The E.N.D.
by The Black Eyed Peas
Metascore
60

Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 15
  3. Negative: 2 out of 15
  1. The Guardian
    60
    Many of these electro-pop-rap tracks sound as though they were recorded with DJs in mind, rather than fans.
  2. Boston Globe
    60
    There are some fun songs on The E.N.D., but the Peas would've been better served by putting a little more thought into the words that ride the beats.
  3. AllMusic
    50
    The E.N.D. (Energy Never Dies) is a mess of pop/dance/rap crossover.
  5. Spin
    50
    Th Peas keep it exuberantly funky.
  6. PopMatters
    50
    Black Eyed Peas, at this point, have left the socially-conscious party raps of their past completely behind, in favor of club hits and the type of radio fodder that’s going to be filling the airwaves all summer long. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, if that’s what you want.
  7. Slant Magazine
    40
    Tere is only so much will.i.am can do to buoy a group that, lyrically, does an end-zone dance for successfully counting back from 10 and operates musically on an even playing field with this guy.
  8. RapReviews.com
    40
    Whatever made this a substantive and interesting group a decade ago has been completely lost in the process, but if all you care about is dancing and partying then take their word for it.

Awards & Rankings

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#20 Most Discussed Album of 2009
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#37 Most Shared Album of 2009

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User Score
6.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 162 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 90 out of 162
  2. Mixed: 31 out of 162
  3. Negative: 41 out of 162
  1. ixatS
    Oct 11, 2009
    0
    You know, I'm a live and let live kind of guy, and I would happily ignore the BEP as they stormed the charts and gave 11-year-olds You know, I'm a live and let live kind of guy, and I would happily ignore the BEP as they stormed the charts and gave 11-year-olds orgasms across the globe, but the radio is always on at my workplace. I have therefore had to hear their songs MANY MANY TIMES. And just like Nickelback, what seems merely mediocre on first listen, on the 50th starts seeming VERY VERY BAD. Aggressively bad. Deliberately stupid. Stultifying by design. Listen, I don't care how funky your beats are, but I am incapable of enjoying a song that contains the lyrics "tonight's gonna be a good good night" repeated 24 times! (This is true.) And not when they're delivered by an auto-tuned, genderless pop mannequin! Do all you fans mean to tell me that you can actually detect a smidgen of real joy or excitement in this delivery? Any inspiration whatsoever in the production? Listen, if you like cute pop music, then get the latest Royksopp album, and stop poisoning yourselves with this shit!… Full Review »
  2. Paxster
    Oct 11, 2010
    6
    The E.N.D is slightly less annoying and slightly more catchy than it's predecessor 'Monkey Business' but it's not a big improvement. It's veryThe E.N.D is slightly less annoying and slightly more catchy than it's predecessor 'Monkey Business' but it's not a big improvement. It's very similar to Monkey Business in that it starts off well but slowly deteriorates with fillers nearer the end. 'Boom Boom Pow' is catchy Pop/Electrofunk that encapsualtes the current 2nd wave of electro music. 'Meet Me Halfway' is another pop orientated song but is more mid tempo and it cools you down after you've just danced your ass off to 'Rock That Body'. The later tracks however, are boring and so commercial not even the pop market is yet the embrace them. These include the strange song' Now Generation', it neither embraces or criticises the world we live in today and 'One Tribe' very much like 'Union' from Monkey Business which is a forgetful song asking for world peace. The album is an improvement on Monkey Business but nothing on the albums before Fergie or Elephunk.… Full Review »
  3. DZ
    Sep 12, 2009
    0
    Boom Boom Pow steals its lyrics from the Flight of the Conchords' song (she's so hot) Boom, which was making fun of this kind of crap.
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