Apologies To The Queen Mary
by Wolf Parade
  • Record Label: Sub Pop
  • Release Date: Sep 27, 2005
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 174 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 150 out of 174
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 174
  3. Negative: 4 out of 174

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  1. TomB
    Oct 12, 2005
    6
    if this was the first indie album I ever heard, yeah I'd be excited about this. But since it's about the 10,000th, it's real ho-hum. Some nice parts, some grating, but ultimately no better or worse than a dozen other indie releases this year.
  2. DrewK
    Oct 5, 2005
    6
    This CD wins the "Most Overrated/Overhyped Offering of the Year" award. It's pretty good, especially considering it's a debut LP. But Wolf Parade is just treading the well-worn path of groups like Modest Mouse, Arcade Fire and CYHSY. There's nothing here that you haven't heard before. If you like indie rock you'll be pleased, but don't expect to be blown away.
  3. J.G.Reid
    Sep 29, 2005
    5
    Yawn. I treid to like it, I really did, but after several listens all I hear is by the number indie rock. There is nothing particularly new or interesting here. It's not bad, just painfully average.
  4. DavidR
    Sep 29, 2005
    5
    I agree with the comment that it falls flat after the intro song. Based on the hype and the single, I had hoped for more. Its not terrible, but it is released in a time of much, much better music being released.
  5. JimM
    Oct 28, 2005
    4
    Has it's moments, just not that many. Seems we are really in the grand "Age of Hype" lately... Can't stand the singing... If you like "Clap you hands..." you'll dig this I suppose. Both releases havd been soooo hyped I couldn't resist... wish I had... or at least listened to them before buying... But I loved the Arcade Fire and the latest Broken Social Scene so thought Has it's moments, just not that many. Seems we are really in the grand "Age of Hype" lately... Can't stand the singing... If you like "Clap you hands..." you'll dig this I suppose. Both releases havd been soooo hyped I couldn't resist... wish I had... or at least listened to them before buying... But I loved the Arcade Fire and the latest Broken Social Scene so thought I'd continue that journey in a way. But this was a wrong turn. Maybe if I was new to "indie" music, it'd be different? But 20-some years into it... guess I was hoping for more.… Expand
  6. TipsyM
    Oct 31, 2005
    4
    Keep in mind my opinion is after one listen. I don't care to give this Wolf Parade joint more like I've been told I "should." What I can tell you is this pretty much sounds like every other example of introverted indie-rock. It'll be used on the O.C. in no time. Anyone who adores this stuff (see: nearly every post above this) is obviously looking too much into this or Keep in mind my opinion is after one listen. I don't care to give this Wolf Parade joint more like I've been told I "should." What I can tell you is this pretty much sounds like every other example of introverted indie-rock. It'll be used on the O.C. in no time. Anyone who adores this stuff (see: nearly every post above this) is obviously looking too much into this or trying way too hard.… Expand
  7. ChrisS
    Sep 26, 2005
    4
    Falls flat after the great opening track. Certainly can't compete with this year's freshest produce, Hold Steady, The New Lows and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.
  8. jack
    Jan 6, 2006
    6
    Wolf Parade are like Frog Eyes if Frog Eyes played conventional indie rock. But for those of us who love Frog Eyes, as I do, a more conventional version of that band just isn't of much interest
  9. seamusm
    Mar 28, 2006
    6
    The Queen Mary has sailed away without me, i'm afraid....kind of disappointed with this cd
  10. JonathanS
    Apr 26, 2006
    6
    Nice sound, but not very special. Bad lyrics too!
  11. ShaneM
    Nov 8, 2005
    5
    Comparisons to Arcade Fire are off the mark. This is rehashed 80's, typical of the new "indie" sound, done by so many these days - British Sea Power, Bloc Party, Interpol. If I hadn't grown up in the 80's I miight find this fresh. Not a bad album just nothing new.
  12. AlanAlda
    Oct 18, 2005
    5
    Alan Alda says it is just ok. " Eh " sums it up.
  13. GIJoe
    Oct 27, 2005
    6
    nothing new but worth a listen. typical of recent indie rock. listen to more music (get a good foundation) not just what is currently hyped. if u need to listen through SO many times before appreciating any creative nuances then it's probably not a very fresh sound.
  14. RossC
    Sep 27, 2005
    4
    I'm with Chris S: Overrated. Spencer Krug's voice is a rake on a windowpane. I don't know how anyone could dance to this for 5 seconds, let alone "all night long." (Is SubPop salting the readers' forum?) Definitely preview before you buy.
  15. JohnnyJ
    Sep 28, 2005
    5
    somebody please turn off the hype machine. this album is derivative in the worst way and fails to rise above the pedestrian throughout its running time. comparisons to arcade fire and modest mouse are not to be believed.

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Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 32 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. Tiny Mix Tapes
    80
    Wolf Parade do what they do better than anyone in recent memory.
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  2. Pitchfork
    92
    On paper this all could sound average, but Wolf Parade's true talent is transforming the everyday into the unprecedented.
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  3. Stylus Magazine
    100
    They’ve cleaned up their grungy guitar lines (thank you Sub Pop), reworked a few of the best songs from their early EPs, and the result is undoubtedly the best contender for the Arcade Fire/Broken Social Scene-helm of 2005.
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