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8.9 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16

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  1. jb
    Aug 19, 2001
    8
    Excellent. Had to listen twice in a row to allow the complexities to be absorbed.
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  2. ErikO.
    May 18, 2002
    10
    great!!!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. JoeB
    Nov 13, 2002
    10
    Awesome from start to finish, and it even has Gruff in it!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  4. jeremyj.
    Jan 1, 2002
    10
    amazing stuff...gotta be fucking insane not like it
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  5. DanielB.
    Jun 3, 2002
    10
    is perfect, just that. PERFECT!!!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  6. anarchistmilkman
    Jun 8, 2003
    7
    Doesn't reach the same highs as songs such as Ex-Cowboy, Helycon 1, Mogwai Fear Satan; but still pretty good. 2 Rights Make 1 Wrong is magnificent!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  7. Tubz
    Jan 23, 2005
    10
    Very Pure. Good Album Overall!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  8. boogiedaniels
    Nov 13, 2002
    9
    All is well in Mogwai-ville
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  9. mg
    Nov 21, 2002
    5
    very uneven, and they shouldn't sing. sine wave is excellent.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  10. [Anonymous]
    Nov 26, 2002
    10
    King Midas touched this album.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  11. TheVillageDrunk
    May 17, 2011
    10
    This is a damn near perfect. Sine Wave opens the album with a wall of sound so powerful it nearly crushes you to death before Take Me Somewhere Nice soothes you with it's lush surge, while pondering spaceships over Glasgow. Dial: Revenge is a heartbreaking Gruff Rhys-lead tragedy of some kind. You Don't Know Jesus easily perfects the heavy build up then 2 right Make 1 Wrong glories in a cinematic soundscape that would put a smile on anyone's face. It ends with a Secret Pint, like a drunk friend falling through your front door before opening his heart to you. In all seriousness, there's barely a wasted note on Rock Action, Mogwai have tried & came close, but they've never bettered it.… Expand
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Metascore
76 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critics

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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