Up All Night
by Razorlight
Metascore
65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 16
  3. Negative: 2 out of 16
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    Eclectic, combustible tunes. [3 Dec 2004, p.85]
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  2. Q Magazine
    80
    As with the other great British debut of 2004 so far, by Franz Ferdinand, Up All Night ripples with cocksure sangfroid and a barely contained sexual fever. [Jul 2004, p.111]
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  3. Drowned In Sound
    80
    The best British debut since Oasis? Definitely... maybe. But one of the albums of the year? Without doubt.
  5. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    For all its flaws, 'Up All Night' bristles with passion, energy and, most importantly, amazing songs. [26 Jun 2004, p.53]
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  6. Rolling Stone
    80
    Up All Night is a brilliant mod explosion of scruffy pub punk.
  7. Billboard
    70
    The band's addictive hooks and memorable charm are far from dismissive.
  8. Playlouder
    70
    Razorlight's debut has more hooks than a fishing rod factory, and the advantage they have over Oasis (in addition to not sounding anything like them) is that they haven't had their arses kissed enough to disappear completely up them yet.
  9. Blender
    60
    If Borrell's originality ever equals his confidence, Razorlight might be as good as he thinks they are. [Nov 2004, p.141]
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  10. Stylus Magazine
    60
    A lot of these songs blur together and become indistinguishable.
  11. The Guardian
    60
    Originality may not be Razorlight's strong point, but Borrell's raw charisma carries the day.
  12. ShakingThrough.net
    56
    Razorlight is more than The Strokes, London Bureau -- all nervous guitar lines and neither-here-nor-there bar-hopping energy -- but what's left of the mucho-hyped UK outfit's identity feels second-hand borrowed, as well.
  13. Dot Music
    50
    It’s not Razorlight’s reflected experience that’s the problem, though, nor their clichéd rock‘n’roll romanticism - it’s the bewildering narrowness of their sonic vision.
  14. PopMatters
    50
    A likeable, if completely unoriginal rock record that's sure to get even the dullest of parties onto the police blotter.
  15. Uncut
    40
    With less hyperbole and gutter-visionary pretension, Borrell's competent if hygienised NYC punk knock-offs might be more palatable. [Aug 2004, p.104]
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  16. Pitchfork
    37
    At nearly every turn of their flaccid debut, Up All Night, Razorlight squander the ideas they've snatched up from other, more talented acts, then somehow find even more ways to ruin already perfectly uninteresting songs.
  17. cokemachineglow
    29
    Razorlight is nearly everything wrong with rock and roll today.

Awards & Rankings

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#49 Most Discussed Album of 2004
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#85 Most Shared Album of 2004

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User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 55 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 42 out of 55
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 55
  3. Negative: 12 out of 55
  1. Samimacedo
    Jan 29, 2016
    10
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  2. Ricko
    Apr 20, 2012
    8
    Lively and energetic debut album from the London band. At the time Razorlight were a more sturdy and less ramshackle alternative to theLively and energetic debut album from the London band. At the time Razorlight were a more sturdy and less ramshackle alternative to the Libertines. Razorlight took themselves more seriously and were far less fun. On music alone, this is a very strong record, Rip It Up and Stumble and Fall are brilliant tracks along with several other single that came off the album. What's more is there is very little filler on here. Unfortunately the more we got to know of Johnny Borell and Razorlight the more irritating they got and for me, the image started to interfere with the tunes.… Full Review »
  3. JohnMarkF.
    Aug 4, 2007
    8
    Very good and lots of fun to listen to. It will grow on you.
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