Less Than Human
by The Juan MacLean
User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11

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  1. jyotirmayad
    Aug 18, 2005
    10
    Simply awesome! One of the 10 Best CDs of 2005 so far.
  2. PaulS
    Sep 26, 2005
    9
    Accidentally heard this CD while shopping at Tower and picked it up as an impulse buy. It's a breath of fresh air compared to the rest of the 2005 releases.
  3. TerrenceO
    Aug 24, 2005
    8
    While far from flawless, and to be honest not particularly interesting Less Than Human is tons of danceable fun. And thats all it aims for. Unlike many of his DFA labelmates The Juan Maclean aims for pure floor pounding dance party inducing euphoric fun, which is why this album is (at least on initial listen) less of a let down than many other DFA releases have been. All squigly synths, While far from flawless, and to be honest not particularly interesting Less Than Human is tons of danceable fun. And thats all it aims for. Unlike many of his DFA labelmates The Juan Maclean aims for pure floor pounding dance party inducing euphoric fun, which is why this album is (at least on initial listen) less of a let down than many other DFA releases have been. All squigly synths, booming bass, catchy melodies and the occasional dead pan vocal Juan Maclean pretty much lived up to the hype and my expectations. Blast this on a saturday night in your loft with all your yuppie hipster friends like it was intended... I'll have to be content with listening to it on my head phones on my painfully long commute.… Expand
  4. ScottC
    Aug 12, 2005
    8
    "give me every little thing" is amazing. it's not heavy music -- but then, not everything needs to be.
  5. aland
    Aug 11, 2005
    6
    no cut on this album rises above "give me every little thing." worse, the rest of the tracks just sort of mush together and all i could think of when it was over was that it was totally unremarkable.
  6. WalterE
    Sep 14, 2005
    5
    Just one brilliant song. Then nothing follows...
  7. BrianS
    Nov 8, 2005
    5
    Im not really understanding why this album is getting such good reviews. Apart from "Every Little Thing" there is little of interest to be heard. The female vocals sound like a lazy Miss Kitten. The beats are nothing special. Similar to the DFA Compilations it is very hit and miss, with LCD Soundsystem clearly being the only major talent on this label. And i was sooo excited when buying this :(
  8. TimK
    Aug 20, 2005
    2
    This album stinks like a outhouse. Let's face it, even though we all want to love the synth, the sytnh sounds like poop.

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#67 Best Album of 2005

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Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Tiny Mix Tapes
    70
    Less Than Human is the sound of James Murphy transforming the songs of a guy who has spent a nauseating amount of time fiddling about with Kraftwerk-y synths into an album as enjoyable at home as it is on the dancefloor.
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  2. Almost Cool
    70
    Good, but not outstanding.
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  3. cokemachineglow
    69
    It suffers less from a lack of competence than a general lack of inspiring tracks and the consistency of swiss cheese.
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