History YMMV / Stereolab

** Sometime after July 2019, [=AllMusic=] completely rewrote their review of the album, bumping its rating from [[https://web.archive.org/web/20190716011650/https://www.allmusic.com/album/cobra-and-phases-group-play-voltage-in-the-milky-night-mw0000245572 two-and-a-half stars]] (out of five) up to ''[[https://www.allmusic.com/album/cobra-and-phases-group-play-voltage-in-the-milky-night-mw0000245572 four]]''.

* VindicatedByHistory: When ''Cobra and Phases Group'' first came out, it was hit with criticism from critics, but nowadays it's often viewed as a solid album. In fact, sometime after July 2019, [=AllMusic=] completely rewrote their review of the album, bumping its rating from [[https://web.archive.org/web/20190716011650/https://www.allmusic.com/album/cobra-and-phases-group-play-voltage-in-the-milky-night-mw0000245572 two-and-a-half stars]] (out of five) up to ''[[https://www.allmusic.com/album/cobra-and-phases-group-play-voltage-in-the-milky-night-mw0000245572 four]]''.

* VindicatedByHistory: When ''Cobra and Phases Group'' first came out, it was hit with criticism from critics, but nowadays it's often viewed as a solid album. In fact, [[https://web.archive.org/web/20190716011650/https://www.allmusic.com/album/cobra-and-phases-group-play-voltage-in-the-milky-night-mw0000245572 sometime after July 2019]], [=AllMusic=] completely rewrote their review of the album, bumping its rating from two-and-a-half stars (out of five) up to ''four''.

* VindicatedByHistory: When ''Cobra and Phases Group'' first came out, it was hit with criticism from critics, but nowadays it's often viewed as a solid album. In fact, by the time the 2019 reissue of the aforementioned album came out, the original rating on [=AllMusic=] actually ''jumped'' from a two and a half star rating to a four.

* CriticalDissonance: ''Cobra and Phases Group'' is often viewed as one of the groop's weakest works according to critics, [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks primarily due to its' lengthy tracklisting and unevolved sound compared to their past albums]], but fans often consider it to be one of Stereolab's finest works, on par with ''Emperor Tomato Ketchup'' and ''Dots And Loops''.

* CriticalDissonance: ''Cobra and Phases Group'' is often viewed as one of the groop's weakest works according to critics, [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks primarily because it sounded unevolved compared to their past albums]], but fans often consider it to be one of Stereolab's finest works, on par with ''Emperor Tomato Ketchup'' and ''Dots And Loops''.

** The three ''Switched On'' compilations serve as a good way for the fans to obtain their singles and EPs - many of which have become vast collectables - released throughout the 90's, rather than searching for them individually.

** The three "Switched On" compilations serve as a good way for the fans to obtain their singles released throughout the 90's, rather than searching for them individually.
** Similarly, the compilation ''Fab Four Future'' is unique in that, even though Stereolab initially released all those songs as 7" singles, they were planning all along to compile the songs into an album, and wrote accordingly. Some tracks worked a lot better in the context of an album than they did as standalone singles--particularly the instrumental "Kyberneticka Babicka" Part 1 and Part 2, which wound up as the album BookEnds.

* EarWorm: From "Metronomic Underground": ''Crazy... sturdy... a tor... pedo!''

* CriticalDissonance: ''Cobra and Phases Group'' is often viewed as one of the groop's weakest works according to critics, [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks primarily because it sounded unevolved compared with their past albums]], but fans often consider it to be one of Stereolab's finest works, on par with ''Emperor Tomato Ketchup'' and ''Dots And Loops''.

* TearJerker: ''Margarine Eclipse'', the first Stereolab album recorded after backing singer Mary Hansen's passing in 2002, is notably more sombre in tone than their previous outings.

* BetterOnDVD: The compilation ''Fab Four Future'' is unique in that, even though Stereolab initially released all those songs as 7" singles, they were planning all along to compile the songs into an album, and wrote accordingly. Some tracks worked a lot better in the context of an album than they did as standalone singles--particularly the instrumental "Kyberneticka Babicka" Part 1 and Part 2, which wound up as the album BookEnds.
* CriticalDissonance: ''Cobra and Phases Group'' is often viewed as one of the groop's weakest works according to critics, [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks primarily because it sounded unevolved compared with their past albums]], but fans often consider it to be one of Stereolab's finest works.

* TearJerker: ''Margarine Eclipse'', the first Stereolab album recorded after Mary Hansen's passing, is notably more sombre in tone than previous outings.

* CriticalDissonance: ''Cobra and Phases Group'' is often viewed as one of the groop's weakest works according to critics, [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks primarily because it sounded unevolved compared with their past albums]], but fans often consider it to be some of Stereolab's finest works.

* AwesomeMusic: "Metronomic Underground","Cybele's Reverie" and "Wow and Flutter", to name a few.

* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: They were critical darlings in the 90s, but ''Cobra and Phases Group'' alienated the critics and none of their followup albums could win them back. The critics' biggest complaint was that the group had stopped evolving and that all the albums sounded alike.

* AwesomMusic: "Metronomic Underground","Cybele's Reverie" and "Wow and Flutter", to name a few.

* ItsTheSameSoItSucks: They were critical darlings in the 90s, but ''Cobra and Phases Group'' alienated the critics and none of their followup albums could win them back. The critics' biggest complaint was that the groop had stopped evolving and that all the albums sounded alike.