Phantom Power (2003) Album Review

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Music critics combined give Phantom Power a score of 3.3300 out of 4

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Stylus Magazine

Ninety-nine percent of fans will attribute the Super Furry Animalsâs greatness and (relatively) far-reaching acceptance to virtues that are difficult to find onPhantom Power: unpredictability, wildness, unrestricted fun, etc. Read more about Phantom Power on Stylus Magazine

PopMatters

Though not quite as spectacular as Rings Around the World, Phantom Power is still one of the most refreshingly original and fun releases of the summer. Read more about Phantom Power on PopMatters

All Music Guide

Phantom Power is a very good album (and, again, compared to many of SFA's peers in 2003, it is far ahead of the pack), but it does lack some of the things that made earlier Super Furry Animals so exhilarating -- the grit, the wild abandon, the absurdity, and the sheer unpredictability, where it was impossible to tell what would happen next. Read more about Phantom Power on All Music Guide

Entertainment Weekly

The Welsh quintet's concept-album ambitions are undercut by inherent goofiness, especially when the band parodies Robert Johnson (''Golden Retriever'') and Iron Maiden (''Out of Control''). Read more about Phantom Power on Entertainment Weekly

Stylus Magazine

Even if the album sounds more restrained, there is nothing holding back the quality of the material. Read more about Phantom Power on Stylus Magazine

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