Maroon
by Barenaked Ladies
  • Record Label: Reprise
  • Release Date: Sep 12, 2000
User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 18
  3. Negative: 5 out of 18

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  1. SamP.
    Mar 6, 2002
    10
    This is shithot
  2. AllisonB.
    Sep 2, 2001
    10
    BNL rocks!
  3. Steph
    Jul 16, 2002
    9
    I don't really like "Never Do Anything" or "Sell Sell Sell" but I like the rest, especially "Falling for the First Time", "Helecoptors", and "Hidden Sun".
  4. JennT
    Nov 20, 2001
    10
    Barenaked Ladies really know how to write and perform music. This album is no exception. As a group they keep growing artistically, this provides an excellent chance for fans to follow along fulheartedly and wait to see what they come up with next. Way to go guys.
  5. JennC.
    Oct 22, 2001
    10
    I thought that this was one of BNL's best albums! Tonight Is the Night I fell Asleep At The Wheel is an awsome song making death seem as a joke!
  6. EricS.
    Aug 16, 2001
    2
    Ah, they went the way of They Might Be Giants. Once clever and original but now very dull and forgettable. "Gordon" is good enough.
  7. NatalieG
    Sep 14, 2001
    10
    I luved this cd from start to finish. BNL ROCKS!!!!
  8. BillS
    Jan 12, 2007
    9
    A stunningly good collection of mature, mellow, though-provoking songs. Move over One Week, this is BNL at their best.
  9. HikaruS.
    May 29, 2001
    8
    The Ladies have matured bunches in this album. It shows another side of them that fans rarely get to see outside of their live performances. Every song on this album has the potential to be a hit. If you're a BNL fan solely for the upbeat, poppy tunes you heard on Stunt, you'll be dissappointed. But if you're a true, dyed-in-the-wool utter BNL fanatic, you'll love The Ladies have matured bunches in this album. It shows another side of them that fans rarely get to see outside of their live performances. Every song on this album has the potential to be a hit. If you're a BNL fan solely for the upbeat, poppy tunes you heard on Stunt, you'll be dissappointed. But if you're a true, dyed-in-the-wool utter BNL fanatic, you'll love Maroon for what it is - a masterpiece.… Expand

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#46 Most Discussed Album of 2000
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#33 Most Shared Album of 2000

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Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 13
  3. Negative: 2 out of 13
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    On their latest, Maroon, they've delivered that too rare musical commodity: a disc overflowing with potential hits.
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  2. Sonicnet
    70
    A borderline adult-contemporary sound that's catchy and exuberant enough to gloss over the intermittently dark verse.
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  3. Rolling Stone
    70
    But there are more moments when all-too-human messes lurk beneath the veneer of producer Don Was' perfect pop tracks, moments when the relentless sunniness of the music is pierced by sober themes (the last song, "Tonight Is the Night I Fell Asleep at the Wheel," is a graphic account of car-wreck carnage) and dark, psychological-profile assessments. In turning the snarky level down a notch, Robertson and Page haven't sacrificed the band's good-time giddiness -- they've just opened things up a bit.
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