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Charango
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 12 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 7 votes
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Album Info
Label: Warner Bros.
Release Date: 16 July 2002
Discs: 1 disc
Genre(s): Electronic, Alternative, Trip-Hop
Summary
The English trip-hop outfit's fourth studio album features unlikely guest vocal appearances from rapper Slick Rick and Lambchop's Kurt Wagner.
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Also On The Web: Official Morcheeba Site
What The Critics Said
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...
Q Magazine
[Morcheeba] return to what they do best. [July 2002, p.117]
All Music Guide
The band's best record in some time, and for anyone not a purist, it's possibly Morcheeba's best ever.
Read Full Review >Uncut
The entire album is a beauty.... The most adventurous album of their career. [Aug 2002, p.110]
CDNow
The album finds footing in jazzy downbeat arrangements, and its hip-hop aftertaste gives Charango (and Morcheeba as an entity) a needed one-two punch.
Read Full Review >Mixer
Some songs do morph into mere mood pieces... but Charango remains a fine return to form. [AUg 2002, p.80]
Mojo
Morcheeba's lightly shaken, hardly stirring sounds will doubtless satisfy fans, band and record company. [Aug 2002, p.104]
Rolling Stone
Morcheeba make a lovely sound, but they seem to be broadcasting from a very bright and pretty hell.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly
Teeters between cool languor and bland lethargy. [6 Sep 2002, p.86]
Blender
They still can't overcome their addiction to sugar. [#9, p.152]
Pitchfork
Charango reeks of Warner Brothers' attempt to find a viable audience for this waning band.
Read Full Review >New Musical Express (NME)
It’s actually Dire Straits gone trip-hop and everyone involved... should be brutally beaten to death with a tray of Ferrero Rocher.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this album is 6.8 (out of 10) based on 7 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Jiri V. gave it a9:
The best female voice of the decade (sic!) plus some great easy-listening songs. Highly relaxing album.
Andrew V gave it an 8:
The album is good. Some songs like for example the first one are masterpieces. I think that they have fallen into a comfortable position as a band. Their last album before this one was experimental and it seemed that the band was trying or looking for something new. i am happy with the album and I look forward to seeing them live in January in T.
Sir Spite Full gave it a 0:
Good lord this is sad music. As in destroy the CD, break the stereo, and burn the house to the ground so all remnants of its wasted tones are erased forever.
Nse E. gave it a 10:
Soothing, beautiful music. Awesome! 'What New York couples fight about', 'Undress me now', 'Get along', 'Aqualung', all masterpieces.
Chalo G. gave it a 10:
it is great trip hop to have pleasure with your couple
not telling gave it a 1:
I must thank Pete Norris, their producer, for giving me a promotional copy of Charango. I loved the first two. I am sorry to have to agree with NME on this one. MORcheeba indeed.
