West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
by Kasabian
  • Record Label: Red Ink
  • Release Date: Jun 9, 2009
User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 90 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 78 out of 90
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 90
  3. Negative: 4 out of 90

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  1. JocelynM
    Jun 9, 2009
    0
    Really REALLY disappointing album. I would ask for my money back if I could!!!!! Horrible.
  2. SueL
    Jun 15, 2009
    0
    Absolutely awful album. Read some really great reviews and thought I should give it a try. It was terrible. Do not buy this album!

Awards & Rankings

54
#54 Most Discussed Album of 2009

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15
  1. AllMusic
    60
    The result is an interesting, unexpected piece of work, devoid of a militantly commercial single like Empire's self-titled track, and lacking the shaggy Madchester vibes that Christopher Karloff brought to 2004's Kasabian.
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  2. Drowned In Sound
    50
    One suspects the end product here may have had more to do with the record's producer than its creators, and as a result, this album is as unconvincing as the band's hollow assurances that they're open to embracing new horizons.
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  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    Sounding more like Animal Collective than The La’s, in these times when one wrong move is seeing bands of Kasabian’s stature sink like stones, it seemed a brave comeback.
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