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Free All Angels
by Ash
This is the third album for the Irish indie-punk quartet, and takes a less harsh, more pop approach than their poorly-received 1998 sophomore effort 'Nu-Clear Sounds.'
| LABEL: |
Kinetic / Infectious / Edel |
| RELEASE DATE: |
25 June 2002 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Indie, Rock, Britpop |
NOTES: The Kinetic release in 2002 contains a bonus DVD. Originally released 16 April 2001 in the UK.

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
83
Entertainment Weekly
Ash have returned to the clean, uncomplicated sound of their mid-'90s debut. [2 Aug 2002, p.74]
80
Splendid
A modern-rock radio record for folks with a few more brain cells to rub together than the Andrew WK set.

80
All Music Guide
At times, John Barry conducting the Buzzcocks; at others, EMF covering Petula Clark.

80
Launch.com
It strikes a balance between the buzzy pop of their first album and the heavier thud of their second.

80
Blender
A further step forward. [Jun/Jul 2002, p.102]
80
Alternative Press
Free All Angels is punchy guitar pop in extremis, sliding so breathlessly from anthemic chorus to soaring hook that it's hard to believe any band could actually want to have this much fun and sound this important. [Aug 2002, p.69]
77
Stylus Magazine
For the first time since their full-length debut album 1977, Ash have achieved synergy between their sweet-as-milkshake pop and the full-on heavy metal and punk that inspired Hamilton and Wheeler to pick up guitars in the first place.

73
Pitchfork
It's a damn good pop album, with a little muscle behind its melodies to boot.

67
Austin Chronicle
Free All Angels is awfully consistent in its ardent desire to make your ears ring.

60
Rolling Stone
Half of Free All Angels sinks under sluggish ballad tempos, sour strings and, in "Submission," unnecessary electronica. But the half that doesn't, such as "Walking Barefoot," is solid chain-saw fun, some of the best '77 you'll hear in 2002.

60
PopMatters
Fact is, a good song's a good song, no matter how derivative it is, and Free All Angels is loaded with them.


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