Echoes
by The Rapture
User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 35 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 35
  3. Negative: 1 out of 35

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  1. matta
    Sep 28, 2005
    5
    Totally overrated. A few decent tracks but mostly just noise. Can't be compared with other good bands out of N.Y. like Stokes, CYHSY, etc.
  2. BenJ
    Oct 23, 2003
    4
    A very weak album by a fairly poor band. DFA supply enough production skill to pull a handlful of tunes out of the slump, but this is a third rate band making a below par album.
  3. CecilP
    Nov 3, 2003
    6
    About one song out of three works. Mostly it sounds like a uninspired band trying to make something new. 6/10 for the effort alone.

Awards & Rankings

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#87 Most Discussed Album of 2003

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 26
  3. Negative: 2 out of 26
  1. Launch.com
    80
    Luke Jenner's vocals may drive you insane, but he is to be ignored anyway. Echoes is all about perp-walking bass, funky white-boy cowbell, and enough brain-goring good guitar riffs to make Keith Richards collapse in amazement.
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  2. Blender
    70
    With so many hip people in the studio, it's no wonder Echoes sounds like such a party. [Nov 2003, p.119]
  3. Village Voice
    70
    What makes Echoes more than the sum of its inspirations... is that the band audibly, valiantly struggle to create something bigger than they are.
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