Human Animal
by Wolf Eyes
  • Record Label: Sub Pop
  • Release Date: Sep 26, 2006
User Score
6.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 15
  3. Negative: 5 out of 15

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  1. RussellK
    Dec 27, 2006
    10
    People need to just take this for what it is, NOISE.
  2. Sommy
    Dec 21, 2006
    7
    Human Animal plays very similarly to a number of Wolf Eyes' moodier releases on Bulb, particularly Dread and Slicer. Despite the instability of the current lineup, the tightness of their compositions (with respect to dynamics, as there is no apparent thematic melody driving the pieces, obviously) has become staggering, particularly on the opening track (which bears some vague Human Animal plays very similarly to a number of Wolf Eyes' moodier releases on Bulb, particularly Dread and Slicer. Despite the instability of the current lineup, the tightness of their compositions (with respect to dynamics, as there is no apparent thematic melody driving the pieces, obviously) has become staggering, particularly on the opening track (which bears some vague resemblence to "Desert of Glue, Wretched Hog" from Dread). Anyone who buys a Wolf Eyes album knows what he/she is getting into, so there is really no sense to take stock in the criticisms of naysayers who have no real appreciation of this group's ability to transcend a number of "noise" styles with fluidity. To appreciate this band is to piss on hundreds of years of normative musical precedent for the sake of establishing their own rules -- just the way I like it. Highly recommended.… Collapse
  3. !
    Dec 17, 2006
    10
    one of the best noise albums recently if you don't like this try with madonna, or artic monkeys, or village people....
  4. D
    Nov 30, 2006
    8
    It's always funny to read the negative user comments on a noise album. Hey people, in case you haven't gotten the message yet, this is a NOISE album, not a pop record. It's not a heavy metal record or a hardcore punk record, either. It's noise. If you like noise artists like Merzbow, Sightings, Black Dice... who am I kidding? If you like those then you've already It's always funny to read the negative user comments on a noise album. Hey people, in case you haven't gotten the message yet, this is a NOISE album, not a pop record. It's not a heavy metal record or a hardcore punk record, either. It's noise. If you like noise artists like Merzbow, Sightings, Black Dice... who am I kidding? If you like those then you've already heard Wolf Eyes, and you probably like them. In which case, you need this album. This is one of their best albums, if not the best.… Expand
  5. AF
    Nov 23, 2006
    3
    Hmmf. File this one beside the last Scott Walker record in your collection. (In the dusty corner, with the other albums you got sucked into getting, as a result of the misguided practice of taking the advice of jaded rock critics looking for anything different.)
  6. IgnatiusJ.Reilly
    Nov 22, 2006
    3
    Creepy...crappy...who the heck cares?
  7. UncleP
    Oct 20, 2006
    0
    Considered among haunted house records, this one's a 10. Considered as a serious musical effort, it's horrendous.
  8. Ulf
    Oct 1, 2006
    0
    Garbage
  9. PollyB
    Sep 28, 2006
    8
    Wow, the critical reception surprises me considering their last album wasn't quite so enjoyed. Good album.
  10. Joe
    Sep 28, 2006
    9
    This record is THE JAM!
  11. PaulH.
    Sep 28, 2006
    10
    It's Wolf Eyes. Need I say more? Definitely not for everyone, but if you're as jaded as I am, it's incredibly comforting to see Sub Pop put out something that actually has the daring and balls that they (and indie-rock in general) once possessed so many years ago. Definitely much more interesting and compelling than your run-of-the-mill guitar band.

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Tiny Mix Tapes
    80
    As close to perfect as a noise album can be.
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  2. Alternative Press
    80
    Shows signs of nuance and restraint--relatively speaking. [Oct 2006, p.214]
  3. Pitchfork
    82
    When these scientists hit on the right formula of slow-burning anticipation, the bombast that follows has the profundity of a drug-induced epiphany. Previous Wolf Eyes records have struck that magic balance during individual songs or sides, but none have stretched it over an album's length like Human Animal.
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