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The Divine Comedy are much more appealing in their vulnerability than they ever were in full cry.
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There's not a bad song to be found anywhere on this disc, and it remains engaging for nearly its entire duration, only falling into the background in a few isolated spots.
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By shedding the smirking artifice that served Casanova so well, and hiring producer Nigel Godrich, the Divine Comedy may be treading dangerously close to the sounds of countrymen Radiohead, but the Divine Comedy are smart enough to give listeners just enough lyrical bit to throw them off the scent.
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The Divine Comedy's abandonment of their precious, nose-thumbing snobbery is abandoning what made them so great in the first place.
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Alternative PressRepresents the best of British pop music.... A lilting, suave and grandiose near-masterpiece. [Dec 2001, p.80]
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MagnetRegeneration is pretty, clever, meticulously planned and tastefully executed.
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Nearly everything that was once infuriating and irritating about The Divine Comedy has now been eradicated in favour of a new honesty and depth to their sound complete with some genuinely touching moments.
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Devoid of the cartoonish cabaret crooning of 1997’s breakthrough Cassanova, Regeneration is more down-to-earth, with less grandstanding and more adventurousness.
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If you know the Divine Comedy's previous work, it's hard to imagine how Regeneration could disappoint; if they're new to you and you're a fan of literate, orchestrated pop music, give it a try.
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Regeneration, the Divine Comedy's sixth album, could find fans on either side of the Atlantic, as it's their first to pay as much attention to the sound as to the songs.
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Hannon's latest takes The Divine Comedy in a promising new direction.
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 16 out of 18
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Mixed: 1 out of 18
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