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| 0.0 | Slex | August 27th 15 |
Have a feeling this will really grow on me, very layered and meticulous. It's obvious that this is a really well-made album, but I was expecting something a little more outright passionate and dynamic, so a tad disappointed on first few listens.
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| 3.5 great | MassiveAttack | November 4th 15 |
There's huge promise on What Went Down from the get go. It drives with more pure aggression lyrically and instrumentally than anything Foals have ever brought forward. This approach is mared with the fact they never quite get their footing with an uneven theme, see: middle of album. It states one thing and does another, something that was not a problem upon Holy Fire, but it's overly cautious approach downed it as an average album. Foals just misses the mark on a middle ground - they stick to their indie pop strengths but then shun it for more straight-forward in your face moments like Snake Oil, which sounds like a psychedelic abomination. Seconds later turning everything on its head with one of familiar Foals moments on Night Swimmers. One has to ask, where is this headed? It's unfortunate. A few changes here and there could of made this album a clear cut best since Total Strife Forever, instead it's just marginally better than Holy Fire.
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| 0.0 | Worst User of All Time Agreed | August 27th 15 |
Takes the "I can't get enough... SPACE!" vibe of Holy Fire except this time actually does something awesome with it
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| 2.5 average | clavier EMERITUS | August 13th 15 |
*wants to say something about arena rock but decides to back off*
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| 4.0 excellent | Spec | October 23rd 23 |
| 3.5 great | iGuter | December 2nd 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Joe92 | October 23rd 20 |
| 3.0 good | AidNN | April 23rd 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Sly4evr | February 29th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | dan1801 | October 18th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | d00stin | October 18th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | wg98 | March 24th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | CamiloG | March 20th 19 |
| 2.5 average | kylerez | February 20th 19 |
| 3.5 great | nola1 | November 23rd 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Fabio | August 12th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Snuron | August 5th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Metz | June 3rd 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | ksoflas | April 16th 18 |
| 2.5 average | adamsee | October 7th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | TVparty | February 21st 17 |
| 3.5 great | hep | January 2nd 17 |
| 2.5 average | Lalka | December 29th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Gozpot | October 19th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | boydn | September 6th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Shamus CONTRIBUTOR | August 7th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | cm7com | July 11th 16 |
| 3.5 great | ACVPV | June 17th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | jaspvr | June 1st 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | eazye | April 28th 16 |
| 3.5 great | aresx | March 25th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Aids | March 15th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | shem | March 8th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ecnalzen | February 26th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Filling | February 26th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Krvst | February 24th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | mitch91 | February 20th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Coast | February 12th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | M1CH03L | January 27th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | pachaim | January 14th 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Faraudo | December 30th 15 |
| 1.5 very poor | ProfC | December 21st 15 |
| 3.5 great | Mojito | December 21st 15 |
| 3.0 good | 00mee | December 14th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Atrophy | December 13th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Fugue | December 6th 15 |
| 2.0 poor | iveau | November 30th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | memedfg | November 26th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | teahead | November 23rd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | gijsr | November 15th 15 |
| 2.5 average | anat | November 12th 15 |
| 2.5 average | Pangea | November 11th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Rudy K. EMERITUS | October 22nd 15 |
| 4.1 excellent | DaveyBoy EMERITUS | October 21st 15 |
| 3.0 good | junyi15 | September 30th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Dan H. EMERITUS | September 25th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | mallen- | September 24th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Rowdy | September 20th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | FevaPowa | September 19th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | RuanCSC | September 17th 15 |
| 2.5 average | mikep87 | September 16th 15 |
| 2.5 average | Prole | September 15th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ryot | September 14th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Masthews | September 14th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | auxilia | September 9th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Irving EMERITUS | September 9th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Matski | September 9th 15 |
| 3.5 great | jeggers | September 7th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Photon | September 5th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Fujay | September 5th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | ryan10 | September 5th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | progsun | September 3rd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | karlulol | September 2nd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ulshad | September 2nd 15 |
| 3.5 great | oahmed | September 1st 15 |
| 1.5 very poor | Mr Snrub | September 1st 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | thejared | September 1st 15 |
| 4.5 superb | sparkz | September 1st 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Potesin | August 31st 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Greem | August 31st 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | JWT155 | August 31st 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Adam | August 30th 15 |
| 3.5 great | fdrc | August 29th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | aeality | August 28th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | JoshieG | July 21st 15 |
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