Rise To Your Knees
by Meat Puppets
  • Record Label: Anodyne
  • Release Date: Jul 17, 2007
User Score
6.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7

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  1. MK
    Aug 11, 2007
    8
    their best for a long time. nice to hear the puppets returning to good form.
  2. FineTuned
    Aug 13, 2007
    9
    Better than it ought to be. The Puppets are back and this is only the start.

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Metascore
65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
  1. AllMusic
    60
    The mere fact they've been able to come together to make an album as solid and coherent as Rise to Your Knees is little short of miraculous, but it pales in comparison to the Meat Puppets best music and suggests that they still have a ways to go before they're fully back in fighting shape.
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  2. Austin Chronicle
    67
    Rise to Your Knees, the first album by reunited brothers Curt and Cris Kirkwood since 1995's misleading "No Joke!," is a subdued and psychedelic affair, where the guitars melt instead of fry.
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  3. Billboard
    80
    Even without original drummer Derrick Bostrom, the Meat Puppets' magic is evident. The focused, yet relaxed, music throughout this album is among the best the band has ever made.
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