Howl - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
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70 out of 100

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7.8 out of 10

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  • Summary: A radical departure from previous efforts, the band's third album adds a lot of acoustic guitars and other Americana and blues elements into the mix.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 24
  3. Negative: 2 out of 24
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    Deeply hypnotic narco-blues that conjure both The Band's epic pastorals... and Nick Cave's Southern Goth. [26 Aug 2005, p.59]
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  2. Dot Music
    80
    "Howl" burns with just as much commitment and fervour [as the previous two albums]; it simply burns slower.
  3. Rolling Stone
    60
    The songwriting on mellower numbers like "Promise" isn't as finely crafted as the expansive sound. [25 Aug 2005, p.99]
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  4. Blender
    30
    Sound[s] like bad Southern swamp songs covered by the world's most miserable bar band. [Sep 2005, p.131]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 29
  3. Negative: 3 out of 29
  1. RonP
    10
    Don't expect the same ol' BRMC - expect something that will blow you away and bring you back time and time again for more...
  2. matta
    8
    This is a solid album and great redirection of their sound. Up until track 8 I was convinced I was listening to a definite top ten album of the year. After track 8 it isn't terrible just not as solid which puts it just in my top 25 right now. This is a great cd, much better than the metascore would indicate.… Expand
  3. GaryR
    7
    Art vs merchandise - the music gets a 7 and is really quite good. Despite the faux early 60's rootsy rockin' style packaging the iron grip of the corporate music biz is so strong that the experience of trying and failing to rip the album to my pc itunes and ipod (for personal use only) left such a bad taste in my mouth that it extinguished any desire to continue to support these guys with my dollar. There's too much good music around to need to endure this kind of control.… Expand
  4. JorinR
    4
    To compare this to the previous two releases is un avoidable. This is horrible on so many levels if you are expecting the sound, feel and content of Take them on... Simply put this should have been made under the antother name. This is almost as bad as T{I}NC.… Expand

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