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Out of Nothing is a truly exceptional album.
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Whereas before Embrace always harboured that tendency to fuss over minutiae, to pore over every detail with such attention that betrayed self-consciousness, their fourth studio album, Out Of Nothing, finally sees them free of their own fastidiousness.
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Out Of Nothing is a wonderfully affecting album that is the band's best to date.
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[Shows] a renewed sense of purpose.
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Never have they turned in an effort as pretty or economical as Out of Nothing.
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MojoFinally, Embrace deliver a poignant and prolonged rush of blood to the head. [Oct 2004, p.116]
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Under The RadarMaintains the quintet's dramatic style, with emotionally charged, lofty hooks and an uplifting spirit. [#9]
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Entertainment WeeklyA set of bombastic, fist-pumping pop downers for the terminally lovelorn and musically ecstatic. [8 Jul 2005, p.67]
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If only Embrace gave us more of the spacey, Mercury Rev-style psychedelia of "Near Life" (sans McNamara's poorly mumbled vocals), it'd be easier to forgive their lack of imagination.
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[Their] apathy really detracts from the heartfelt nature of the music, which, produced by the anthemic hand of Youth, is mostly of the passionate, chest-thumping variety.
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Well; it could've been worse.
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Although these songs of attempted triumph comprise the band’s strongest material yet, they still lack the originality that will shed them of the “underrated” label they’ve worn for the last decade.
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Q MagazineIn spite of some good songs... the band's urge to be monumental at the expense of their vulnerability is ill-advised. [Oct 2004, p.122]
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While their first album had a stirring anthem or two, their songwriting here is both flimsy and overblown, like an empty carrier bag temporarily inflated by a gust of wind.
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Out of Nothing is the sound of music being super-sized and stuffed into a happy meal.... Extra large chorus? Check. Grandiose lyrics? Check. Towering instrumentation? Check.
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A pompous, painfully tacky string of infomercial rock.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 11
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Mixed: 1 out of 11
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Negative: 1 out of 11
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JohnEAug 2, 2007Incredible music with beautiful lyrics.
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LukeDaveyof2LincolnCottagesBrightonApr 10, 2006
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BillTNov 19, 2005Uplifting Stuff