Critical Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| The Austin Chronicle | |
| Robert Christgau | |
| Drowned In Sound | (10/10) (reissue) |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B+) |
| The Guardian | |
| The Independent | (Mixed) |
| NME | (9/10) |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.6/10) (original release) |
| Pitchfork Media | (10/10) (reissue) |
The album reached number four on the UK charts, during the height of the Britpop period. It attracted favourable reviews from the music press, including Allmusic, who hailed the album as "a masterpiece" and awarded the album 4.5 out of 5 stars. Ladies and Gentlemen went on to win the NME album of the year award at the end of 1997, beating Radiohead's critically acclaimed OK Computer and The Verve's Urban Hymns.
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