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. 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.

Awards & Rankings

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

Critic Reviews

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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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