal new shades of interest that beckon future transformations. [Jan/Feb 2006, p.78]
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