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Universal acclaim- based on 321 Ratings
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Positive: 288 out of 321
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Mixed: 19 out of 321
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Negative: 14 out of 321
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tizrizFeb 7, 2008Cheesy college pop pooh, nothing too original besides some crafty percussion to enhance what otherwise sounds like something you may hear at a high school talent show. Like a cover version of the police meeting a sufjan Stevens fan and making a disc over the weekend in their garage....I don't get the hype.
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HillaryC.Mar 3, 2008Bill and I love this album... except for the afro influences.
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GregC.Feb 9, 2008The critics have claimed they are their new darlings. The new Strokes they say. What creative Afro-pop they say. Afro-junk played by silly white kids. Painful to listen to really. I've never been in a fight but I want to fight these guys already. Enough with the bright sweaters, collared shirts, and dreamy days at sea.
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Ericd.May 30, 2008*sniff* *sniff*....is that dookie i smell?
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GuillaumePopFeb 2, 2008I don't understand all this critics, it's just a good album, nothing more!
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JimmyT.Mar 8, 2008one fantastic track doesn't make a good album.
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HeidiMar 22, 2008yea.... the Police, Paul Simon, & The Islands (which was better) Got it. Done.
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SoupS.Mar 27, 2008Not brilliant, but it's enjoyable in its own way. It kinda reminds me of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, in that they're just playing pop music, and doing it fairly well. Also in that they're way overhyped, considering what they're doing.
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MaxM.Sep 17, 2008Just a bit overrated.
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RobbieCMar 11, 2008It's fresh and funky. Is it amazing? No.
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KGFReezeMar 17, 2008Overrated, fine songs but nothing super-special. "But they sound kinda like Paul Simon and incorporate afro-beat!" 1) I've heard Talking Heads and they are waaay better and 2) same deal with Paul Simon and it was 20 years ago.
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JasonSApr 22, 2008I'm really trying to like this album. Anytime the keyboards play, the band has depth and sounds pretty fun. Without the keys, some of their songs sound like they were recorded by a crappy ska band. Especially the lead single. Take the keys out and A-punk sounds like it was recorded by 8th graders.
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AshleyM.Sep 22, 2008
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Oct 6, 2010Songs such as One and Mansard Roof are terrible additions to an album that contains the pure awesomeness of M79, A-Punk and Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa. This album is so over hyped and is merely favoured for being a splash of Indie in the otherwise bland Pop machine that is the mainstream
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Apr 29, 2020Some good singles but so much filler, they have a good sound but some songs on this album are a bit fluffy
Awards & Rankings
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Fully realized debut albums like Vampire Weekend come along once in a great while, and these songs show that this band is smart, but not too smart for their own good.
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Listeners are only too lucky to get a hot breath of summer fun in these cold winter months.
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At its best, Vampire Weekend takes the exceedingly familiar template of indie rock and invigorates it with a chiming guitar sound that suggests the band has been spending its downtime browsing afropop.org.