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200 Tons Of Bad Luck - Crippled Black Phoenix
Metascore
76 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    The guitar-led epic soundscapes, choral chanting, woeful strings and portent keys on their debut 'A Love Of Shared Disasters' are still present.
  2. Uncut
    80
    Over the course of 80 compelling minutes they roam laggardly through rural post-rock, prog, folk, ambient and doom metal pastures without ever trying your patience. [May 2009, p.80]
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  3. Urb
    80
    The contrasts, themes, and sheer eclectics of the album make for something that any one person can listen to, and relate to.
  4. Alternative Press
    80
    Floyd kick the shit out of 99 percent of the current post-rock crop, so you can't fault CBP for clinging to Picasso's claim that "Good artists copy; great artists steal." [Jun 2009, p.104]
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  5. PopMatters
    70
    The 77-minute epic is absolutely far too long for some. But it is certainly worth sticking around for, even if the third track--a three-part, 18-minute 'Time of Ye Life/Born For Nothing/Paranoid Arm of Narcoleptic Empire'--appears daunting.
  6. Mojo
    60
    This 77-minute abbreviation includes the 18-minute triptych 'Time Of Ye Life/Born For Nothing/Paranoid Arm Of Narcoleptic Empire, typifying CBP's simmering conflagration of Mogwai, Godspeed! and The God Machine. [May 2009, p.109]
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  7. Prefix Magazine
    55
    Despite these head-scratching derailments, 200 Tons of Bad Luck brings the gloom in Biblical doses.
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User Score
8.6 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. SmazzK.
    10
    Perfect post-rock. The new Floyd....well closest yet.
  2. CarlS
    10
    The individual disc is only half as good as the double album (The Resurrectionists & Night Raider), but still chronicles most of the better songs, and works pretty well as a stand-alone. Seek out or download the full double album to get the complete experience though, it won't leave you disappointed.… Full Review »
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