Education, Education, Education & War
by Kaiser Chiefs
  • Record Label: ATO
  • Release Date: Apr 1, 2014
User Score
7.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 35 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 35
  3. Negative: 5 out of 35
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  1. clarkethepigeon
    Apr 2, 2014
    6
    A step up from their previous effort, with some unusually ambitious tracks mixed in amongst the standard Kaiser Chief 'Na Na Na Na' fare. 'Cannons' is, I think, one of the best songs that they have written in recent years and I also particularly enjoyed the album's opener, 'The Factory Gates', but the album definitely suffers from a weak series of tracks in between - 'Misery Company' andA step up from their previous effort, with some unusually ambitious tracks mixed in amongst the standard Kaiser Chief 'Na Na Na Na' fare. 'Cannons' is, I think, one of the best songs that they have written in recent years and I also particularly enjoyed the album's opener, 'The Factory Gates', but the album definitely suffers from a weak series of tracks in between - 'Misery Company' and 'Bows and Arrows' being the two that I would pick out as the strongest, though they are certainly no more than 7/10s.

    There is certainly cause for optimism here, though, and the Kaiser Chief's might not be as spent a force as previously feared; a few more 'Cannons' and a few less 'Ruffians On Parade' on their next album, and it could be something special.    … Expand

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Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 19
  3. Negative: 2 out of 19
  1. Fact Magazine (UK)
    May 1, 2014
    10
    The lyrics are at best perfunctory, at worst an insult to anyone who isn’t a total nork.
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  2. Filter
    Apr 28, 2014
    62
    The result is a band that has found their collective groove.
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  3. Q Magazine
    Apr 23, 2014
    80
    After a decade as pop's court jesters, Kaiser Chiefs have finally found their true voice. [May 2014, p.106]
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