Person Pitch
by Panda Bear
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 234 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 206 out of 234
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 234
  3. Negative: 15 out of 234

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  1. Tubie
    Nov 3, 2010
    10
    Among the top 5 albums of all times for me. I loved this so much, every single song everything in this album speaks to me in a way very few things can. I love this and it makes it hard to wait for the next album from Panda Bear.
  2. SkalaB
    May 7, 2007
    10
    No grain of salt needed. It isn't so much that the melodies or singing are the technical equal of Brian Wilson; it's that the music achieves the more important goal of making you feel in love with the world the same way Wilson does in his best stuff. All you really need to know about this album is this: "Bros" is over 12 minutes long, and does not have a conventional song No grain of salt needed. It isn't so much that the melodies or singing are the technical equal of Brian Wilson; it's that the music achieves the more important goal of making you feel in love with the world the same way Wilson does in his best stuff. All you really need to know about this album is this: "Bros" is over 12 minutes long, and does not have a conventional song structure or recognizable lyrics, and yet, it's the shortest, most absorbing 12-minute song I've ever heard. That's what this album achieves, over and over.… Expand
  3. JiffS
    Jun 24, 2007
    10
    I think this is one of the best albums ever made. It's sheer beauty completely amazes me. You need to open your heart and mind and let the music flow all over you. We need people like Noah Lennox to keep pushing things forward and creating fresh and exciting music. i can understand this album may be a little too experimental for some people's tastes, but if you give this album a I think this is one of the best albums ever made. It's sheer beauty completely amazes me. You need to open your heart and mind and let the music flow all over you. We need people like Noah Lennox to keep pushing things forward and creating fresh and exciting music. i can understand this album may be a little too experimental for some people's tastes, but if you give this album a chance I'm sure you'll fall in love with it.… Expand
  4. DanS
    Dec 9, 2007
    10
    I can't get enough of this. It's slowly been inching it's way higher on my year-end list since it's release. Really great sound.
  5. Brian
    Mar 19, 2007
    10
    Fantastic.
  6. TM
    Apr 5, 2007
    7
    Good, bit overrated far as I'm concerned. Last Animal Collective was better, I'd put my money towards that over this.
  7. RobertF
    Dec 4, 2007
    10
    To Neil C who said "It's impossible that so many people could really be so swayed by hype that they'd claim to love truly love a piece of work that is so dreary isn't it?" I'm as cynical about other people's opinion as anybody and not in the least bit swayed by hype (eg. Neon Bible sucks big time) and I will only put MY opinion here. This album is by far and away To Neil C who said "It's impossible that so many people could really be so swayed by hype that they'd claim to love truly love a piece of work that is so dreary isn't it?" I'm as cynical about other people's opinion as anybody and not in the least bit swayed by hype (eg. Neon Bible sucks big time) and I will only put MY opinion here. This album is by far and away my favourite of the year. Have you considered that most people here are also voicing their own opinion? There is no conspiracy just because others disagree with you.… Expand
  8. Brentoni
    Oct 24, 2007
    10
    Fantastic album, put beach boys and four tet in a blender and what do you get? panda bear. Very trippy and thought provoking throughout.
  9. yoshimipink
    Mar 23, 2007
    10
    beautiful.
  10. gman
    Apr 16, 2007
    9
    Amazingly, it genuinely is every bit as stunning as all the reviews suggest. Whether it's the best Animal Collective related album is perhaps debatable but it undoubtedly towers above anything else released this year. This is what Brian Wilson's Smile should've sounded like. One really wonders about anyone that doesn't rate this album highly.
  11. JohnA.
    Apr 2, 2007
    10
    Gorgeous.
  12. Tiger
    May 5, 2007
    10
    people that knock this album really don't know much about music or probably have a hearing problem. person pitch is the album that every musician that likes pet sounds wished they could have made. the melodies are classic and top notch
  13. RicardoC:
    Sep 6, 2009
    10
    Every little sound and beat fit perfectly, as his voice.
  14. ElliottM
    Mar 19, 2007
    10
    Playful, harmonic, and busting with positive energy, this is, quite simply, the best album I've heard in 2007. Why listen to anything else?!
  15. AaronS
    Mar 22, 2007
    10
    Beautiful, trippy, warm, eccentric and lovely. All rolled into one piece of pop perfection. A better album you will unlikely hear this year.
  16. DavidB
    Mar 20, 2007
    10
    This will be a tough one to top this year! It's bursting at the seems with creativity and almost overwhelmingly joyful, something that's missing in much of today's music. Person Pitch should make Noah Lennox a household name, and it just might make top 10 for the decade!
  17. YvesJ
    Mar 25, 2007
    10
    Le meilleur album de ce début d'année. Ouais, ouais !
