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Universal acclaim- based on 20 Ratings
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Positive: 18 out of 20
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Mixed: 2 out of 20
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jbAug 19, 2001Excellent. Had to listen twice in a row to allow the complexities to be absorbed.
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jeremyj.Jan 1, 2002amazing stuff...gotta be fucking insane not like it
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TubzJan 23, 2005Very Pure. Good Album Overall!
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mgNov 21, 2002very uneven, and they shouldn't sing. sine wave is excellent.
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The WireA collection of slow, moody pieces whose unexceptional nature is made more frustrating by the occasional flashes of inspiration. [#206, p.77]
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Granted, it's not mind-blowing, and it's not nearly as masterfully executed and affecting as their earliest work. But there are only a handful of bands out there that can put out an album as well-constructed as Rock Action and still expect people to bitch and moan about it.
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Eschewing the sprawling, double-album ethos that marked the group's early entries into indie rock, Rock Action is also more concentrated and less elliptical