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Fist Of God
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58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews What's this?

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7.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

  • Summary: The Toronto duo's latest album feature guests such as E-40, Ghostface Killah, and John Legend.

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Heartbreaker
Remember when I caught your eye you gave me rainbows and butterflies we did enjoy our happiness? when our love was over I was such a mess I smiled... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 22
  3. Negative: 2 out of 22
  1. Billboard
    80
    The combination of old-school melody and post-mod dissonance is risky, bold, and one of the most exciting releases of the year so far.
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    Peppered with hip-hop connections (E-40, Ghostface Killah, Freeway), equally informed by raw Chicago house and the riff-worshipping of Jesse’s previous (DFA 1979), and finally free of the omnipresent vocoder, it’s near-essential stuff.
  3. musicOMH.com
    70
    All in all, passably decent party music, but lacking in the divine touch its title might imply.
  4. Q Magazine
    60
    Overall this is splendid nonsense. [Jul 2009, p.128]
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  5. Under The Radar
    60
    Dust off your dancing shoes. [Spring 2009, p.79]
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  6. Urb
    50
    Fist of God is surprisingly decent if you can manage to divorce it from its lame context.
  7. PopMatters
    30
    In a genre filled with faceless artists, MSTRKRFT only manage to stand out by being exceptionally faceless.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 2 out of 7
  1. BlakeB
    Jul 5, 2009
    10
    Classic electronic album. Runs circles around "Cross."
  2. JohnP
    Mar 26, 2009
    9
    Can't see why it has received such a bad rating. I feel its only fault is as an album it's lacking a real flow. Otherwise it is a Can't see why it has received such a bad rating. I feel its only fault is as an album it's lacking a real flow. Otherwise it is a great listen and would highly recommend it to anyone who is a fan of the genre.… Expand
  4. NathanielR
    Mar 27, 2009
    7
    Its solid overall, but some tracks really drag the whole thing down. The album opens well enough with four solid tracks but I can't help Its solid overall, but some tracks really drag the whole thing down. The album opens well enough with four solid tracks but I can't help feel it gets bogged down a lot by the guest artists. NORE and E-40's tracks are just kind of dumb and fun, but both tracks by Jahmal are kind of forgettable and the Ghostface track is a big disappointment. Still, my favorite tracks on the album are 1000 Cigarettes and Vuvuvu, so I guess I just prefer my MSTRKRFT straight, without the extra "help". Oh, and contrary to what seems to be the popular opinion in the critical community, I like vocoders and think they sound awesome. Hope they bring some of that "Looks" sound back next time around.… Expand
  5. MycroftW
    May 28, 2009
    7
    Theor remixes were a hard act to follow, but it's not as bad as some of the reviews suggest.
  6. JJones71
    Sep 1, 2010
    6
    So This album has really great songs like "1,000 Cigarettes", "Fist of God" "Vuvuvu" ," It ain't Love", and "Heartbreaker". The GhostfaceSo This album has really great songs like "1,000 Cigarettes", "Fist of God" "Vuvuvu" ," It ain't Love", and "Heartbreaker". The Ghostface killer song "Word up" and the "1,000 Cigarettes remix" just plain suck. The main problem i found with this album is not the songs themselves but those featured on them. "Click Click" for example has an amazing beat but E.40 entire verse kind of brings it down. I just hope next time they have less people featured. So this can be a pass or go depended on what kind of electro you like.… Expand
  7. erin
    May 13, 2009
    1
    French electro wannabe vs top 100 hip hop / pop. No thanks. Nothing new or remotely worth listening to here.
  8. YoureWrongImRight
    Jul 23, 2009
    1
    A Simply awful electro album. This kinds sound has been done a 100 times and a hundred times better. This is the sound of creativity taking a A Simply awful electro album. This kinds sound has been done a 100 times and a hundred times better. This is the sound of creativity taking a backseat to indulgence. An irritating mess. Poor Ghostface got the worst track of them all. A damn shame.… Expand

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