History YMMV / Burial

* Anvilicious: The ''Rival Dealer'' EP's optimistic themes are about as subtle as a two-by-four to the head, but dammit, it works. It's a great message and it's presented beautifully.

* {{Anvilicious}}: The ''Rival Dealer'' EP's optimistic themes are about as subtle as a two-by-four to the head, but dammit, it works. It's a great message and it's presented beautifully.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: The ''Rival Dealer'' EP's optimistic themes are about as subtle as a two-by-four to the head, but dammit, it works. It's a great message and it's presented beautifully.

* HypeBacklash - Pretty inevitable, considering his popularity in a genre that's largely underground. Seems to have faded as of late.

* HilariousInHindsight - Before his unmasking, he was rumored to be, among other British celebrities, [[Music/AphexTwin Richard D. James]] or ([[PoesLaw jokingly]]) Creator/JKRowling. Later it was found out that they both had pseudonyms of their own as The Tuss and [[Literature/TheCuckoosCalling Robert]] [[Literature/TheSilkworm Galbraith]], respectively.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped - The ''Rival Dealer'' EP's optimistic themes are about as subtle as a two-by-four to the head, but dammit, it works. It's a great message and it's presented beautifully.
* SugarWiki/SweetDreamsFuel - Essentially all of his ambient interludes, such as "UK", "Forgive", "Night Bus", "Dog Shelter", and "In [=McDonalds=]".
* TearJerker - A lot. "NYC," "Raver," "Ashtray Wasp," and "Gutted" are just a few examples.

* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped - The ''Rival Dealer'' EP is about as subtle as a two-by-four to the head, but dammit, it works. It's a great message and it's presented beautifully.

* EarWorm - "Etched Headplate," "Archangel," "Near Dark," and even "Street Halo." Really, Burial has a lot of these, even though the catchy melodies in question are usually placed in very sad or bleak context (and the lyrics rendered incomprehensible).

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: The entire ''Rival Dealer'' EP.

* HilariousInHindsight:
** Before his unmasking, he was rumored to be, among other British celebrities, [[Music/AphexTwin Richard D. James]] or ([[PoesLaw jokingly]]) Creator/JKRowling. Later it was found out that they both had pseudonyms of their own as The Tuss and [[Literature/TheCuckoosCalling Robert]] [[Literature/TheSilkworm Galbraith]], respectively.

** ''Untrue'' gets referred to a lot as being 'ghostly,' but "In [=McDonald=]'s" takes the label as literally as possible- at the very end, there's a snippet of Music/{{Aaliyah}}'s voice, used to haunting effect.

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: The entire ''Rival Dealer'' EP.

* MagnumOpus - Generally agreed to be ''Untrue,'' sometimes considered to be ''Kindred.''

** ''Untrue'' gets referred to a lot as being 'ghostly,' but "In [=McDonald=]'s" takes the label as literally as possible- at the very end, there's a snippet of {{Aaliyah}}'s voice, used to haunting effect.

* HypeBacklash - Pretty inevitable, considering his popularity in a genre that's largely underground. He mostly gets this from some Dubstep fans who think the only reason he has any success is being on Kode9's label, and from others who simply think he's vastly overrated.

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: The entire ''Rival Dealer'' EP.

** ''Untrue'' gets referred to a lot as being 'ghostly,' but "In McDonald's" takes the label as literally as possible- at the very end, there's a snippet of {{Aaliyah}}'s voice, used to haunting effect.

* HypeAversion[=/=]HypeBacklash - Mostly from Dubstep fans who think the only reason he has any success is being on Kode9's label, and from others who simply think he's vastly overrated.

* HypeAversion[=/=]HypeBacklash - Mostly from Dubstep fans who think the only reason he has any success is being on Kode9's label, and from others who simply think he's vastly overrated.