Meltdown - Ash
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78 out of 100

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8.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 17 Ratings

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  • Summary: The veteran Irish trio return with a rock-oriented affair, their fifth studio disc overall.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Playlouder
    100
    Great pop from a great band.
  2. Under The Radar
    80
    The band's melodies continue to be undeniable, but when guitar solos are added to the mix, the combination is electric. [#9]
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  3. Dot Music
    80
    “Meltdown” is a sturdy, well-written and (perpetually adolescent lyrics aside) mature addition to Ash’s enduring and near-essential canon – ample reward for ten years’ loyal support.
  4. The Guardian
    60
    A straight-ahead rock album that already sounds like a festival set list in waiting.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
  1. BarryS
    10
    Free All Angels was a classic. This would beat it in a fight!
  2. Ricko
    8
    In trying to follow up their number 1 hit album Free All Angels, Ash went
    for a heavier sound this time round. An album that really deserved m    ore
    success and recognition than it got. While it doesn't have the same volume
    of radio hits as Free All Angels or 1977, as a whole album it's arguably
    the bands strongest. Some great guitar work going on while Dave Grohl was
    reportedly a major fan of Rick McMurrays drumming on the album. Perhaps the
    reason for its commercial underperformance slipping off the radar was that
    it was caught between being too heavy for Ash's core fans and having too
    much pop melody going on to attract in the rock element.    … Expand
  3. henrik
    7
    Very energetic songs; like most of them - some are a little pathetic. But all in all it's a round album that rocks big time.
  4. jtone
    0
    Shit's weak.

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