Sirens' Review Scores Collated

Post them here and we can cut an average, Metacritic style.

The Age Newspaper AU: 3.5/5

Associated Press US: 80% (est)

BBC.co.uk: 70% (est)

Blender Magazine US: 3/5

Channel Four Teletext UK: 9/10

ClickMusic.com: 75%

The Daily Star TV Magazine UK: 4/5

Entertainment Weekly Magazine US: 75% (est)

ExplodingPlastic.com: 6.75/10

GigWise.com: 4/5

The Globe & Mail Newspaper CA: 3.5/5

The Guardian Newspaper UK: 3/5

IndieLondon.co.uk: 80% (est)

The Irish Daily Newspaper IE: 5/5

The Irish Times Newspaper IE: 2/5

Manchester Evening News UK: 67%

Maxim Magazine US: 70% (est)

MegaStar.co.uk: 3/5

The Melbourne Herald-Sun Newspaper AU: 4.5/5

Metro Newspaper UK: 3/5

The Mirror Newspaper UK: 4/5

MixMag Magazine UK: 3/5

De Morgen Newspaper BE: 4/5

The New Weekly Magazine AU: 5/5

NME Magazine UK: 6/10

The Observer Newspaper UK: 3/5

Pitchforkmedia.com: 7.9/10

PixelSurgeon.com: 8/10

PlayLouder.com: 4/5

Q Magazine UK: 2/5

Quebecor Media CA: 7/10

Rip & Burn Magazine UK: 4/5

Rolling Stone Magazine AU: 4/5

Rolling Stone Magazine US: 4/5

Rumba Magazine FI: 3/5

Sound-Check.net: 7/10

The South Wales Argus Newspaper UK: 4/5

The Sun Newspaper UK: 5/5

The Sydney Daily Telegraph Newspaper AU: 4.5/5

TotalFormat.com: 70% (est)

Uncut Magazine UK: 3/5

Under the Radar Magazine US: 8/10

USA Today Newspaper US: 3/4

Virgin.net: 75% (est)

Volkskrant Newspaper NE: 3/10

Who Magazine AU: 70%

X-fm Radio UK: 3/5

X-Press Magazine AU: 70% (est)

Total Reviews: 48

Total Score: 3463.5 /  4800

Average: 72.15%

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As far as I know Uncut gave it 3/5 and then there's Rip & Burn where it got 4/5.

Then there's quite a strange review when you follow this link:

http://www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/revolution/reviews/

They give the album 2/5 but the review rather sounds like 5/5 so it must be either meant ironically or a typing mistake.

Guardian 3/5

Observer 3/5

A shame about that Northeast review, sounds like it may have bumped the average a little. Reckon they slugged it with the Ocean Colour Scene score.

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Keep it comin', keep it comin'...

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Channel 4 teletext 9/10

Daily Star TV magazine 2/5

flutes and other wind instruments weekly gives it a 10!

sirencester wrote: flutes and other wind instruments weekly gives it a 10!

I bet you're making that up.

Get down to smiths form a subscription. You know you want too

sirencester wrote: Get down to smiths form a subscription. You know you want too

You have definitely established yourself as a distinctive voice here, Mr. Flute.

europa16 wrote: Daily Star TV magazine 2/5

Europa16, what country is this mag from?

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The (Irish Daily) Star gave it 5/5 !!!!

I'll post the review later

(post 100  )

The mean has moved from 60-70% in a few days. Interesting. Many of the more serious music sources were quick to pan it, but it now seems to be more widely acclaimed.

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For whatever it's worth, there are now five customer reviews at Amazon, including mine.

patrick wrote: For whatever it's worth, there are now five customer reviews at Amazon, including mine.

Seen your review feedack?

hank_wiseass wrote:

patrick wrote: For whatever it's worth, there are now five customer reviews at Amazon, including mine.

Seen your review feedack?

I have now. Good thing I'm not an overly sensitive type.

I liked the play on words P.

Couldn't find the feedback though? - has Hi-jinx WideLoad added a vegetable patch of gags to bring your good name into disrepute?

Huntsman wrote: I liked the play on words P.

Couldn't find the feedback though? - has Hi-jinx WideLoad added a vegetable patch of gags to bring your good name into disrepute?

In retrospect I should have titled it Re-Turn of the Kings.

The feedback is the number of people who found this review helpful. In the meantime other strangers have kindly been helpful.

You've inspired me to pen a review of my own. Amazon's never had it so good.

Now, where did I put that fossilised rabbit dropping.

Huntsman wrote: You've inspired me to pen a review of my own. Amazon's never had it so good.

Now, where did I put that fossilised rabbit dropping.

It takes them a while to post them. Could you duplicate it here, H?

Huntsman wrote: I liked the play on words P.

Couldn't find the feedback though? - has Hi-jinx WideLoad added a vegetable patch of gags to bring your good name into disrepute?

innocent!

Hank Wiseass© wrote:

Huntsman wrote: I liked the play on words P.

Couldn't find the feedback though? - has Hi-jinx WideLoad added a vegetable patch of gags to bring your good name into disrepute?

innocent!

Apparently he's off writing his review, HW.

Patrick wrote:

Hank Wiseass© wrote:

Huntsman wrote: I liked the play on words P.

Couldn't find the feedback though? - has Hi-jinx WideLoad added a vegetable patch of gags to bring your good name into disrepute?

innocent!

Apparently he's off writing his review, HW.

I will relay back whence this mission is complete, but it may take a few days.

Get out critters!

You're sullying my peaceful, pure and resourceful thread!

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depthcharge wrote:

Keep it comin', keep it comin'...

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I gave you 2 under album of the week.

They're in there Kirschy ...

Was there a review in Who?

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I'll advise when the LadyBear picks up the next issue, D - but the most recent one does have a few column inches of interview with Hooky on the well-covered topics of current UK bands citing NO as influential - same old stuff about Killers and Bloc Party (who are actually pretty damn good, I've recently discovered).

Incidentally, I hope you are still on track with that tour rumour, D - having just seen REM yesterday, a NO gig on home turf would pretty much see my life's ambitions met. CTB

Lads, it was very exciting to see that 'Kangaroo Jack, G'day USA' had finally seen a worldwide cinema release.

I hope that in this follow-up to the first installment, simply entitled 'Kangaroo Jack', the story writers (or infinite quantity of monkeys operating overwhelmingly vast amounts of typewriters) have somehow managed to crowbar in a scene in which a flying walrus knocks over Tom Hanks into the sea.

Myself and a Waltons type craft filled with a bevy of bristling farm animals are simply chopping at the bit for this one!

Johnny Giles wrote:

CTB wrote: I'll advise when the LadyBear picks up the next issue, D - but the most recent one does have a few column inches of interview with Hooky on the well-covered topics of current UK bands citing NO as influential - same old stuff about Killers and Bloc Party (who are actually pretty damn good, I've recently discovered).

Incidentally, I hope you are still on track with that tour rumour, D - having just seen REM yesterday, a NO gig on home turf would pretty much see my life's ambitions met. CTB

Bloc Party are quality. Their album 'Silent Alarm' has a bunch of great tracks on it. Its the drumming that does it ! very UPs. Can't stop playing it. Highly recommended.

Agree wholeheartedly, JG - although the start of 'Banquet' sounds a little too much like 'Message in a bottle' for my liking. CTB