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| 2.0 poor | Scoot | January 11th 12 |
i dun know bout yeew but i dun fink the primawy pupose of yoh loif is to listen to this cd
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| 3.5 great | Jones | January 13th 12 |
I'm surprised Enter Shikari get hated on as much as they do on here. They don't deserve to be lumped with bands like The Devil Wears Prada and are far from "shit". Calling a band shit should be saved for bands who genuinely are, such as Brokencyde.rAlbum rules, though it has certain flaws in it, such as Pack Of Thieves' transition from huge chorus to electronic drop, it doesn't fit at all.
Rating change: Bumped this down from 4 to 3.5, Enter Shikari's albums as a full package seem to be very weak in the case of lasting value. Whilst the songs are good, the album just doesn't strike me enough as a whole to come and back and listen to over and over again.
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| 4.0 excellent | Monstar1790 | January 12th 12 |
Their best album. Surprisingly restrained in moments, while still retaining their spastic sense of humor.
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| 1.5 very poor | Saturday | January 12th 12 |
this fucking sucks
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| 1.0 awful | Pharoh | January 12th 12 |
Yabba dabbba DOO!!!!!! Album blows
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| 0.0 | VikkiH | January 12th 12 |
Boooring. Just like the last album. I really don't know why this band bothers anymore. They're shit.
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| 0.0 | tkxxx7 | November 6th 11 |
2012? Is this supposed to be funny, or
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| 0.0 | | January 20th 12 |
With a disjointed structure, overemphasis on their political views and the garbled electronics, Enter Shikari has made an album that doesn't stand up to the original sound on their last two albums and instead changes their formula to experiment and convey ideas, with very mediocre results.
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| 0.0 | Shuyin | January 18th 12 |
im getting seriously sick of all the fanboyism about this album. if you tards are gonna writte about how good you THINK it is then writte a fucking soundoff, not a review. ffs
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| 2.5 average | Trebor. EMERITUS | January 12th 12 |
This is getting really good reviews all over the place, but honestly it's just average. It's not even as good as their last album, and the attempted dubstep parts are annoying. The production is pretty bad too. Like it sounds like they only recorded one guitar track. I mean who the hell records only one guitar track in this day and age?
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| 3.5 great | Jared Floryan | January 12th 15 |
(9/24/17): Revisiting British rock quartet Enter Shikari's third full-length as well as reading the album title aloud, 'A Flash Flood of Colour' couldn't have been a more apt name. Though planted firmly in modern post-hardcore, the record also showcases the band's insistence on infusing the aforementioned pxhc style with various electronic, metal, and rock subgenres. Even within ES' discography, it contains hands down some of the group's most diverse-sounding material. Judging the offering alone without comparing it to other releases, Flash Flood of Colour is intriguing as it is enjoyable. The level of compositional ability is very inconsistent on a song-by-song basis and Rou Reynolds' lyricism is super cheesy (though thematically well intentioned), but for what it's worth, one would be hard-pressed to find themselves having a boring time throughout Shikari's third affair's 42-minute runtime. Angel recommends: "...Meltdown," "Search Party," "Stalemate," "Warm Smiles Do Not Make You Welcome Here," and "Pack of Thieves."
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| 4.5 superb | SteeleShikari | January 13th 12 |
This album is amazing. Creativity, variety, a message. I mean come on what more do you want. Many haters on Sputnik that hate this band for some reason, but who gives a fuck you know this album sounds great.
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| 2.0 poor | Whatsgood | January 12th 12 |
Is it better than I expected? Yes. Is it still worse than I hoped? You bet.
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| 3.5 great | Dolving999 | January 12th 12 |
Every time I listen to the metal part of Warm Smiles (3:00 - 3:48), I enter Shikari. Fucking amazing!
