The Mouse And The Mask
by DangerDoom
Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. The Guardian
    60
    While this buoyant link-up is no disgrace, its main ingredients - copshow brass, cartoon flutes, professor voices - are fairly familiar rap tropes.
  2. Alternative Press
    60
    Both participants' artistic weaponry [is] set for "stun" instead of "kill." [Dec 2005, p.216]
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  3. Stylus Magazine
    58
    Abandoned in the spotlight, Doom appears to falter, though again I think it’s just because we’ve grown so accustomed to cherry-picking his lyrical gems from a well-blended stoned barrage.
  5. Blender
    50
    Surprisingly pedestrian. [Nov 2005, p.134]
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Awards & Rankings

54
#54 Best Album of 2005
100
#100 Most Discussed Album of 2005
60
#60 Most Shared Album of 2005

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User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 69 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 65 out of 69
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 69
  3. Negative: 3 out of 69
  1. Mr.E.S.Pony
    Oct 13, 2005
    9
    Since I'm both a fan of the two primaries on the album and of adult swim this was a marriage made in heaven. A sick, twisted heaven Since I'm both a fan of the two primaries on the album and of adult swim this was a marriage made in heaven. A sick, twisted heaven where milkshakes run amok on answering machines and balls of ground meat freestyle, where the master of ceremonies wheres a metal mask and the score to it all is arranged by a rodent.… Full Review »
  2. NicoDaFlagburna
    Dec 12, 2010
    10
    This album is a counter culture work of genius which borrows popular elements from the mainstream Gorillaz LP and subverts them in what canThis album is a counter culture work of genius which borrows popular elements from the mainstream Gorillaz LP and subverts them in what can only be described as one of the most original hip-hop albums of all time. MF Doom is legendary like a modern day Shakespeare who growls and spits with vigour and distaste. Expertly crafted with compressed beats and samples that no one would have the balls to use, it is clear that DangerMouse is a voice for a movement of new school producers who cannot be pigeonholed or defined by genre. The only logical step is for them to create their own. Every track is similar in style and to the duo's credit each attempt is an improvement in quality and leaves you with a satisfied listening experience.… Full Review »
  3. DillonG
    Jun 19, 2006
    7
    danger doom rocks the hip-hop scene with their intelligent use of comical rhymes, comic book and cartoon characters, and danger mouse is danger doom rocks the hip-hop scene with their intelligent use of comical rhymes, comic book and cartoon characters, and danger mouse is great at mixing beats and at producing. their best guest appearances were obviously Talib Kweli and Ghostface. (cee-lo was alright.) it was abstract and surreal, but it could've integrated more social commentary and been more straight-forward at times....other than that, very solid first album, and hopefully many more to come.… Full Review »
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