User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 69 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 63 out of 69
  2. Negative: 1 out of 69

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  1. mikes.
    Jan 24, 2007
    5
    neither pop nor catchy, an experimental release with bad production. Definitely a decline from the excellent gorillaz album previously released not too long ago.
  2. asasas
    Mar 14, 2007
    5
    boring...
  3. EinarJ.
    May 4, 2008
    5
    You wonder, how Damon Albern could go so wrong with his vocals on this record. Instrumental The Good, The Bad & The Queen works so much better, and the track 'Back In The Day', seems to be misplaced on the Herculean single.
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 38 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 38
  2. Negative: 2 out of 38
  1. It's not Blur, the Clash, Fela, the Verve, or Gorillaz. It's more than just names on albums.
  2. 60
    Unlike the rousing punk-, Kinks- and new-wave-colored mosaic of Parklife, this one sticks to sepia-toned, dub-nodding abstractions. [Jan/Feb 2007, p.86]
  3. They sound like a seasoned team, an understated unit where nothing dominates and everything contributes to enhancing the moods of Albarn's songs.