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| 2.3 average | Erwann S. STAFF | February 2nd 22 |
Wah I should def have listened to this when it came out, would have scratched that core boi X dubstep'n'bass aficionado vibe I had. Now it sounds like a not-well-done mishmash of hype genres with very lil subtility. Some tiny parts invoked nostalgia for a dead era, and some choruses were farking anthemic, but apart from these ~moments~ it's a no-no.
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| 3.5 great | Beej977 | February 25th 15 |
Slowly going off this band and their album ratings are dropping accordingly.
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| 1.5 very poor | Comatorium. | February 8th 15 |
After the effortless melding of genres displayed on new album "The Mindsweep," this album's hackneyed shoehorning of electronica and metalcore is painfully unsatisfying, and the politically fueled spoken words sections are cheesy and far too numerous. The transitions between these three elements are as subtle as a bag of bricks being thrown down a flight of stairs. By far the low point in ES's discography, and thank fuck they recovered from this mess.
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| 4.5 superb | merize9 | October 14th 14 |
Amazing album! My style of music, rock, dance, screamo, a little rap, loud beat, great voice and lyrics.
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| 3.0 good | BeneaththeDarkOcean | August 10th 13 |
The best mix of metalcore and dubstep yet produced, with some of the best political lyrics this side of RATM. Also has a major prog edge to the songwriting structure.
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| 0.0 | EddieMarais | February 20th 13 |
I understand that stylistic progression is good for a band; it stops their music becoming stale and allows them to experiment with other genres. One thing I don't get, however, is bands who tone down to the point of irrelevance everything that made their music good, and pump up the smaller, less popular aspects of their back catalogue. Gone are the shrieks and snarls from Take To The Skies , gone are the melodic, well balanced periods of clean vocals and gone is the thoroughly post-hardcore instrumentalism. Here, Enter Shikari are nothing but a heavily dubstep influenced shadow of their former selves. Reynolds was seemingly so consumed in putting forward a throughly anti-state message that he forgot to write some good music with which he could carry his point forward.
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| 4.0 excellent | Supertails | August 14th 12 |
This was one of the first times I'd heard a post-hardcore album. And I'm glad it was this one, because it drew me in during every second.rFrom the acoustic-to-electronic balladry of 'Stalemate' to the political-rant-turned-dubstep 'Gandhi Mate, Gandhi' to the spoken-word 'Constellations', the album absolutely captivated me. I loved the mix of genres, I loved it when it was at its slowest and when it was at its white-knuckled rampage pace.rIt's a brilliant fusing of electronica and metal, and I can't wait to check out their other stuff after this.
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| 3.5 great | Pennywise_M | June 6th 12 |
Finally, there is something plain positive to say about these guys. Energetic, full of momentum, unique and a great message as always, perhaps even more polished. An amazing, solid fusion between post-hardcore and electronic genres. Enter Shikari at their best.
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| 3.5 great | Blixnstraten | February 5th 12 |
It's a great album. It's not excellent and it's definitely not classic. Common Dreads came out years ago and I'm less 'over it' than AFFOC. There is a certain element lacking in a lot of the songs, The album dosen't flow, like Common Dreads and Take to the Skies did and little things like the end of Sssnakepit just bring it all down to the score it deserves.r-Coming from a huge fan.
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| 4.0 excellent | InFiction | January 19th 12 |
At first I was skeptical of this album, due to the lack of the once promised 'Destabilise' and 'Quelle Surprise', both of which are fantastic songs. But as it turns out, this record is innovative, meaningful and above all, a lot of fun. No filler and not one skippable track. Even my once hated 'Gandhi Mate, Gandhi' works well within the context of the album, and 'Warm Smiles Do Not Make You Welcome Here' might be my favourite ever Enter Shikari song.
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| 3.5 great | alextheantichrist | January 18th 12 |
Enter Shikari seem to be evolving into a successful band and A Flash Flood of Colour is their best album yet. It's more balanced with the Post-Hardcore and the Electronica. One of my favorite tracks on here is Constellations which is definitely an amazing way to end an album. Give this a chance.
