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. NeonGreenBike
    Apr 17, 2014
    7
    This album is critical. It is anti- many things today (and yesterday), which is not a bad thing, but maybe it is delivered with too much cynicism for it's own sake. Sometimes it lacks of subtlety, sometimes it is too sarcastic (like sardonic laugh in Misery Company), at the same time it condemns Peter Pan syndrome (And we're choosing not to make that choice, and we lose our shoes andThis album is critical. It is anti- many things today (and yesterday), which is not a bad thing, but maybe it is delivered with too much cynicism for it's own sake. Sometimes it lacks of subtlety, sometimes it is too sarcastic (like sardonic laugh in Misery Company), at the same time it condemns Peter Pan syndrome (And we're choosing not to make that choice, and we lose our shoes and voice... But we have a lot of fun on the way, wanna play?) and fighting (for) something, rather than living in a happy bubble (You and me on the front line, You and me, every time, It's always you and me, we're bows and arrows ... We the people, created equal And if that's true, then we're not the only ones Bows & Arrows).
    My biggest problem with this album is that it leaves me in a confusion - I don't know if I should take it seriously as a anti-war, anti-capitalist, anti-indolent etc. manifesto or it is an album which main purpose is to mock of various anti-something protest (among other things just for protesting against something sake), criticize indolence and unawareness of today's educated youth. If last one is the case it would explain why there is so much pessimism on the album, but it is easy to be critical, much harder is to provide a solution.
    I'll take the "middle road", adopt traces of optimism in lyrics and focus on music which is post-punk/alt-rock at it's best. After all, this album really gets better after each listening.
    Highlights are: Coming Home, Ruffians on Parade and Roses    … 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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