  18. Shak.
    Mar 28, 2007
    10
    so andrew, you think you can steal my description of the album and use it as your own? and to think, of all people to do it, it was YOU. disappointed. but yes, amazing album.
  19. NikkiG
    Apr 15, 2007
    10
    Fell in love with it the second I first listened to this album... and that about sums it up.
  20. TonyF
    Apr 4, 2007
    10
    So amazing, something new and fresh once again brought to us by a member of animal collective. This also, sadly, is much better then Avey Tares new lp with the mum girl.
  21. AntoineG
    Apr 9, 2007
    9
    Often pop, sometimes experimental, always good
  22. NathanS
    May 11, 2007
    9
    Ok, some of you guys just don't get it. I'm curious to see what you (people giving this album 0's) would call "good music". As for the album, brilliant and beautiful. Quite arguably the album of the year.
  23. joes
    May 7, 2007
    9
    On firts listen I thought-uh totally derivative Beach Boys copy- after few listens I think this album is a masterpiece- Very different type of psychedelia- I have been listening to this compulsively- the more lyou listen- the more you hear- like any really well constructed sonic excursions
  24. JaddyP
    Jun 2, 2007
    9
    What a wonderful album. The dreamlike sense and feel that runs through most of the songs leaves you with a overwhelming feeling that you are listening to music made for some other time.. OK that all sounds a bit spacey but this album is. However it is not spacey in the flunky flaky kind of way but in the interesting abstract way. Ok the vocal sound does rip of The beach boys but you would What a wonderful album. The dreamlike sense and feel that runs through most of the songs leaves you with a overwhelming feeling that you are listening to music made for some other time.. OK that all sounds a bit spacey but this album is. However it is not spacey in the flunky flaky kind of way but in the interesting abstract way. Ok the vocal sound does rip of The beach boys but you would be hard pressed to find a band that is 100% original in the modern music industry.And beside the sound is still great!. But Panda bear is still heads above the rest in originality! Hats off to him!… Expand
  25. GuyH
    Jun 8, 2007
    9
    Not an album that I'm always in the mood to listen to but when the time is right this album is the perfect collage of sounds. Also, definitely a 10 listen minimum album otherwise certain elements stick out too much in the mix and distract you. Everything mellows in time and then you can relax into this album. Just bear with it (sorry)
  26. StephenA.
    Aug 20, 2007
    10
    A magnificent concept album and best work by Noah Lennox so far. Person Pitch is a throw-back to Bryan Wilson, but certainly has its place in the 21's century. Love it.
  27. zjepsen
    Jan 1, 2008
    7
    Good. Very good, at times. But not as amazing as many would claim, nor as horrid, either. Looking at these reviews, most people give the album a 9 or a 10, or they give it a ridiculously low score of a 1 or a 2. None are correct. Person Pitch, essentially, is 3 or 4 really good tracks sandwiched by a few forgetful ones. The album is, additionally, at times way too saccharine. They are all Good. Very good, at times. But not as amazing as many would claim, nor as horrid, either. Looking at these reviews, most people give the album a 9 or a 10, or they give it a ridiculously low score of a 1 or a 2. None are correct. Person Pitch, essentially, is 3 or 4 really good tracks sandwiched by a few forgetful ones. The album is, additionally, at times way too saccharine. They are all pleasant. But "pleasant" does not an amazing album make. Yes, it is hyped. And yes, you earn instant indy cred by name-dropping Noah Lennox. Coincidentally, the best tracks on the album were already released on various EPs. Buy it for tracks like … Expand
  28. SimonW
    Jan 2, 2008
    7
    Pleasant enough.
  29. AndrewP.
    Dec 30, 2008
    10
    Time. Time is what the naysayers need. Once pop music has stolen enough from amazing artists like Panda Bear, then people will be able to handle this kind of music. Our criticisms our all based off of past experiences. So when we hear something amazing and original we try to connect to back. With this amazing album the only thing to connect it to is Brian Wilson. So that's what they Time. Time is what the naysayers need. Once pop music has stolen enough from amazing artists like Panda Bear, then people will be able to handle this kind of music. Our criticisms our all based off of past experiences. So when we hear something amazing and original we try to connect to back. With this amazing album the only thing to connect it to is Brian Wilson. So that's what they do and dismiss it.… Expand
  30. AdamP.
    Jan 8, 2008
    9
    Amazing album. Love the reverb, vocal harmonies, and upbeat guitars.
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Metascore
87

Universal acclaim - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. Uncut
    80
    Magical. [Apr 2007, p.114]
  2. Delusions of Adequacy
    100
    His careful attention to detail and masterful use of vocal harmonies are unparalleled in modern indie rock.
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  3. Paste Magazine
    80
    It's as lucid a marriage of the eneffably strange and crayon-bright catchy as 2007 is likely to see. [Apr 2007, p.58]
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