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| 3.5 great | JesusCage | January 13th 12 |
Haters gonna hate...rbut well, so far so good, not my fav but i'm liking it
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| 0.0 | downxbeat | January 12th 12 |
Not as bad as I thought it'd be. Few songs are good, few songs are decent. I'll probably end up listening to the whole record once/twice every month or so.
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| 0.0 | Crumby | January 12th 12 |
Might be better than their previous two albums. At least better than common dreads. But then again, it's like comparing three different competitors in the special olympics.
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| 5.0 classic | LOG4N | January 4th 12 |
Soooooooooo stoked for this album. Arguing with Thermometers is amazing, as well as Ghandi Mate Ghandi. Ill be buying this album for sure
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| 3.5 great | Emo | September 12th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Halez | June 3rd 23 |
| 3.0 good | Timmy | January 12th 23 |
| 5.0 classic | craPkit | November 29th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jerrad | August 13th 22 |
| 3.0 good | sr388 | June 24th 22 |
| 2.5 average | Get Low | February 1st 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | JoshieG | December 30th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Watch | December 4th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | bnest | October 15th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Xizon | September 8th 21 |
| 5.0 classic | Gorey13 | February 7th 21 |
| 3.5 great | tellah | December 7th 20 |
| 5.0 classic | sonic | May 5th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Benwx | April 27th 20 |
| 3.5 great | AidNN | April 23rd 20 |
| 3.0 good | woxdy | April 20th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | ian b | April 17th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Futures | April 2nd 20 |
| 3.0 good | john | January 29th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | RedBol | January 16th 20 |
| 3.0 good | kodama | December 21st 19 |
| 3.5 great | lewzis | June 10th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tom Read CONTRIBUTOR | March 1st 19 |
| 3.5 great | Oddsy | December 20th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Vaio | October 4th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Krpa | April 30th 18 |
| 3.0 good | jer | April 2nd 18 |
| 4.5 superb | ian b. | February 3rd 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hajime | December 25th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | ughemo | October 7th 17 |
| 3.5 great | nbats | October 6th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Moksha | September 28th 17 |
| 3.5 great | AriDoe | September 23rd 17 |
| 3.0 good | RexDarr | September 22nd 17 |
| 1.5 very poor | Kurisu | September 21st 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | gschwen | August 7th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | ORTCEZ | June 25th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | bordje | June 19th 17 |
| 3.0 good | SadLad | March 25th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | RyRd | March 2nd 17 |
| 2.5 average | Corney | February 16th 17 |
| 3.5 great | El Olam | December 17th 16 |
| 3.5 great | acmolan | November 12th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | CarlosAG | November 11th 16 |
| 1.0 awful | Illume | August 8th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Shamus248 CONTRIBUTOR | May 20th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Snide | May 14th 16 |
| 3.0 good | IVIII | April 24th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Kiwi | April 23rd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | snakesc | April 20th 16 |
| 2.5 average | Sapee | April 5th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | jesper STAFF | March 16th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Leymon | February 25th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Agonba | February 2nd 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Wigmore | December 27th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | JayKb | October 5th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Ben STAFF | September 21st 15 |
| 2.0 poor | Krvst | August 29th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | JGreeb | August 25th 15 |
| 3.0 good | zmol | June 13th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | zachibm | April 27th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Kohta | April 14th 15 |
| 3.5 great | MattTD | April 12th 15 |
| 3.0 good | xedi | March 22nd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | boeoz | January 21st 15 |
| 3.0 good | CutMan | January 18th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Fujay | January 16th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | ilbron | January 15th 15 |
| 2.0 poor | Furik | January 12th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Flave | January 8th 15 |
| 3.5 great | slaps | December 16th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Adam | November 28th 14 |
| 1.5 very poor | Runeii | November 26th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | B888IE | October 23rd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kurai | October 22nd 14 |
