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Universal acclaim- based on 38 Ratings
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Positive: 35 out of 38
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Mixed: 0 out of 38
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Negative: 3 out of 38
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JamesB.Aug 30, 2002WOW
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BenjaminDAug 30, 2002The most complex and thrilling record S-K has ever produced. I have been floored by this cd ever since i bought it. Shake a tail for peace and love! "When violence rules the world outside; And the headlines make me want to cry; It?s not the time to just keep quiet; Speak up one time TO THE BEAT"
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CJCarterAug 30, 2002A band showing real growth when rock n' roll needs it most. Reminds me in spirit of U2 at their most heartfelt and lethal. This record deserves to be heard.
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AndrewISep 16, 2002I think this is the most thrilling band in the world right now. This essential album might be their best, might not - does it really matter?
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JamesAAug 30, 2002I haven't been this excited about music in a long time!
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BillyD.Aug 16, 2002
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GarlandB.Aug 17, 2002Completley thrilling.
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IanC.Aug 22, 2002
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TimE.Jan 13, 2005You can't beat "One Beat." The greatest and most meaningful songs of their career. You can even shake, mosh and groove to the funky beats of "one Beat."
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Jan 15, 2015Honestly, my first exposure to the band, and I've been an addict since. Though written and released a decade ago, man, does it still ring true today, even if the names and targets have changed.
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For several albums now, Sleater-Kinney has shown eagerness to experiment, and it seems to be pounding at a wall, getting ever closer to the recording that will break it down. One Beat isn't quite it, but it makes a glorious noise in the process.
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One Beat joins the likes of Fugazi's In On the Killtaker and Bikini Kill's Reject All American for its impassioned new-world resistance, and could very well be the greatest triumph of punk independence since Black Flag.
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Their riotous manifesto remains the same, but their musical dialect has expanded to include blues, soul and even traces of pristine Led Zeppelin-era metal.