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Generally favorable reviews- based on 43 Ratings
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Positive: 35 out of 43
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Mixed: 4 out of 43
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MusicMavenJun 1, 2005It's probably the best of their post-reunion releases, but I don't think it reaches the heights of their finest 80's work. By any other measure this is a fine album (though at times overly loud and distorted as others have noted). As with their other post-reunion albums, it's not a place to start for people new to the Go-B's, but a treat for longtime fans.
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AlexanderPMay 20, 2005Excellent album, not many groups can deliver this Quality after all these years seen them live at the ferry in glasgow 11th may stunning concert,the only problem is this album was recorded in digital and somebody messed up big time, loud and distorted
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BJMay 8, 2005Possibly their best album of their career, an amazing return to form.
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EricRMay 4, 2005A very good record...their best since the reunion. A solid collection of songs that doesn't match the brilliance of Tallulah/Liberty Belle/16 Lovers Lane but certainly makes a nice addition to their catalog.
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MarkLMay 5, 2005Magnificent - right up there with Spring Hill Fair and Liberty Belle. A quite remarkable return to form from two great songwriters. The first two tracks, Here Comes a City and Finding You are Foster and Mclennan (respectively) at their very best...and it just goes on from there. Easily the album of the year so-far.
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nadinemMay 5, 2005this is a wonderful album which matches the heights of 16 lovers lane and tallulah
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MartinLMay 7, 2005Excellent album - best since they reunited.
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RebeccaMJun 21, 2005Good to the marrow.
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JamesRAug 11, 2005Don't listen to David M, this is the best cd of the year so far. Not a dud on the whole cd, just a stellar group of songs.
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DSHelderMay 12, 2005Quite simply one of their best ever, and maybe the best produced one of them all. McLennan has never had so many brilliant songs on one album before, and Forster gives us two new songs for upcoming collections: Here Comes A City and Darlinghurst Nights.
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DaveBMay 10, 2005
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TallulahMay 12, 2005"Quite easily their best ever"?? Man have you ever heard "16 Lovers Lane" or "Before Hollywood"? This is their best record since 1988, no doubt about that, but calm down.
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dretekMay 13, 2005wow consistently delivers
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GazcomsatMay 26, 2005
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JohnLMay 6, 2005Very good stuff..best since 16 lovers lane...fall in love with them all over again....cant wait to see them live in June!
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HamishWJun 6, 2005The best of the reformed G-Bs albums by some distance and almost back to the brilliance of Liberty Belle etc
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davidsJun 8, 2005Far and away the strongest of their reunion albums. The album gets out of the gates with a song that borrows heavily from Talking Heads
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PeterBJul 28, 2006Some great songs (Grant's in particular) let down by horrible sound quality - limited and compressed. Newer copies sound less distorted but still grim. Shame.
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DustyLNov 14, 2005It's now been reissued and remastered so the sound is better - clearer, warmer and no distortion. Goes from a previous steady 7 rating to a glorious 9! There's only one bad song ('This Night's for you') the rest are good to great.
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StevenPMay 12, 2005Return to form after a couple of weaker albums.
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CeneKMay 13, 2005One of the best records released this year so far, and up to par with their greatest 80s releases.
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HarryHJun 28, 2005Brilliant pop songs, just don't expect it to turn your life upside down! "Here Comes a City" is certainly one of the best songs to come out of 2005.
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petergJul 13, 2005Best pop album since The Shins "Too Cute To Narrow" Impeccable is the world. Its not gonna get better than this, enjoy it while it lasts.
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mikesJul 15, 2005A very solid effort, i enjoyed the the cd the whole way through
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Awards & Rankings
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With its imagination, startling creativity, and sheer pop soul, Oceans Apart is the first great Go-Betweens' record of the 21st century.
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BlenderThe album is wonderfully cohesive. [May 2005, p.119]
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Entertainment WeeklyThey remain one of rock's most pleasurable hand-me-down discoveries. [29 Apr 2005, p.148]