The Black Eyed Peas - The E.N.D.
Critic Score
Based on 13 reviews
2009 Ratings: #858 / 923
User Score
Based on 734 ratings
2009 Rank: #312
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CRITIC REVIEWS

75
Entertainment Weekly

Indeed, indefatigable Auto-Tune anthems like The E.N.D.‘s propulsive lead single, ”Boom Boom Pow” (already the band’s most successful to date), seem fueled by some mysterious slurry of dance-floor plutonium and diet Red Bull.

70
AllMusic

Granted, there's nothing here as embarrassing as "My Humps," and the production is a shade better than previous material from the group or Fergie solo, but The E.N.D. is a mess of pop/dance/rap crossover.

60
HipHopDX

It’s an old artist trick to win their fan base with super pop only to make room for their “serious” albums. The E.N.D. may be that starting off point, or it may just be the Peas‘ experimental album. Regardless of what’s next, the now is decent enough.

60
The Guardian
As on their recent No 1 single, Boom Boom Pow, electronic clicks and buzzes are used lavishly, and the mood is as positive as ever. Just don't expect to love it immediately.
60
Evening Standard

Alas, 16 tracks is a fistful too many and with the exception of the Where is the Love? re-write, One Tribe, the second half dips into mind-numbing dross.

50
SPIN
With will.i.am and Fergie now White House VIPS, the Peas hone their post-millennial party anthems to an even more piquantly peppy sheen.
40
Consequence of Sound

Collectively, as an album that is, The E.N.D. is overlong, overhyped and certainly going to outlive its welcome. Then again, it’s very likely the whole mess will eat up the charts with fans hailing it a masterpiece. C’est la vie.

40
Slant Magazine

There is only so much he can do to buoy a group that, lyrically, does an end-zone dance for successfully counting back from 10 and operates musically on an even playing field with this guy.

40
The Independent
Claiming "there is no album any more" when "you can put 12 songs on iTunes and people can pick at it like scabs", his response is to offer 16 songs instead – though to call these slim sketches songs is to bestow a dignity they don't deserve.
BradTasteMusic
52

The novelty of this project has aged decently well since its release almost 13 years ago

The beats suck, the lyrics suck, and the vocals suck... but also it is extremely fun to listen to, with the exception of the final leg of this project.

It feels like a poor mans Daft Punk at many times.

This album is at its worst when it is taking itself seriously, and at its best when it is accepting the cheese

Best Songs: Boom Boom Pow; Meet Me Half Way; Imma Be; I Gotta Feeling; The awfulness of ... read more

TreyLikesBands
50

Weirdly cinematic, super nostalgic, and confusingly fun, The Black Eyed Peas’ transition to an even more pop-oriented sound on “The E.N.D.” makes me rethink my past thoughts of Fergie ruining the group. Sure, her introduction cascaded their sounds into a cringe-worthy, brainless mish-mash, but with these electropop elements mixed in, the ‘party’ tone really takes off. This album is just so much fun, I guiltily admit it. At times, it’s even more phunky than ... read more

NoOffenseBut
40

Somewhat fun and definitely nostalgic, but it aged as horribly as laugh tracks in comedies.

71

Decent album although some shocking songs on it

jhnrrd
53

( ★ ★ ½ )
favorite tracks:

» 02. rock that body
» 03. meet me halfway
» 05. i gotta feeling
» 06. alive
» 07. missing you
» 09. party all the time
» 14. one tribe
» 15. rockin' to the beat

RyanDWessel
30

This album is so gay.

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Track List

1Boom Boom Pow
5:08
69
2Rock That Body
4:28
70
3Meet Me Halfway
4:44
86
4Imma Be
4:17
68
5I Gotta Feeling
4:49
82
6Alive
5:03
61
7Missing You
4:34
57
8Ring-A-Ling
4:32
33
9Party All the Time
4:43
45
10Out of My Head
3:51
46
11Electric City
4:08
50
12Showdown
4:27
42
13Now Generation
4:05
31
14One Tribe
4:40
40
15Rockin' to the Beat
3:45
44
Total Length: 1 hour, 7 minutes
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