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A greater combination of accessibility and subversion would be nearly impossible to imagine.
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BlenderAn utterly original if slightly queasiness-inducing album. [Nov 2003, p.109]
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MagnetThe endless Anglophilia gets boring, especially when Pulp, Blur and the Auteurs have all done it better. [#61, p.86]
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MojoPassionoia doesn't quite match [The Facts of Life], but the best bits are immaculate. [Mar 2003, p.109]
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Cold and lifeless.
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If you think intelligence in indie lyrics must come at the expense of coherence, take in a couple of these impeccably linear narratives.
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Unfortunately a lot of the record falls a wee bit flat.
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Q MagazineFor all its wit and occasional beauty, Passionoia lacks the killer anthem that would make the band genuine subversives rather than cult wags. [Mar 2003, p.102]
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The album is not quite a match for The Facts of Life, then, but a more than adequate follow-up.
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UncutAs ever, BBR's absinthe-flavoured acid drops give you a great deal more to suck on than the rest of pop's confectionery selection. [Mar 2003, p.112]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 7 out of 9
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Negative: 2 out of 9
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sebastien505Sep 25, 2003
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RadioChickMay 16, 2003
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JarredMar 28, 2003