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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.
- Record Label: Red Ink / Echo
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 18 out of 24
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Mixed: 4 out of 24
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Negative: 2 out of 24
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Entertainment WeeklyDeeply 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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"Howl" burns with just as much commitment and fervour [as the previous two albums]; it simply burns slower.
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BRMC’s third album is a triumph.
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It isn't their best record, but as an acknowledgement that slabs of feedback-laden noise weren't going to take them much further, and change was needed for an attempt at a long-term career, it's promising.
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By the time the country twang of “Ain’t No Easy Way” hits with a massive drum-and-harmonica stomp, thoughts of Howl being a “Hey, let’s try this” album vanish, and the music becomes the entrancing jaunt of a band not necessarily finding itself, per se, but at least writing the best songs of its career.
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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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BlenderSound[s] like bad Southern swamp songs covered by the world's most miserable bar band. [Sep 2005, p.131]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 24 out of 29
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Mixed: 2 out of 29
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Negative: 3 out of 29
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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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MarkCSep 26, 2005Love it
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DanGNov 24, 2005
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JosephOSep 20, 2005
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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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mattaDec 6, 2005
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phaidSep 13, 2005
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