The Virgins
by The Virgins
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Jun 3, 2008
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 12 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12

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  1. AlbertoR.
    Jun 8, 2008
    10
    I can put this album on from start to finish and love every single song.
  2. vlad
    Jun 9, 2008
    10
    Come on...this is so easy to get if you understand what they are trying to do...and if Blender say it sucks, well that's all you really need to know. Go pimp Avril some more clowns...the rest of us will be busy having fun with the soundtrack of summer.
  3. ValK.
    Jun 6, 2008
    10
    Amazing debut. Squeaky clean production mixed with cool Stones swagger. A combination missing since the days of The Cars and the Talking Heads. Haven't heard a more fun record in years.
  4. MusicM.
    Jun 17, 2008
    8
    Ten sharp, punchy, and well-produced tunes. If the major labels could turn out this kind of product regularly, they might have a brighter future.

Awards & Rankings

98
#98 Most Shared Album of 2008

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Uncut
    60
    The New York threesome have just about enough tunes to pull it off. [Jun 2009, p.93]
  2. Billboard
    80
    It all adds up to a guilty pleasure for those old enough to remember the '80s.
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  3. Blender
    50
    The melodies are often limp, the rhythm section disappointingly friction-free, and Cumming’s main lyrical M.O. is to name-drop coke constantly, like the doofus at a party who mistakes a key bump for a badge of cool.
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