Rock Action
by Mogwai
  • Record Label: Matador
  • Release Date: Apr 24, 2001
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20

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  1. mg
    Nov 21, 2002
    5
    very uneven, and they shouldn't sing. sine wave is excellent.

Awards & Rankings

84
#84 Best Album of 2001
96
#96 Most Shared Album of 2001

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 16
  3. Negative: 2 out of 16
  1. The Wire
    30
    A collection of slow, moody pieces whose unexceptional nature is made more frustrating by the occasional flashes of inspiration. [#206, p.77]
  2. Pitchfork
    80
    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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  3. Rolling Stone
    70
    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
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