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Slick Dogs And Ponies
by Louis XIV

Louis XIV reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 37 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
5.6 out of 10
based on 10 reviews
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The sophomore album for the quartet from San Diego.

LABEL: Atlantic
RELEASE DATE: 29 January 2008
DISCS: 1 disc
GENRE(S): Rock, Punk

What The Critics Said

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60
Under The Radar
All 10 songs on the album include strings, including the arena-ready 'Air Traffic Control' and the nine-minute 'Hopesick.' Whether these changes represent an improvement for Louis XIV is debatable--mostly it is hit and miss. [Winter 2008, p.83]
60
Spin
Here they effectively marry T. Rex's trash-glam melodicism to a relentless blue-eyed funk beat. [Feb 2008, p.95]
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50
All Music Guide
The moments of rocked-out swagger are fleeting and ultimately drowned out by a musical and lyrical heaviness that turns the album into a real downer.
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40
Hartford Courant
The San Diego rockers haven’t completely reined in their runaway libidos on Slick Dogs and Ponies, but they stray from the devilish attitude that made their brazen dirty talk such a riot.
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40
Rolling Stone
There's still too much of Brian Karscig's ultracampy 'Big Balls'--style vocals, and it sometimes feels like these guys have confused expanding their range with finding new sources to rip off.
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40
Boston Globe
Sick Dogs never coalesces into anything more than the sum of its noisy, jagged parts.
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30
Magnet
Aside from a handful of tunes, little here is all that memorable, namely because the hooks can’t see their way clear of the repetitive, robotic arrangements.
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30
PopMatters
Louis XIV has a considerable amount of work to do for listeners to regard them as more than aimless glam-rock fetishists.
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25
Pitchfork
The slightly more dynamic Louis XIV only give you testosterone-fueled rock at its least appealing extremes: heedless lust or, arguably even more repulsive, cheesy balladry.
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20
Slant Magazine
Though more adventurous than 2005's "The Best Little Secrets Are Kept," the band's sophomore LP, Slick Dogs and Ponies, still rings soulless at its core.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this album is 5.6 (out of 10) based on 25 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

J West gave it a3:
I wouldn't agree with the piece of shit comment but it is a pretty bad attempt at jumping on the Jet bandwagon. I loved Air Traffic Control which is what made me buy it. However, after several tries, I have failed to understand how an American band can sound so British. Most of it sucks. I would recommend downloading ATC from Itunes or something and saving your money.

Joey Bag of Donuts gave it a10:
This is a great album.

Jason T. gave it an8:
I normally listen to hip-hop but I went to Chicago to see my cousin perform in his band (What Made Milwaukee Famous)...these guys sounded great live and I think it deserves at least a 6 or 7

Adam MacD. gave it a10:
I cannot understand why more people aren't blown away by this record. It has revealed an evolution in the band, a prgression from sexy flirtatiousness to a lovely dirty, sexy cynicism that retains the flavour of the previous record, while taking a huge (but successful) gamble in a different direction. The strings arrangements are brilliant as well, and further demonstrate the chops these fine young gentlemen possess, and as is brashly evident in their live performances.

Krest S. gave it a0:
This is one of the worst albums I've ever heard. The only people who would defend it, don't want to admit they wasted their money on this awful album.

Rose S. gave it a9:
I loved their first album, and I think "Slick Dogs and Ponies" is a fantastic album. I don't understand all the hate some of these people are spewing, but it's completely uncalled for. It's just good fun...people need to lighten up.

Lenny F. gave it an8:
I love this band. It's rock n roll. All sleaze and decadence. What do the critics not understand about that?

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