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No Wow
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78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 32 Ratings

  • Summary: This is the second album for the garage-blues duo of VV and Hotel (known to their parents as Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince).

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Love Is a Deserter
One eye in the sun, one in the night Sleep tight, sleepwalk like honey, honey Oh my, capital I LOVE U Put it in a letter honey I could kiss you... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. Los Angeles Times
    100
    The biggest advance is that the Kills now wrap their songs, from the enchanting "The Good Ones" to the especially anxious "I Hate the Way You Love," in melodies that are disarmingly sweet and seductive. [6 Mar 2005]
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  2. Pitchfork
    83
    No Wow steps up to the promise of their EPs and debut LP, a boisterous reminder that kids can still hook up to songs that are little more than a guitar and attitude.
  3. Alternative Press
    80
    VV naturally still resembles PJ Harvey prepping for a catfight in spots, but her vocals on standout pop nugget "Rodeo Town" reveal vulnerability reminiscent of the original tough cookie, the Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde. [Apr 2005, p.126]
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  4. Spin
    75
    Romantic defeatism can be charming if you infuse it with enough daydreaming, art-school blues. [Mar 2005, p.92]
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  5. The Guardian
    70
    Somehow, though, the Kills' sludge-coloured, super-lo-fi sulkiness charms despite itself
  6. ShakingThrough.net
    70
    It’s one thing to strive for the primal truth of a particular sound; it’s another to vainly bludgeon a thoroughly pulverized style in search of unsullied beats.
  7. Paste Magazine
    50
    Generally less intense and more coy, ponderous and forced [than Keep On Your Mean Side]. [Apr/May 2005, p.132]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. SeamusS
    Apr 23, 2005
    10
    Brilliant, Brutal, Beautiful The Three Bs of Rock Music This is an amazing cd TO agree with the review PURE SEX
  2. JohnR
    Apr 30, 2005
    9
    Wanted to give it an 8.5....It's a good record, dark but not for show...Very effective.
  4. GianlucaM
    Jul 8, 2005
    9
    This duo, after Keep on your mean side, demonstrate that they do good music. for me one of the best indie/rock album of 2005.
  5. DavisW
    May 4, 2005
    7
    This band is more of a live act (highly, highly recommended if you haven't seen them) but the album is still a good listen. I find their This band is more of a live act (highly, highly recommended if you haven't seen them) but the album is still a good listen. I find their debut "Keep On Your Mean Side" more sexy and more fun but this is still worthy of a purchase.… Expand
  6. ChristopherL
    Nov 21, 2006
    7
    Rodeo Town the standout track for me.
  7. JeremyBk
    Jul 18, 2005
    7
    Maybe I should give the band a higher number. I like this album a lot, more than the first album, which I also liked a lot, though it was Maybe I should give the band a higher number. I like this album a lot, more than the first album, which I also liked a lot, though it was uneven. They are a very intelligent band, alternating very simple patterns, gradually and continuously. It's like minimalism in rock/punk/blues. I like this a lot more than White Stripes crap, which I worry they'll be compared to. The Stripes are so strident and aren't as subtle. But I quit listening to them after their second album, so maybe the comment's unfair. The lyrics on this new K's album are also funny --lots of small plays on patterns and cliches. Esp. Dead Rd. 7. They're playful and they have done a focused raw that's really good. The album isn't higher than a 7 bcs I don't know if it 'll last and don't think it's classic. But it's good.… Expand
  8. MichaelK
    Mar 9, 2005
    5
    They seem a bit over-hyped to me. Each song contains only around 20 seconds worth of ideas (a couple of riffs; maybe four lines of lyrics), They seem a bit over-hyped to me. Each song contains only around 20 seconds worth of ideas (a couple of riffs; maybe four lines of lyrics), and most of the songs bleed together. The sound is somewhere between the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and PJ Harvey's more raw material . . . only not as good. There's no emotional depth, which would be okay if they sounded like they were having fun. Instead, I'm left with the feeling that Hotel and V V are mostly interested in musical posturing. After slamming them like that, I'll admit that the title track is worth salvaging, although I'll probably scrap the rest.… Expand

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