| 2.5 average | DaniHoF | October 19th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tr4nsit | October 11th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Asha96 | October 9th 14 |
| 3.0 good | neikos | September 12th 14 |
| 3.0 good | JSJC | September 7th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Surtur | July 27th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | MaggieG | July 26th 14 |
| 1.5 very poor | kroglor | July 18th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | lecube | July 8th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Roman | May 7th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Tonzx | April 11th 14 |
| 3.0 good | ihml93 | March 13th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Kroz | March 4th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Surette | February 27th 14 |
| 3.5 great | NoSons | February 23rd 14 |
| 2.5 average | Turlerr | January 18th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hick | January 3rd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | karlulol | December 29th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | Samilo | December 12th 13 |
| 3.5 great | heck | December 2nd 13 |
| 2.5 average | Fjolnir | November 16th 13 |
| 3.5 great | maddin | October 23rd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | ellagos | October 14th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Dischi | September 26th 13 |
| 2.0 poor | adr | September 15th 13 |
| 2.5 average | Irving EMERITUS | September 1st 13 |
| 3.5 great | Kruppe | August 28th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Alaska | August 26th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | 2453 | August 3rd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | 1Sopel6 | June 13th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Urbis1 | March 23rd 13 |
| 3.0 good | bwiese | February 24th 13 |
| 2.5 average | DanN91 | February 10th 13 |
| 3.0 good | drz89 | February 4th 13 |
| 2.0 poor | Claub | January 25th 13 |
| 3.5 great | gijsr | January 16th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | JorisL | January 15th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | Fabrix | January 14th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | jsaf7 | January 8th 13 |
| 1.5 very poor | Lenix | December 31st 12 |
| 3.0 good | Dunnus | December 31st 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Halzy31 | December 26th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | ABBIMM | December 24th 12 |
| 3.5 great | mcg182 | December 23rd 12 |
| 3.5 great | Antigen | December 21st 12 |
| 2.5 average | Shimana | December 20th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | armenia | December 8th 12 |
| 2.5 average | mrbloke | December 7th 12 |
| 3.5 great | brunch | December 6th 12 |
| 2.5 average | Pndi | November 25th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Afbg123 | November 17th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | ZoneOut | November 17th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | misho87 | November 16th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Inferis | November 11th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | tamaron | October 20th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | CJandM | October 12th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | 32left | September 4th 12 |
| 1.5 very poor | demjunz | July 24th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | SimGod | June 25th 12 |
| 2.5 average | Crawl | June 20th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | DGD4L | June 19th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | mar1s | June 2nd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | DerSic | May 21st 12 |
| 2.5 average | Sirob | May 15th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | Jokmor | May 8th 12 |
| 3.5 great | chayka | April 23rd 12 |
| 2.5 average | Lalka | April 5th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | SoxRock | April 5th 12 |
| 3.0 good | bain89 | March 10th 12 |
| 3.0 good | julezv | March 10th 12 |
| 3.5 great | ryan10 | March 8th 12 |
| 3.5 great | vinceG | March 8th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | KUBT | March 6th 12 |
| 1.5 very poor | Shvyin | March 1st 12 |
| 1.5 very poor | djunior | February 19th 12 |
| 3.0 good | MtMoon | February 19th 12 |
| 3.0 good | kanker | February 18th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | RobH | February 16th 12 |
| 2.5 average | xevman | February 15th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Custy | February 6th 12 |
| 2.5 average | Ignored | January 29th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Titan50 | January 22nd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | ABurton | January 18th 12 |
| 2.5 average | goop | January 18th 12 |
| 2.0 poor | Zorak | January 17th 12 |
| 2.5 average | natey | January 15th 12 |
| 3.0 good | lucho | January 14th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | Damon | January 14th 12 |
| 1.0 awful | Rev | January 13th 12 |
| 1.5 very poor | X3ni92 | January 13th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Arron | January 13th 12 |
| 3.0 good | Spec | January 12th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | AlBo | January 11th 12 |
| 3.5 great | quik40 | January 11th 12 |
| 2.3 average | Rowan5215 STAFF | November 24th 11 |
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