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| 2.5 average | MisterTornado CONTRIBUTOR | September 20th 12 |
one silent night a fleeting fox and a grizzly bear arose from their cavernous dens in the forest thicket and destroyed all that was left of the apple store owned by mumford and his sons
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| 1.0 awful | Adam Knott STAFF | September 21st 12 |
holy fuck this is actually more trite than sigh no more how is that even possible oh my fucking god
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| 1.0 awful | chambered99 | January 10th 13 |
this is one of the most evil albums ever. soulless, uninspired, shit.
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| 2.5 average | LargeTuna | September 23rd 12 |
Babel does absolutely nothing to improve upon the glimpses of hope found on Sigh No More. Seriously. Same song writing, same stupid tropes, and the same annoying banjo twanging samey shit each and every song. So why is this even a 2.5? Because despite their glaring flaws and weird ungression (there's no degression or progression here), Mumford and Sons are admittedly cute and endearing. And they have some good one-liners. But honestly.
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| 2.0 poor | Sleeping At Last | September 26th 12 |
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| 1.0 awful | Scott Baldwin | February 7th 13 |
what a fucking pile of wank. strum the banjo really fast and resort to a cliche book for lyrics
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| 4.0 excellent | Kenny Tarpon | September 23rd 12 |
While some people are passing this off due to its identical nature of their previous release and the fact that they basically have this down to a formula, there is something about Mumford and Sons that I just adore. It's refreshingly uplifting, feels genuine, and it just hits home (but I guess that's only for me). Too often I find myself repeating the melodies of these dudes. It's a good release that will keep previous fans of the band content.
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| 1.5 very poor | Daniel White | February 5th 13 |
Babel is a darker Sigh No More. For this album, they push their boundaries by varying the song structure (ever so slightly) and attempting to not create the same song ten times. But even with the darker tone and gravely vocals, it comes off as laughable at times. Not so much progression, even though they tried new things, as a lateral move.
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| 1.5 very poor | rien333 | January 10th 13 |
Guys! I discovered that if you listen carefully, it is just their previous album, but they just changed the order and the names of the songs!
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| 0.0 | Steve | September 28th 12 |
There are a few points against it that makes me ultimately not enjoy Babel. It starts wonderfully with the title track that in my opinion trumps most of the songs on their debut and on this album but then after that I feel things begin to blend together too quickly. I feel everything takes a predictable route becuase Mumford & Sons taught their sound to us too well on their debut album and it's a shame because with the sound they have created, I really think I could enjoy their music more if they took a less structured, unpredictable road but even the same lyrical themes return here and similar metaphors about stones, hearts and religion. On top of that, the overuse of the banjo and the lack of diversity in how it's played finds me drowning it out or being bothered by it in some of these songs. All in all, I feel they could have done more to revolutionise themselves in two years.
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| 3.5 great | steadyriot | September 27th 12 |
Yes, its almost the exact same album. If you liked that one youll think this one is almost on the same ground.
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| 3.0 good | Adrian Hertzberg CONTRIBUTOR | September 26th 12 |
It sounds exactly like the first album. The reaction to it will be, predictably, exactly the same as for the first one.
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| 3.0 good | Matthew D. French CONTRIBUTOR | September 25th 12 |
so, i don't know if you guys have heard, but this is the band that's cool to hate on atm.
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| 3.5 great | Tim00w | September 20th 12 |
Good for background music, but nothing groundbreaking. Though I do love Hopeless Wanderer; that song is Amazing
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| 3.5 great | thejared | September 20th 12 |
If you liked " Sigh No More" you will most likely enjoy this, as it is more of the same. Catchy, fun , simple minded music for simple minded people.
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| 1.0 awful | miaow | May 8th 13 |
| 1.0 awful | ying | May 3rd 13 |
| 2.0 poor | goguey | April 18th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kibj411 | March 23rd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ian | March 19th 13 |
| 2.0 poor | Lyme | March 16th 13 |
| 2.5 average | julien | March 11th 13 |
| 1.5 very poor | Zantera | March 1st 13 |
| 1.5 very poor | lovemore | February 27th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | barkjon | February 27th 13 |
| 3.5 great | CWBrown | February 25th 13 |
| 2.5 average | Pesty | February 20th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Noteros | February 17th 13 |
| 2.5 average | chayka | February 12th 13 |
| 1.5 very poor | 1554699 | February 10th 13 |
| 3.0 good | Warpt | February 9th 13 |
| 3.0 good | PHATJ | February 4th 13 |
| 3.0 good | Lobber | February 3rd 13 |
| 2.5 average | JS19 | February 3rd 13 |
| 2.5 average | mitch91 | January 27th 13 |
| 2.0 poor | viri | January 25th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | vbtouch | January 10th 13 |
| 2.5 average | Eric | January 9th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | SMK | December 28th 12 |
| 2.0 poor | Hoppip | December 23rd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | quik40 | November 28th 12 |
| 2.5 average | GenBK | November 25th 12 |
| 2.5 average | kic333 | November 25th 12 |
| 2.0 poor | Happy | November 22nd 12 |
| 2.5 average | Lakes | November 18th 12 |
| 2.0 poor | Winrar | November 6th 12 |
| 2.5 average | parrot | October 25th 12 |
| 2.5 average | Stfk19 | October 15th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | bob0716 | October 15th 12 |
| 1.0 awful | Nrap | October 13th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | plato66 | October 13th 12 |
| 1.0 awful | Wilrus | October 11th 12 |
| 2.5 average | Point1 | October 6th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Loc0 | October 4th 12 |
| 3.0 good | jsaf7 | October 3rd 12 |
| 2.0 poor | Tyler | October 2nd 12 |
| 3.5 great | ryan10 | October 2nd 12 |
| 3.0 good | Mojito | October 1st 12 |
| 3.0 good | gslasor | September 30th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | mgguzman | September 29th 12 |
| 3.0 good | chris | September 29th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Derk | September 29th 12 |
| 2.5 average | H2okot | September 29th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Alex Beebe CONTRIBUTOR | September 28th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | espen | September 28th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zachary | September 27th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Fleeba | September 27th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Daken | September 27th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Tyler G | September 27th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | jcfiasco | September 27th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Andy | September 27th 12 |
| 1.5 very poor | Solisis | September 26th 12 |
| 3.5 great | ADM20 | September 26th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Jeremy F STAFF | September 26th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Alien13 | September 26th 12 |
| 1.0 awful | Beauers | September 26th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | Tess | September 25th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | pyroelik | September 24th 12 |
| 1.5 very poor | Ali CONTRIBUTOR | September 24th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Supergon | September 24th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | dziekuje | September 24th 12 |
| 3.0 good | vivapo | September 24th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Bog91 | September 23rd 12 |
| 3.0 good | NateT | September 23rd 12 |
| 3.5 great | doqtor | September 20th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Adam | September 19th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Aj | September 19th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Ruezann | September 19th 12 |
| 1.5 very poor | zxlkho | September 19th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | vieky | August 20th 12 |
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