Odditorium Or Warlords Of Mars
by The Dandy Warhols
  • Record Label: Capitol
  • Release Date: Sep 13, 2005
User Score
6.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 44 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 44
  3. Negative: 10 out of 44

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  1. MattM
    Sep 18, 2005
    0
    Awful. Get any of their other albums first, enjoy them, then continue to ignore this one. I want my 10 bucks back.
  2. TomW
    Sep 17, 2005
    0
    This is album is overwhelmingly excreable. TDW were perhaps my favourite band from 1997-2000; an awesome trilogy of albums, (dandys rule ok!, come down, thirteen tales) and then a detour with Monkeyhouse. But this album has so little redeeming about it, it might as well be by chris martin. A half dozen songs meander through a moderately interesting 3 minutes, when they are ruined by 8 This is album is overwhelmingly excreable. TDW were perhaps my favourite band from 1997-2000; an awesome trilogy of albums, (dandys rule ok!, come down, thirteen tales) and then a detour with Monkeyhouse. But this album has so little redeeming about it, it might as well be by chris martin. A half dozen songs meander through a moderately interesting 3 minutes, when they are ruined by 8 minutes of listless, self indulgent rubbish. They might be trying to act above it all, but this mediocrity just demonstrates a group fresh out of ideas.… Expand
  3. RaulJulia
    Sep 19, 2005
    2
    Dandy Warhols bore me with their self-important, ultra-Fonzie approach to pop music. Those who don't know any better will eat this garbage up. So in other words, they'll sell the hell out of it. Way to go Arthur!
  4. Matt
    Sep 20, 2005
    2
    It has bad elements of both current and past music.
  5. SonT
    Sep 28, 2005
    1
    The Patrick Swayze album. Or is it David Hasselhoff. Whatever... I hear it is real popular in Germany.
  6. AdamW
    Nov 16, 2005
    0
    It's no sectret the Dandies love their drugs. Their first three albums are so good, they make bad highs good in an instant. But if you're high and you listen to this album, it actually makes you paranoid that you're spending too much money on garbage like this. It's reeally that bad.
  7. BenS
    Nov 27, 2005
    3
    Don't get me wrong there are fine moments to be had here but there is a distinct impression that jumped up artiness is more important than the music. There is a self indulgence that oozes from some of these largely pointless tracks. Oh and Tatlor is VERY arrogant, far more arrogant than telented
  8. steved
    Dec 27, 2005
    0
    This album is some kind of pointless journey......As undugent as it is confusing, it lacks any ability to even come close to their usual and brilliant hook based formula.......The Warhols have had a profound effect on me, and have single handedly changed my ideas of what rock music is........But with Odditorium I was reminded of all the great bands that have faded into a blaze of oblivion This album is some kind of pointless journey......As undugent as it is confusing, it lacks any ability to even come close to their usual and brilliant hook based formula.......The Warhols have had a profound effect on me, and have single handedly changed my ideas of what rock music is........But with Odditorium I was reminded of all the great bands that have faded into a blaze of oblivion due to vain attempts at, (so called) musical growth......If your anything like me you will wish you never listened to the album......infact I wish I could unlisten to it.........… Expand
  9. nathanbo
    Apr 3, 2016
    0
    Oh Dandy Warhols why must you always come to me with the most pretentious and horrendous alternative music known in existence. It is almost impressive as how they manage to come up with innovate ways to make my ears vomit. Trust me it's that bad. In fact this review isn't going to be Easy, for even thinking about the noise this band produces brings back traumatic experiences. To begin withOh Dandy Warhols why must you always come to me with the most pretentious and horrendous alternative music known in existence. It is almost impressive as how they manage to come up with innovate ways to make my ears vomit. Trust me it's that bad. In fact this review isn't going to be Easy, for even thinking about the noise this band produces brings back traumatic experiences. To begin with Dandy Warhols open in the most pretentious way imaginable, literally the first track is called Colder Than The Coldest Winter Was Cold and it is just a 1950s radio broadcaster emphasizing that what I am about to hear is a revolutionary masterpiece. Within 10 minutes of listening to this my friend was Holding Me Up because of how sick I felt listening to whatever this is. This does not even deserve to be called an album, a 10 hour session of blasting white noise into my ears is more of an album than this. This is the classic "use to be good" type band that people talk about, but from listening to this I would say my cat would be a more qualified being in the music industry.… Expand

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Metascore
57

Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 24
  3. Negative: 4 out of 24
  1. E! Online
    58
    We'd rather watch the Dandys than listen to 'em.
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  2. Drowned In Sound
    80
    Whilst a complete reinvention of rock this may not be, a beautiful soaring record for messy nights and hungover Sundays, it most certainly is.
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  3. AllMusic
    60
    Something this indulgent could only be a labor of love, but even die-hard Dandy Warhols fans might find embracing this album to be too much work.
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