The Polyphonic Spree
The Beginning Stages of...









Ratings
All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars 4.5 Stars
Robert Christgau (USA) - Consumer Guide Album Grade Dud
Rolling Stone Album Guide, Ratings 1-5 Stars (USA, 2004) 3 Stars
Martin C. Strong (UK) - The Great Rock Discography 7th Edition, Ratings 1-10 8
Metacritic (Metascore 0-100, Weighted Average of Reviews from USA and UK) 84
Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10) 6.5
End of Year Lists
Amazon.com (USA) - Albums of the Year 74
Blender (USA) - Albums of the Year 29
Hybrid (USA) - Albums of the Year No Order
BBC (UK) - Albums of the Year No Order
Face (UK) - Albums of the Year 9
Jockey Slut (UK) - Albums of the Year 2
Mojo (UK) - Albums of the Year 27
NME (UK) - Albums of the Year 13
Playlouder (UK) - Albums of the Year 16
Q (UK) - Albums of the Year No Order
Uncut (UK) - Albums of the Year 61
Dagsavisen (Norway) - Albums of the Year 31
Intro (Germany) - Albums of the Year 74
Magic (France) - Albums of the Year 19