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88

Universal acclaim - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. Jun 6, 2012
    100
    Isn't Anything crystallizes MBV's unique dynamic.
  2. Jun 6, 2012
    90
    There's an honesty of emotions, accentuated through the denseness and complexity of sounds.
  3. Jun 6, 2012
    90
    Everything works beautifully on what's still their most sublime piece.
  4. Q Magazine
    Jun 22, 2012
    80
    You wonder how many guitar bands in the interim have matched the standard set here. [Jun 2012, p.119]
  5. Uncut
    Jun 6, 2012
    70
    Its initial oddness now just sounds like a ramshackle tryout for what was to follow. [Jun 2012, p.91]
User Score
8.9

Universal acclaim- based on 46 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 44 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 46
  3. Negative: 2 out of 46
  1. Oct 27, 2012
    9
    On of the best albums in music history. The last step to get away from everything they knew and get into the new mind of Kevin Shields,On of the best albums in music history. The last step to get away from everything they knew and get into the new mind of Kevin Shields, Loveless, their masterpiece. Full Review »
  2. Nov 20, 2013
    7
    While a good enough record in its own right its probably most famous for being the predecessor to the class album "Loveless". Isn’t AnythingWhile a good enough record in its own right its probably most famous for being the predecessor to the class album "Loveless". Isn’t Anything has got ground breaking idea's that were developed and taken to a new level on its superior follow up. There are a couple of gems here but more often than not, whenever I think of putting this record on I just end up playing Loveless instead. The reissue clears up the sound but you'll probably only hear minimal differences unless you listen to the CD (not the MP3) through really good speakers. Full Review »