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Maroon

by Barenaked Ladies

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of 455,611

12,504
2000's

of 265,875

2,242
2000

of 38,671

151

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.

Overall Rating: 2.5161 Maroon is ranked overall as 2.5161 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 2.4750 Maroon has an avg. critic score of 2.4750 out of 4 stars

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Entertainment Weekly

Though Barenaked Ladies songwriting team Steven Page and Ed Robertson have always had a strong sense of what makes a pop tune memorable -- think back to ''Brian Wilson'' and ''If I Had $1,000,000'' -- they've sometimes struggled to fill an ...more

Entertainment Weekly

On their latest, Maroon, they've delivered that too rare musical commodity: a disc overflowing with potential hits. ...more

Rolling Stone

But there are more moments when all-too-human messes lurk beneath the veneer of producer Don Was' perfect pop tracks, moments when the relentless sunniness of the music is pierced by sober themes (the last song, "Tonight Is the Night I Fell Asleep at the Wheel," is a graphic account of car-wreck carnage) and dark, psychological-profile assessments. ...more

All Music Guide

Maroon is simply charming. It's not outstanding, but the Barenaked Ladies do keep their self-defined whimsicality top-notch. ...more

All Music Guide

Canada's favorite musical comics the Barenaked Ladies didn't get distressed by the mainstream success of their fifth album, 1998'sStunt. ...more

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Wall of Sound

Maroon is BNL's grown-up album, still full of clever wordplay and winking couplets, but also dealing with dark and sometimes disarming matters of adulthood....read the complete review at Wall of Sound

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Checkout.com

Unfortunately seems to lack that goofiness that had previously made them one of rock-and-roll's coolest nerd bands....read the complete review at Checkout.com

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Spin

Buying the latests CD from a novelty act is like sitting on the same whoopee cushion...read the complete review at Spin

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New Musical Express

OK, here's some track titles - 'Too Little Too Late', 'Never Do Anything', 'Pinch Me' - and, guess what, THEY ALL FUCKING SUCK! Not just Weller, Ashcroft or Belle & Sebastian sucky but Mike & The Mechanics, Tin Machine and, yes, Hootie And The Blowfish...read the complete review at New Musical Express

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