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This Is Hardcore by Pulp

This Is Hardcore

March 18, 1998

Overall Rating

4.07

Users

4.40

(1)

Critics

3.85

(14)

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Critic Scores

Ratings from music critics and publicationsAverage: 3.85/5.0

Entertainment Weekly (Entertainment Weekly)

4.55

Allmusic (AllMusic)

4.50

The shift in direction shouldn't come as a surprise -- Pulp was always an arty band -- but even the catchiest numbers are shrouded in darkness. This Is Hardcore is haunted by disappointments and fear -- by the realization that what you dreamed of may not be what you really wanted.

Drowned in Sound (Drowned in Sound)

4.50

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15

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Release Date

March 18, 1998

How others rate it

3.89/ 5 · 15 ratings

The #5 rated album of 1998 on Quiet Banger.

The #2 rated album by Pulp on Quiet Banger.

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4.5

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Producers

Chris Thomas

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Other Versions

Different editions and releases of This Is Hardcore

This Is Hardcore

Deluxe Edition

This Is Hardcore

made in Germany by EDC

This Is Hardcore

deluxe edition

2006

This Is Hardcore

includes This Is Glastonbury

1998