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Generally favorable reviews- based on 101 Ratings
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Positive: 80 out of 101
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Mixed: 15 out of 101
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Negative: 6 out of 101
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Nov 22, 2013
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Sep 24, 2013
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Sep 26, 2013I'm not saying this album is awful, but I'm not excited about it either. It simply sounds like the Kings are getting old and settling down. This is not the restrained mastery they showed on Come Around Sundown. They really try to rock out here. I'm just not convinced anymore.
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Jul 2, 2014
Awards & Rankings
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Q MagazineJan 27, 2014Occasionally frustrating and sometimes even a little soapy, Mechanical Bull has its flaws, but it also brims with personality and passion. [Oct 2013, p.104]
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MagnetOct 18, 2013All in all, the best return to original form a stadium band can risk these days. [No. 103, p.57]
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Oct 4, 2013Mechanical Bull kicks up a tightly controlled disc that still leaves enough roots unpolished.