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Generally favorable reviews- based on 54 Ratings
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Positive: 44 out of 54
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Mixed: 4 out of 54
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Negative: 6 out of 54
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GaryRSep 16, 2005
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TenaciousKJan 5, 2006My favorite album of the year. Don't buy it expecting the same BRMC sound. If your musical tastes range broader than the last decade's top 40, particularly if you have some simultaneous appreciation of blues, folk and modern music, you'll love it.
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MarkAOct 28, 2005Utterly disappointed. The first record is amazing, and the second isnt bad at all, but this 'new direction' is appaling.
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slawekkOct 30, 2005absolutely great and beautiful. a wise and unexpected revolution. "led zeppelin III" of the 21st century. thanks to this album they will be remembered forever.
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BarryCSep 10, 2005BRMC have recreated themselves in a radical but fresh way. Very beautiful-sounding
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MattSep 18, 2005An absolutely outstanding record. This would definitely be in my top 3 for 2005. The songs are all beautifully developed and the change in sound, although a big shock at first could just be the best thing to happen to the band - and I loved the first two albums!
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SteveSep 19, 2005Very, very dissapointing from what used to be a solid band. First two albums unbelievable. Howl took a definite turn for the worse.
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JosephOSep 20, 2005This is a fantastice ALBUM. Play it from start to finish in the right frame of mind and you might be convinced too...this is a contender for the best of 2005.
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JasonRSep 24, 2005No tower of sound here, just heavenly-soudning stripped down blues/country played to perfection
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MarkWApr 2, 2006Obviously different to their earleir stuff. Definately better than the previous album. The slower more lyrical stuff works for me. Love it.
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RonPSep 20, 2006Don't expect the same ol' BRMC - expect something that will blow you away and bring you back time and time again for more...
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MarkL.May 2, 2007
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BJustBOct 31, 2005Kickass CD every song is a hit imho. The extra cut after 'The Line' is my favorite...We May Never Be Here Again. Solemn.
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rossmAug 25, 2005This is BRMC's finest in my oppinion. I cannot get enough of Howl, Promise, and Complicated Situation. This record is terrific if u accept the change of a band and their progress towards a better suited sound for the band. Their second album was stale as can be and this one is a complete 360 from that
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PauloD.Aug 27, 2005It's a really intense album, maybe the noise have been cut off, but the songs are "heavy" in their own way. You can get tired from the acoustic guitars but they never been so better writing songs like these, that can cut through your heart. If you're tired from these 80's revivals or, just want to get to the basics you can't go wrong.
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AlanRSep 24, 2005Yeah, 'cause Blender has it's finger on the pulse of the world...
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MarkCSep 26, 2005Love it
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FrankDOct 14, 2006Excellent songwriting throughout. Devil's Waitin' would be on Cash's American Recordings VI if Rubin could milk him any further and Ain't No Easy Way is a killer tune. Too bad they can't play their instruments, but the songwriting is awesome.
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JorinRNov 26, 2005To 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.
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matbOct 15, 2005A strong back to basics record, which combines a stripped down soulful gosphel sound with great recording techinques. Less bombastic than the previous two records, and much better for it.
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mattaDec 6, 2005This 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.
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ThomasCAug 27, 2005maybe their Led Zeppelin III? (a third acoustic/blues album which follows two LOUD in your face ones) Also BRMC fans will probably look back and think of it in the same way Led Zep fans do III. As far as reviews that call it derivative - how many truly original CDs have you heard lately that were any good?
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DaveAug 29, 2005I agree that this is the best effort yet from BRMC. Can't wait to hear the new songs performed live!
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phaidSep 13, 2005Loved their first album. Was o.k. with their second. But this mess? This second rate black crowes album? Why? Why? Why? Do they even know who they are. A flat out mess.
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CVLSep 19, 2005Great, ...
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BrianMSep 23, 2005the first two albums are amazing. this one's pretty weak. it's got a few great songs (weight of the world, complicated situation) but the rest of it is weak to awful...and the single? ain't no easy way? horrible. it's the worst track on the cd by a long shot. come on guys, you can do much better
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ZavkASep 26, 2005Howl certainly contains some of the most outstanding BRMC songs to date and some of the best Rock this year.
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ZackAJan 24, 2006I thoroughly enjoyed this album. It's one of my favorites of the year. I've gone back and started listening to some Blind Willie Johnson because of it.
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DanGNov 24, 2005The freshest album I've heard in a long time. Maturity and insight beyond their three records. This new direction reveals BRMC's diverse talent and musical knowledge.
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Awards & Rankings
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Howl indulges the band's heretofore-dormant interest in country, gospel, and Delta blues, in an exercise that sounds about as exercise-y as music gets.
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Rolling StoneThe songwriting on mellower numbers like "Promise" isn't as finely crafted as the expansive sound. [25 Aug 2005, p.99]
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Q MagazineThis is a record of towering acoustic-based songwriting. [Sep 2005, p.114]