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- Summary: The Chicago-based alternative rock legends return with their first collection of new studio material in 16 years.
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- Record Label: UO Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Hard Rock, Rock & Roll
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Positive: 5 out of 6
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Mixed: 1 out of 6
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Negative: 0 out of 6
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May 17, 2011Nash Kato and Eddie "King" Roeser are taking everything dead seriously, playing for the sake of music itself, giving Rock & Roll Submarine an unexpected soul and heart that makes it a rousing comeback.
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MojoMay 16, 2011From Mason Dixon's struttin' Southern boogie and the title track's exhilarating echo of the Stones' Soul Survivor, through to the adorably vulnerable Quiet Person--what a hoot. [Jun 2011, p.92]
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Alternative PressMay 16, 2011Amazingly enough, only a few tunes drag or fade into the background--a testament to how strong (and focused) the songwriting is on Submarine. [Jun 2011, p.111]
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Jun 13, 2011Rock & Roll Submarine isn't likely to catapult Urge Overkill back onto the national stage, yet, like Dinosaur Jr's recent output, it's a snapshot of a band returning to almost glory virtually unscathed.
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May 17, 2011The end result is just as prefabricated as Saturation, though Rock&Roll Submarine will likely speak to fans of the band's looser, rawer Touch & Go period.
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May 18, 2011If it's any consolation, the songs are interchangeable and accomplished enough that long-time fans will be relieved that they didn't embarrass themselves. Newcomers, if any, will almost certainly wonder what the big deal was.
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Mixed: 0 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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May 16, 2011
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