Kicks - 1990s
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65 out of 100

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8.8 out of 10

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  • Summary: The second album for the Scottish band was produced by Bernard Butler and is the first album with Dino Bardot, who replaced Jamie McMorrow.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. The A.V. Club
    91
    The rest of the remarkably memorable Kicks is similarly raw, tight, and funky.
  2. Uncut
    80
    The group conjure a brilliantly ludicrous trash-pop poetry, hymning girls with gammy eyes on night buses--all much more seedily evocative and enjoyable than erstwhile Yummy Fur comrades, Franz Ferdinand. [May 2009, p.77]
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  3. Mojo
    60
    Kicks may take its leads from The Rolling Stones, David Bowie and Orange Juice but these songs about Glasgow and girls still manage to invest the skinny-tie shuffle with some fresh contemporary verve. [Apr 2009, p.98]
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  4. Under The Radar
    60
    They retain much of the glam rock frivolity and bombast of their debut, with a diaphanous bubblegum pop sheen tacked on courtesy of producer Bernard Butler. [Spring 2009, p.76]
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  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
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  1. RalphK
    9
    A bit more filler than the debut (a deserved 10 out of 10), but nowhere near as bad as suggested, in fact, it's brilliant. I love the beefier, glossier, T-Rex sound. don't believe the hype. this record rules.… Expand
  2. CarlosU
    9
    Superb effort!
  3. SamuelC
    9
    Although this album has a different sound from their first album it still stays true to their style and is just as catchy and fulfilling.
  4. Heaf
    8
    A shade off of their brilliant debut, but this album is fantastic. I give it an 8 because it is not equal to their debut. It is 2/3 brilliant songs that carry over the sound and fun of the first album and 1/3 filler.… Expand

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