- Record Label: Capitol
- Release Date: Jan 20, 2015
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 43 Ratings
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Positive: 34 out of 43
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Mixed: 8 out of 43
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Negative: 1 out of 43
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Jan 30, 2015The Decemberists kicked off 2015 with a folk rock record that's equal parts infectious, poetic, moody, clever & at times just plain fun. One of their best for sure, even if you could argue it's a little front-loaded in terms of highlights.
(If you wanna see a more in-depth review, look up "Spin It Reviews" on YouTube.) -
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May 28, 2015More than a decade from their breakthrough and Colin Meloy hasn’t run out of subject matter yet. “Terrible/Beautiful…” continues his intriguing lyricism with a musical diversity that shows the Portland band are as relative as ever.
No outstanding tunes, but there’s a hearteningly perverse determination to investigate new ideas in their own inimitable style -
Mar 13, 2015
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Sep 6, 2018Worthy successor of The King is Dead. The first part of the album contains several of the best songs of the band and although it gest lost a little towards the end the album maintains solidity and good music.
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Apr 9, 2015What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World isn't a concept LP or any kind of statement of higher purpose. Instead, it simply illuminates the Decemberists' inviolate strengths.
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MagnetFeb 20, 2015Brave stuff. [No. 117, p.54]
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Feb 17, 2015Always professional, but rarely memorable, What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World, much like its fudge of a title, ultimately balances out as a fairly middling work.