The Good, The Bad & The Queen
by The Good, the Bad & the Queen
  • Record Label: Virgin
  • Release Date: Jan 23, 2007
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 69 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 63 out of 69
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 69
  3. Negative: 1 out of 69

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  1. gabrielez
    Aug 6, 2009
    10
    Album's melancholic sound makes my back trembling.
  2. mikes.
    Jan 24, 2007
    5
    neither pop nor catchy, an experimental release with bad production. Definitely a decline from the excellent gorillaz album previously released not too long ago.
  3. Taco
    Feb 19, 2007
    0
    worst album ever.
  4. asasas
    Mar 14, 2007
    5
    boring...
  5. EinarJ.
    May 4, 2008
    5
    You wonder, how Damon Albern could go so wrong with his vocals on this record. Instrumental The Good, The Bad & The Queen works so much better, and the track 'Back In The Day', seems to be misplaced on the Herculean single.
  6. BrockC.P
    Jan 24, 2007
    10
    Brilliant
  7. alanl
    Mar 13, 2007
    9
    A great album that makes you think Damon Albarn could become the new David Bowie. Even you don't like this record you have to admit his brain just doesn't stop creating fresh music
  8. abraham
    Jan 20, 2007
    10
    Amazing!
  9. NickyS
    Jan 20, 2007
    10
    Albarn is ALWAYS stretching and inspiring. While Three Changes was better when sung live at the Roundhouse, the album is genuinely beautiful and continually unexpected.
  10. bettyw
    Jan 30, 2007
    9
    a beautiful album that improves with every listening.
  11. erico
    Feb 3, 2007
    10
    amazing album. a definte grower.
  12. JohnB
    Feb 4, 2007
    9
    The Good, the Bad and the Queen proves Albarn is more than just a pop musician. He is an artist and this album consists of a fully realized concept. While immediate hooks may be absent, Albarn has a good ear for nice melodies perfectly understated on this album.
  13. Vic
    Mar 31, 2007
    8
    It's not what I have been waiting to hear, but it's beautiful multi-layer music.
  14. kevk
    Mar 30, 2007
    7
    They should just call this a damon albarn solo album. The rest of the guys don't do anything except extend the album summary with credits.
  15. ScottS
    Jan 2, 2008
    10
    The best album released in 2007. Some exceptional singles, but it's real genius is how the entire enterprise unfolds, with songs flowing into each other.
  16. BoniverA.
    Jul 14, 2008
    10
    The most beautiful and charismatic album released in 2007, it's magical.
  17. PatricioR
    Jan 18, 2007
    10
    Damon Albarn is a brilliant mind always looking for new sounds, new musical textures and certainly sometimes he has not lived up to the expectations (as in the Mali Music album). With the TGTBATQ he has returned to the best of his form. The album looks like the mandatory sequel to the amazing Blur's Think Tank, with great melancholic songs such as Green Fields, Kingdom Of Doom, Damon Albarn is a brilliant mind always looking for new sounds, new musical textures and certainly sometimes he has not lived up to the expectations (as in the Mali Music album). With the TGTBATQ he has returned to the best of his form. The album looks like the mandatory sequel to the amazing Blur's Think Tank, with great melancholic songs such as Green Fields, Kingdom Of Doom, Herculean, 80's Life to name but a few. I hope they come to tour the US, I see it difficult though.… Expand
  18. timm
    Jan 18, 2007
    9
    good sh*t! bleak yet hopeful, comforting yet stern.
  19. mick
    Jan 22, 2007
    7
    Good Album - not amazing but a good album all the same
  20. ThatMusicGuy
    Jan 22, 2007
    9
    excellent album
  21. ChrisG
    Jan 23, 2007
    9
    A beautifully understated record. Not as bleak as I imagined, as always Albarn has an ear for a pop tune but here, he and the band offer so much more depth than his previous work.
  22. DavidA
    Jan 24, 2007
    7
    Good album, but considering the group members, this is still a Damon Albarn album. The other players barely show up. Which is a shame, cause they could have added a lot.
  23. PedroL
    Jan 27, 2007
    9
    The best music i've heard this new year... DA is getting serious. GW!!
  24. JohnnyS
    Jan 28, 2007
    9
    This album is the best Albarn project yet. A far better album start-to-finish than the last Gorillaz album, which lacked this discs consistent mood. Great for putting on while chilling with friends or alone.
  25. MateuszS
    Feb 22, 2007
    7
    Couple nice songs
  26. karlw.
    Feb 3, 2007
    10
    amazing work, a grower.
  27. JoseC
    Feb 4, 2007
    10
    This is one of the most impressive albums I've heard in recent years. It is so complex in such a magnitude that every track is different and complex from each other. This is the first album that is truly beatle-esque in that it has the same magic effects that any beatle album has but still doesn't match to their masterpieces like Sgt. Pepper. Great Album that won't This is one of the most impressive albums I've heard in recent years. It is so complex in such a magnitude that every track is different and complex from each other. This is the first album that is truly beatle-esque in that it has the same magic effects that any beatle album has but still doesn't match to their masterpieces like Sgt. Pepper. Great Album that won't dissapoint a true fan of music.… Expand
  28. JakeH
    Feb 7, 2007
    8
    This is a very good, soothing, chill album. It seems to play best as a background filler, blocking out a silence in life with very descriptive emotional sounds. Herculean, Northern Whale and the title track give you its key flavor but the whole album is a gourmet dinner.
  29. FelipeP
    Feb 7, 2007
    10
    The perfect follow-up to the last blur album "Think Tank". Damon Albarn is a genius.
  30. ruir
    Mar 10, 2007
    10
    The history of UK post-punk. Excellent.
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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 38 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 38
  3. Negative: 2 out of 38
  1. Amazon.com
    70
    It's not Blur, the Clash, Fela, the Verve, or Gorillaz. It's more than just names on albums.
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  2. Blender
    60
    Unlike the rousing punk-, Kinks- and new-wave-colored mosaic of Parklife, this one sticks to sepia-toned, dub-nodding abstractions. [Jan/Feb 2007, p.86]
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  3. Los Angeles Times
    88
    They sound like a seasoned team, an understated unit where nothing dominates and everything contributes to enhancing the moods of Albarn's songs.
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