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Invaders Must Die
by The Prodigy
The first album for the electronic duo in four years features Dave Grohl and James Rushent as guest musicians.
| LABEL: |
Cooking Vinyl |
| RELEASE DATE: |
03 March 2009 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Electronic |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
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musicOMH.com
A statement for all of the limp new rave pretenders to pack up and fuck off, a return to form rarely sounded or felt so exciting.
80
Spin
Invaders Must Die is a stirringly workmanlike, if retro, blast of founder/producer Liam Howlett's anthemic breakbeat spazz.
60
Slant Magazine
You'd think a group that leaned so heavily on their capacity to shock you off wouldn't wear this unabashed regression as well as they do.
60
Blender
The Prodigy’s renewed commitment to first principles portends a future as the techno Ramones. There are worse things to be.
60
All Music Guide
Howlett is no slouch in the production chair, and the sounds are mostly blinding, but the songs are strictly by-the-books.
60
Observer Music Monthly
Invaders Must Die lacks their freshness and like all supposed returns "to form" it might prove they can compete with the present generation but, ultimately, it's more facelift than rejuvenation.
60
The Guardian
Nothing here genuinely startles the way Firestarter did in 1996.
58
Pitchfork
From the first track through its final seconds, Invaders joylessly stomps through overly familiar territory. It's another lunkheaded, loud mash-up of rock and dance, a sound now so beefed-up and campy that it's perhaps only suitable for shotgunning cheap beer and practicing UFC chokeholds with your pals.
50
Dot Music
They seem afraid to risk a good old-fashioned jungle break-out, the likes of which would be genuinely invigorating.
40
Drowned In Sound
A majority of IMD is destined to end up splattered across car adverts and in film soundtracks where the scene is of a pulsing, throbbing, energetic nature. Sadly, that won't lend it any more substance.
40
Uncut
In the ugliest way possible Invaders Must Die shows that the Prodigy have still got it.
30
Rolling Stone
It's all pummeling, vacuous rave noise--useful mainly for thrash dancing and scaring neighbors.
The average user rating for this album is 8.8 (out of 10) based on 9 User Votes
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