• Record Label: EMI
  • Release Date: Jan 27, 2004
Metascore
53

Mixed or average reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 16
  2. Negative: 1 out of 16
  1. Filter
    76
    If all goes well, people will forego the bad songs and concentrate on the really good ones, and Starsailor will get the message to go subtle and tight. [#8, p.102]
  2. Spin
    75
    The 'Sailor can often sound a little too elfin even by the standards of the early '70s orchestral folk rock they love. [Jan 2004, p.100]
  3. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    Far from a perfect next step, Silence suffers from some slight songs. [23/30 Jan 2004, p.98]
  4. [Starsailor] sounds more confident than ever.
User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Negative: 2 out of 13
  1. FaresN
    Nov 6, 2004
    9
    Much better than Coldplay, great vocals and I love the sound. It's not much of an improvement on the first album, but not by any means a Much better than Coldplay, great vocals and I love the sound. It's not much of an improvement on the first album, but not by any means a disappointment Full Review »
  2. JonB
    Mar 2, 2004
    4
    fairly boring, fairly one-paced, fairly uninvolving, buy the song silence is easy on single or download but don't bother with the whole album..
  3. TimS
    Jan 24, 2004
    1
    Shite!