Best two reviews:
1) Drowned In Sound- This is an album that can (and I think will) transcend musical taste and age range... 'Lifeblood' may well live forever as one of the best commercial albums of the bands career. (Rating: 90) Read Full Review >
2) cokemachineglow- Infinitely better than their last album, and proof that The Manics are now capable of writing pop music that’s neither dull nor pandering. (Rating: 74) Read Full Review >

Worst two reviews:
4) Dot Music- An often mediocre record, with a few peaks and an awful lot of troughs. (Rating: 60) Read Full Review >
5) AllMusic- Lifeblood is a pleasant listen, but once you peel away the keyboards, sensitively strummed guitars and tasteful harmonies and concentrate on Bradfield's nakedly open voice and Wire's terminally collegiate lyrics, it's hard to escape the unintentional pathos that winds up defining the album and, conceivably, the band's latter-day career. (Rating: 60) Read Full Review >