Blazing Gentlemen
by Robert Pollard
Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
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  1. Magnet
    Dec 18, 2013
    80
    It certainly stands among his best. [No. 105, p.60]
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  2. Mojo
    Dec 18, 2013
    80
    16 lightly fried examples of his gift for surrealist pop/classic rock synthesis. [Jan 2014, p.104]
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  3. AllMusic
    Dec 9, 2013
    80
    Pollard truly delivers the goods with his album, and he's advised to follow this method more often, since it sure seems to work for him.
  5. The Line of Best Fit
    Dec 9, 2013
    70
    There has never been anything wrong with the oddities that emerge from Bob’s brain, and Blazing Gentlemen simply sees the man operating in as relentlessly fine form as ever.
  6. PopMatters
    Dec 9, 2013
    70
    You’d think we’d run out of things to find in Pollard’s music by now, but Blazing Gentlemen assures us that not only is that hunt still on, but it’s also still satisfying.

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  1. jkauzlar
    Jan 13, 2014
    7
    A strong solo release from a man who's been on quite a roll since 2010 or so. This doesn't quite reach the heights of Honey Locust Honky Tonk,A strong solo release from a man who's been on quite a roll since 2010 or so. This doesn't quite reach the heights of Honey Locust Honky Tonk, but continues in the same vein, with more fleshed-out rock songs, and less prog and power-pop, which seems to be the domain of GBV nowadays. 7/10 may not sound great, but five or six 7/10 albums a year from one man (in large part) with a really cool sound is a music fan's dream come true.… Full Review »