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Alternative PressA marked improvement over their eponymous debut, North sounds like Muse and the Stone Roses on steroids. [Jan 2005, p.113]
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Welcome to the North finds the Music's ambitious blend of post-grunge and space rock much hungrier and angrier than its predecessor.
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FilterWhen Welcome To The North is at its biggest, it's also at its best. Unfortunately, that means that the record's better half comprises the last two tribal minutes of each track and a couple of exceptional highlights. [#13, p.100]
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SpinAll that stands between this young English foursome and Perry Farrell-ian Valhalla is a lack of a truly rippin' axman. [Dec 2004, p.124]
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The baggy beats and techno touches that occasionally made their eponymous debut seem slightly forced and naïve are stripped away, O’Brien’s production giving the band a more expensive, professional sound, just as massive and frenetic as the wilful teenage strafing they used to create, but with infinitely more control.
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Paste MagazineThe Music has cranked propulsive garage psychedelia to stadium-rock decibels. [#14, p.127]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 26 out of 31
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Mixed: 2 out of 31
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Negative: 3 out of 31
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JefferyJFeb 11, 2007It's a rather underrated effort by The Music. It's not amazing, but it is solid.
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arnoldFeb 4, 2007One of my favorites albums. A marked improvement on their debut, which was still pretty good.
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adolfocFeb 10, 2006this album rocks