The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me
by Brand New
User Score
8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 203 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 182 out of 203
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 203
  3. Negative: 17 out of 203

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  1. e
    Jan 24, 2007
    6
    There are a lot of bombastic reviews on here: "best album of 2006" and so on. Indeed there is a lot to be said for the album. Sowing Season and Jesus alone are good enough songs to lift most bands from rock obscurity. And if The Wrens "Meadowlands" hadn't set the standard for what might be called post-punk emo for twenty to thirty somethings
  2. Adam
    Dec 3, 2006
    6
    After listening to this album, I feel like Brand New sort of missed the mark. I think Deja Entendu is one of the best rock albums ever made. Your Favourite Weapon was a little too pop-punky for me and The Devil and God is just too dark and heavy for its own good. Deja was a perfect blend of the two. It had hooks, darkness, ballads, with traces of funky grooves (Sic Transit Gloria). What After listening to this album, I feel like Brand New sort of missed the mark. I think Deja Entendu is one of the best rock albums ever made. Your Favourite Weapon was a little too pop-punky for me and The Devil and God is just too dark and heavy for its own good. Deja was a perfect blend of the two. It had hooks, darkness, ballads, with traces of funky grooves (Sic Transit Gloria). What The Devil and God lacks is listen-ability. The songs are drony most of the time and I lose interest. This is a good record, and Deja Entendu is a tough act to follow, and this just didnt do it for me.… Expand

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#45 Most Discussed Album of 2006
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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. AllMusic
    90
    The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me is the completion of their pop-punk molting process and one of the best surprises -- that isn't really a surprise at all -- to come out of 2006.
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  2. Billboard
    70
    "The Devil and God" plays its hurt with polish and panache, however, as Brand New's textured dynamics marry mood and an aggressive ebb-and-flow on nearly every track. [25 Nov 2006]
  3. Blender
    80
    Brand New took a huge step forward in 2003 with Deja Entendu, tossing away everything predictable about emo. But the leap on their third studio album is even bigger, and gutsier too: using rock’s earthly forces to amplify the heart’s greatest loves and fears, and in the process summoning the kind of grandeur that blows minds in bedrooms and raises fists in stadiums.
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