Live It Out
by Metric
Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. The A.V. Club
    60
    Metric has a hard time balancing its pop side and its experimental side, and not enough of the new record is as memorable as its simmering regret ballad "Too Little Too Late" or the frenzied retro-dance cut "Monster Hospital."
  2. Slant Magazine
    60
    Think of Metric as a poppier Yeah Yeah Yeahs or Breeders and think of Live It Out as another step toward indie-pop splendor.
  3. Prefix Magazine
    60
    Metric fails to touch on anything profound.
  5. Magnet
    60
    The finest moments here are all Feist-like. [#70, p.102]
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  6. Pitchfork
    42
    Live It Out is stymied by lame riffing and unqualified wonkage.
  7. Alternative Press
    40
    Even [Haines'] coos about war can't make Live feel urgent or save its slanted art-rock outbursts. [Dec 2005, p.214]
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#81 Most Shared Album of 2005

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User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 38 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 38
  3. Negative: 2 out of 38
  1. Pat
    Jun 8, 2012
    10
    One of my favorite albums ever. Can listen to any song on the album repeatedly. Definitely an album that has to grow on you, but thoseOne of my favorite albums ever. Can listen to any song on the album repeatedly. Definitely an album that has to grow on you, but those always turn out to be the best ones.… Full Review »
  2. marcmyworks
    Nov 11, 2013
    8
    This album is hard edge and demands you to stand up at attention and jump up and down in enjoyment. A great follow up to their 2003This album is hard edge and demands you to stand up at attention and jump up and down in enjoyment. A great follow up to their 2003 masterpiece "Old World Underground...".… Full Review »
  3. LetzTalkMoveez
    Oct 21, 2012
    6
    They're doing their thing. Metric's 2005 release isn't as layered as one might wish, nor as ambitious, but it's entertaining and aestheticallyThey're doing their thing. Metric's 2005 release isn't as layered as one might wish, nor as ambitious, but it's entertaining and aesthetically pleasing mostly.… Full Review »
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