Kicks
by 1990s
User Score
7.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5

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  1. SamuelC
    Apr 6, 2009
    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.
  2. RalphK
    Apr 7, 2009
    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.
  3. CarlosU
    May 12, 2009
    9
    Superb effort!
  4. Heaf
    Jul 3, 2012
    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.

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#17 Most Shared Album of 2009

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. 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]
  2. musicOMH.com
    50
    1990s have not made a bad album, but like the decade itself Kicks never lives up to its promise and contains too many derivative and unmemorable moments.
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  3. Rolling Stone
    70
    Their music is often thrilling and endlessly hummable.
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