The Sound of Music
by Laibach
  • Record Label: Mute
  • Release Date: Nov 23, 2018
Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
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  1. musicOMH.com
    Nov 26, 2018
    60
    Divorced from the context of the North Korea shows the purpose of these songs seems a little unclear, even factoring in the wordplay of “How do you solve a problem like Korea”, so the final few tracks are crucial to the album.
  2. Q Magazine
    Nov 20, 2018
    60
    A minor work from a mighty band. [Jan 2019, p.110]
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  3. The Wire
    Nov 21, 2018
    50
    This record has its moments, for instance the squarewave basslines and breakbeats of “Edelweiss” and the outro to “Climb Ev’ry Mountain”. However, as is often the case with Laibach, the pervasive air of calculated irony prevents the album from passing from the ridiculous to the sublime, even when it all gets so silly that on paper it sounds like it should. [Dec 2018, p.52]
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User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. brookadam
    Nov 23, 2018
    10
    Absolutely amazing. Songs that initially sound strange become genuinely well thought out catchy and downright brilliant. There’s this idea itAbsolutely amazing. Songs that initially sound strange become genuinely well thought out catchy and downright brilliant. There’s this idea it doesn’t matter what the words are but how they are said, that transforms all of these classic kids songs into something more. But that doesn’t matter because you look at the lyrics at a completely different angle and it works so well. Great band great album. Oddly powerful.… Full Review »
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