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  • Summary: "Coincidentally" released on the same day as the fourth album by the White Stripes, to whom the Kills are frequently compared, 'Mean Side' is the debut full-length for the UK blues-rock duo of VV (aka Alison Mosshart) and Hotel, who are backed by a drum machine (a la the Raveonettes).
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 18
  2. Negative: 1 out of 18
  1. No, it's not the new White Stripes record -- it's something infinitely better.
  2. The Kills' sludgy punk-blues doesn't contain many pop melodies or catchy choruses.
  3. The Kills make the least of their limitations -- rather than magnifying the importance of each choice, the simplicity of the Kills reveals how little thought went into any choice.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. FavianR
    10
    raw, nitty gritty, in your face... its a rock blues that I can steady step to with my boogie shoes. The heavy distorted bass lines and the bellowing guitar riffs that make me want to growl, its a wonder these guys haven't already made it bigger. Do they have anymore albums? I want them, I want her, an amazingly sexy voice and they work extremely well together as singers. Bring them to Austin, Texas, we will listen. Sincerely, Favian Hail,Hail Rock N Roll Expand
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  2. LenaL
    9
    I thought it was grand
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  3. BlancoAlegua
    9
    Damned good album. It's got a raw, powerful groove to it. A little hard to believe they're English....
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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