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They sound like they sincerely believe the greatest thing that ever happened to rock & roll is Sammy Hagar's solo career.
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BlenderA strange brew. [May 2004, p.128]
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No disaster, but no triumph either, Fly or Die seems unlikely to break N*E*R*D to the audience they so evidently crave.
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SpinIn their eagerness to show off the range of their toolbox, they stumble. [May 2004, p.101]
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The album dies far more often than it flies, mistaking a crazy-quilt musical approach for creativity, and wrongly miscalculating the strengths of its anemic vocalist.
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Q MagazineIt's often fascinating only in the details. [May 2004, p.110]
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Listening casually is OK, as you can get by the annoying Pharrell and enjoy some of the silly retro groves. But pay any degree of actual attention and there are problems.
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Fly or Die gives you the sense that the Neptunes were trying extra hard to counter their success as pop producers by making a "weird" rock album. Instead of breaking new ground, they've only undermined themselves.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 39 out of 51
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Mixed: 7 out of 51
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Negative: 5 out of 51
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annajApr 19, 2006verry good
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RayWAug 16, 2005
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AndrewWDec 27, 2004