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Wolfmother

Generally favorable reviews
Based on 22 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 58 votes
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Album Info
Label: Interscope
Release Date: 02 May 2006
Discs: 1 disc
Genre(s): Rock, Metal
Summary
This is the first full-length release for the hard-rocking, classic rock-influenced Australian power trio.
Also On The Web: Official Artist Site
What The Critics Said
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...
Entertainment Weekly
Wolfmother's ultraconfident tracks could unclog rock radio's weakened arteries. [28 Apr 2006, p.136]
Urb
Wolfmother might not be the most original band on the planet, but they rock hard and, most importantly, without a trace of irony. [May 2006, p.91]
Q Magazine
Far from rocket science, but immense fun nonetheless. [Jun 2006, p.117]
Blender
The riffs blast as if it's 1971 all over again. [Jun 2006, p.148]
Uncut
Amazingly, it somehow avoids the drivel of The Darkness by sheer gleeful abandon. [Jun 2006, p.98]
Prefix Magazine
Unlike the Darkness or Eagles of Death Metal, these guys don't think this shit is funny, and instead of making them ripe for mockery, it makes Wolfmother that much more respectable.
Read Full Review >musicOMH.com
This is purely primal, instinctive rock and as derivative as it may be, it still sounds awash with originality.
Read Full Review >Observer Music Monthly
Where fellow Aussie pasticheurs the Vines get more depressing the more they manage to sound like Nirvana, listening to Wolfmother's hilarious attempt to board the long-departed cock-rock bandwagon - singing 'She's a woman, you know what I mean!' as if they have never seen a woman, let alone touched one - is actually quite fun.
Read Full Review >Pitchfork
What makes their self-titled debut rise above mere pastiche is how capably they strike a balance between meaty vintage metal and crisp, stoner-rock melodies.
Read Full Review >Rolling Stone
An intriguing garage-rock thread runs through Wolfmother's songs, broadening their sound. [4 May 2006, p.56]
Billboard
A young, kick-ass band with a dusty, unpolished garage sound, Wolfmother excels in what everyone else has already done.
Read Full Review >New Musical Express
They're songs infused with bite and bile, quite ridiculous, very bombastic - and let's make this point one more time - utterly, utterly thrilling.
Read Full Review >PopMatters
For all the strengths of the more straightforward songs, it’s the more adventurous fare on the album that hints at Wolfmother’s true strengths.
Read Full Review >Mojo
Wolfmother have a canny knack for a tune. [Jun 2006, p.98]
E! Online
The surprising thing about this retro rock trio is that it can actually rock.
Read Full Review >Lost At Sea
Their strength lies in the fact that the threesome are capable rockers with conviction, and just enough irony to make it work.
Read Full Review >NOW Magazine
The shelf life of this stuff can be fleeting (ask the Darkness), but for now it sounds pretty good.
Read Full Review >All Music Guide
At times, Wolfmother's unintentionally bizarre amalgams are kind of delightful, and the group does have a basic, brutal sonic force that is pretty appealing, but even at their best, they never banish the specters of the bands that they desperately mimic.
Read Full Review >Stylus Magazine
It’s not that Wolfmother are all that bad. It’s just that everything there is to say about them is best said by immediate reference to another band and Wolfmother always come up short in the comparison.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this album is 8.2 (out of 10) based on 58 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Music Guy gave it a10:
10 may be a bit strong but a 9 just feels like I'm cheating this album a bit. This is what rock and roll is supposed to sound like and it feel like a long time since I've heard it. Rock music has been so diluted with all the flavor of the week acts out there. Top to bottom, there are no weak tracks here. It's easy to compare this sound to Zeppelin, from the sound of his voice to great guitar riffs and I don't think it falls short at all. Check it out.
Johnny M gave it a10:
Great band, I don't compare music. If its good its good no matter who it sounds similar to. This shit is uber.
Zac P gave it a10:
Simply.... Amazing Best since Zeppelin and the Doors
Slash H. gave it a9:
First real Hard Rock Release since the MIllenium.
paul g gave it a0:
Blatent ripoffs and complete unoriginality are the halmarks of this band. The CD is worthmore as a frisbe than an album.
Logan Mcc gave it a10:
this is the best thing u will ever do in your life if u buy this cd!!!!! it's the greatest album ever recorded, no doubt about it!! heck ya!!! booyaa!!!!! they sound like led zeppelin in the guitar riffs, jack white from the white stripes in the vocals department, ozzy osbourne and black sabbath also in the riffs department but they rock!!! i didnt know if i should buy the cd at first but took a chance... have u ever taken a chance u have regreted for the rest of your life??? like an example for my bro is buying a rise against cd and an example for me is when i bought a 3 doors down cd and the calling cd... so anyway, buy this cd because it is an addictive cd and it is great!!! every single song is good and well written.... The guitar in these songs if finaminal and excellent, it is beutiful, and i love it!@!! just buy this album so i can stop talking,,,,, boosha ga dooshie and the frogs rump rump rump along chimi chacha!!
Lee S. gave it a10:
This is as close to perfect as music gets. Plus, it's their FIRST CD. Yeah. First. You can't honestly say that there are at least 12 good songs. Vagabond is the only one that's kind of... eh. But every single other either 1: Rocks harder than anything else thats out right now, or 2: Very well put together ballads. Women is without a doubt one of the songs of the decade. My other favorite, Joker and the Thief, shows off Andrew Stockdales shredding skills, along with a great voice to boot. I also never thought that mintue long keyboard-solos could be cool.
