Made In China
by Juliana Hatfield
Metascore
63

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. AllMusic
    90
    China is terrifically rewarding.
  2. Uncut
    80
    Everything here roars. [May 2006, p.108]
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  3. Billboard
    70
    Hatfield tears through 12 songs, posturing and pouting over caustic guitars and leaving her singalong hooks raw and unedited. [13 Aug 2005]
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  5. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    70
    Her songs still revolve mostly around the adolescent hell of looking right and pleasing jerky guys, a shtick that would be old if Hatfield, well into her thirties, didn’t genuinely sound as if she were still living through it.
  6. Trouser Press
    60
    Made in China is a raw, angry album that is difficult to endure at points due to the emotionally naked lyrics, but the lo-fi, almost punky, music is a perfect fit.
  7. Paste Magazine
    60
    There's clarity visible beneath the waterline, sharp lyrics and even some hummable choruses. [Oct/Nov 2005, p.141]
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  8. Entertainment Weekly
    50
    The sour largely overwhelms the sweet on this set of metal sludge, repetitive tunes, and purposefully ugly vocal effects. [12 Aug 2005, p.77]
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  9. Pitchfork
    50
    Hatfield has nothing new to say besides "You don't know what it's like to be perfect," and it might explain her perfect-person tendency toward carelessness-- guitar solos, grating vocals, overdone crabbiness-- all signs that point to thinly veiled midlife crisis rock.
  10. Slant Magazine
    40
    A confused, sloppy, childish, conflicted mess.
  11. Rolling Stone
    40
    Made In China soon disintegrates into demo-quality slackness. [8 Sep 2005, p.116]
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  12. Tiny Mix Tapes
    30
    The blandest rock n' roll record possible.

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User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 17 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 17
  3. Negative: 3 out of 17
  1. DavidA
    Dec 3, 2005
    10
    One of the best albums I've heard in a long time. Her sound has changed since the last album, which was a little sweeter. This One of the best albums I've heard in a long time. Her sound has changed since the last album, which was a little sweeter. This one's gritty, with more distorted guitar and less cutesy lyrics than some of her work. There really isn't a bad track on this disc, which goes by way too quickly. Tracks 1, 2, 5, 7, and 12 are my favorites.… Full Review »
  2. EffEll
    Oct 26, 2005
    3
    I use to be in love with Juliana. I'm not anymore.
  3. davidh
    Sep 26, 2005
    8
    I'm juliana's stalker,so it's kind of hard to be unbiased, and i hate to compare it with other albums. she continues to amaze. I'm juliana's stalker,so it's kind of hard to be unbiased, and i hate to compare it with other albums. she continues to amaze. she's everything rock and roll should be. her songs don't beg to be liked. or do they?her records are never quite as good as you want them to be, yet they're still my favorite records.she's got nothing left to prove, but keeps proving it. Keep writing, jules!!!!!… Full Review »
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