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46 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critics What's this?

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7.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 22 Ratings

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  • Summary: The Welsh band's sixth album was coproduced by Kelly Jones and Jim Lowe.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 12
  3. Negative: 3 out of 12
  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    70
    Pull The Pin has urgency, a sense of menace and though it deals with issues like war ('Soldiers Make Good Targets') and the London bombings, there's little of the sanctimonious rhetoric Stereophonics of old were guilty of spouting.
  2. Mojo
    60
    The whole thing sounds effortless, and not always in a god way. [Dec 2007, p.109]
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  3. Pitchfork
    34
    Pull the Pin might be going for the uncluttered "production" of older Rick Rubin, but instead it cops the sterility of newer Rick Rubin, each song lumbering on a chassis of waterlogged tempo and Jones' wooden melodies, begging for just about anything to grab you.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 3 out of 13
  1. MikeL
    10
    'Pull the Pin' is the best their album!!! It's sounds really great and more emotional than previous albums. Every song is worths to be a hit. Strange to see it in the worst albums list on this site.… Expand
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  2. GeeHoneyBee
    4
    Agreed. It's a very disappointing release after Language, Sex, Violence Other.
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  3. BenG
    3
    I was really excited for this album after Language Sex Violence Other, which ranks right up there with Word Gets Around in my book. This was entirely disappointing.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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