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You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into
by Does It Offend You, Yeah?

Does It Offend You, Yeah? reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 59 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
7.7 out of 10
based on 18 reviews
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This is the debut album for the electronic rock quartet from Reading, England.

LABEL: Almost Gold
RELEASE DATE: 15 April 2008
DISCS: 1 disc
GENRE(S): Electronic, Indie

NOTES: Original UK release 24 Mar 2008.


What The Critics Said

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80
All Music Guide
Despite relying on too many tricks from the Daft Punk playbook, they prove there's more up their sleeve than just vocoders.
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80
Q Magazine
It's a mess, but a glorious one. [Apr 2008, p.107]
70
Filter
The synthetics have the heavy warp that most dance floors like to roick, even as they land somewhere between Meat Beat Manifesto, Gang of Four and Ghostalnd Observatory. [Spring 2008, p.100]
70
Billboard
What the disc might lack in substance, it makes up for in some of the best sleazy, synthy, testosterone-fueled electronica since the Prodigy's 'Smack My Bitch Up.'
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70
Alternative Press
The gloriously retro You Have No Idea is what the last Rapture album should of been [May 2008, p.146]
70
New Musical Express
That this debut tries for so much and almost achieves it all is to be applauded. However, in trying to run before they can walk, DIOYY have missed out on making the classic this could have been.
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60
Blender
It’s obvious, obnoxious and effective.
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60
Hot Press
Newcomer electro-rockers produce a hyperactive, ear-decimating album that screams with heavy synth and rhythms, but dies with a lack of inspiration and creativity.
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60
Under The Radar
Purporting to be brash and exciting, DIOFYY? offer up an album of decidedly non-offensive electro-pop. [Spring 2008, p.88]
60
PopMatters
It’s fair to say that every song on You Have No Idea sounds different, but every one sounds like someone else, too. When everything is added up, it all falls a little short in every department.
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60
Spin
The only offensive thing about this English electro-rock outfit's debut is how blatantly they rip off Justice ripping off Daft Punk.
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60
The Guardian
Behind that David Brent-derived tag, Reading quartet Does It Offend You Yeah? make music with trashy, unpretentious brio.
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50
Prefix Magazine
You Have No Idea What You Are Getting Yourself Into is not a record to take seriously, and I suppose on some level it succeeds in reveling in that, even if it wasn’t the intention of the band.
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40
Uncut
The truth is, this is actually rather safe music. [Apr 2008, p.94]
40
Mojo
The sneeringly portrentious title and tracks called'Being Bad Feels Pretty Good' or Epic Last Song' would be forgivable--japes, even--if there were a sense of bona fide abandon bubbling beneath the synth squelches, vocoder-shrouded vocals and obligatory cowbell bashing. [Apr 2008, p.114]
40
Drowned In Sound
A shame, really, since there are couple of songs here displaying a melodic facility far in excess of the record’s dumbed-down intent.
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40
musicOMH.com
They asked, so we'll tell. Does it offend me? No. Does it bore me? Yes.
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23
Pitchfork
So this record's creative and artistic value is pretty much nil--in fact it only just hits competent.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this album is 7.7 (out of 10) based on 13 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Morten F S gave it an8:
I find it a rather enjoyable album. Good songs. Also doable for the adult audience - like me at 44. Try it out.

Brett B gave it an8:
I was surprised that this album didn't fair well with critics. I guess that's why I don't put too much faith into them.

Jay L gave it an8:
There are few cds more fun to listen to. While not too experimental, it really wasn't supposed to be. All the best parts from bands like Daft Punk (particularly Robot Rock), compiled to a live band that would be a cd anyone should enjoy.

Alex R gave it a3:
There are a few decent tracks on here, but the annoying synth blasts and Daft Punk-esque repetition does nothing but piss me off. The electronic music scene is becoming tainted with artists who think they can just blast an electronic-guitar synth somewhere in a track and get acclaim. Music fans not familiar with recent electronic releases won't be as furious with this record as more experienced ones, that's to be expected. Oh, and that excerpt from the ever-so-horrible excuse for a magazine (aka Alternative Press) is one of the most ignorant things I've read this year. The Rapture sound nothing like this bit and their 2nd release (while not as amazing as Echoes) was acers better than this lot.

Isaac A. gave it a10:
It may be brutally obvious, but it's brilliant - especially considering how wishy-washy the dance-rock crossover albums have been lately.

[Anonymous] gave it a5:
This album isn't all that bad, but it stays on a noise trail that gets very annoying. I also think these guys need to look at their production. This album is way too loud the whole way through.

Alva G. gave it an8:
It's a good first album. Listen to it and make up your own mind. This is a perfect teen party album... it's got hooks, it's got trashy electro punk riffs.. and yes it's totally influenced by all previous bands, (of course it is!!!) ; it's made by commercial hipsters for commercial hipsters and that's what makes this rock. Don't be a music snob! Just have fun with it.

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