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Universal acclaim- based on 57 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 51 out of 57
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Mixed: 6 out of 57
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Negative: 0 out of 57
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Mar 12, 2011The best way to describe this album is as 'sonic seizures.' The chaotic style that has become CTE's trademark fills this album. There is no lack of personality. At times it can be a little hard to listen to, but more times than not, it's filled with energetic punk-blues.
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Jan 14, 2011Une albulm vraiment l'fun à écouté, le Cage The Elephant style à son meilleur. C'est exactement ce à quoi on veux s'attendre quand on écoute un nouveau disque. Le tout est divertissant et diversifié. C'est simplement excellent. Thank You Happy Birthday est la pour comblé tout coeur.
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Mar 10, 2011I knew I should have passed. This album is getting great reviews but I just can't stand listening to it more than once. It's stale, bland, and boring. The main single "Shake me Down" is catchy at least but other than that, the rest of the album is nothing more than background noise.
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Jan 13, 2011Very good album. Song's are use for video game called "Borderlands", and they bring all the excitement in you. Strong lyrics make a great combination with the instruments.
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Nov 9, 2012It's the Pixies, but more grounded.
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Jun 8, 2011
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Jan 30, 2011A lot of the songs are a bit too hard to listen to, and the only song I actually love sounds a lot like a Green Day song, but it's still pretty good.
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Apr 19, 2012
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Feb 9, 2014Thank You, Happy Birthday has it's moments but at times it's simply too harsh. Some songs are so intense that they're hard to listen to but those moments are few and far between and overall it is a pretty solid album, but it certainly is not for everyone.
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Jan 15, 2013One of the best indie album si have ever heard, Key tracks would have to be ABERDEEN, SHAKE ME DOWN, IDIE KIDZ, AROUND MY HEAD, 2024 and SELL YOURSELF, A great album would definitely recommend.
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Sep 9, 2016
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May 8, 2023An album that I do really like. There are some real earworms in this album and every track is a banger but jeez my ears are sore by the end of the album. It has to be one of the most compressed albums that I have ever listened to
Awards & Rankings
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Q MagazineMay 2, 2011Matt Shultz makes a natural showman firmly in the mouth Perry Farrell mould. Front of house taken care of, it's then just a matter of pairing the noise and excitement, something they achieve in short, sharp bursts with room to spare. [Apr 2011, p.98]
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Kerrang!Mar 29, 2011Taking cues from the Pixies and '90s grunge--Sell Yourself or Japanese Buffalo could be Pixies mainman Black Francis in a rage--but rowdier and caustic, they are compelling. [19 Mar 2011, p.51]
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UncutMar 29, 2011They've sorted through a kitbag of 80 songs and made good on the potential. [Apr 2011, p.77]