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When the Crowes stumble into the right place, they soar. Indeed, at its best, their sixth album delivers the same streamlined pleasures that the group rediscovered on 1999's By Your Side.
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Entertainment WeeklyChris Robinson and crew get artier with their arrangements, but sacrifice the lived-in feel of previous work. [11 May 2001, p.81]
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BlenderThe line between this credible Faces-cum-Skynyrd jam band's best and worst material remains slimmer than even their most ardent fanatic might hope. [Jun/Jul 2001, p.105]
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There's precious little of the extravagant muso twiddling and indulgent nonsense that has waylaid the band sometimes in the past.
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Lions has got style to spare, but ends up light on meaty hooks.
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RevolverWhile Lions roars with all of the classic rock bombast and Stones-y swagger we've come to expect from the Crowes, the album is sorely lacking in the magic that can only be achieved when the innately talented drive themselves to distraction in the pursuit of perfection. [May/June 2001, p.110]
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With the exception of 1999's By Your Side, which showed flashes of the band's original brilliance, in recent years the songwriting of brothers Chris and Rich Robinson has deteriorated into a muddled mess of hard rock cliches. Lions is the low point of that decline.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 37 out of 40
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Mixed: 0 out of 40
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Negative: 3 out of 40
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AxeS.Mar 4, 2008
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KenIMay 3, 2007Great album. More hard Rock than other Crowe's albums.
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traceyJan 16, 2007