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83 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 17 Critics What's this?

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8.0 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

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  • Summary: Brooklyn's Oneida has been around a bit longer (since 1997) than some of their fellow bands in the New York neo-garage/punk/new wave scene, and 'Secret Wars' marks their sixth LP.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 17
  3. Negative: 1 out of 17
  1. Spin
    100
    They channel experimental noise, acid-drenched riffs, and live-show spontaneity into a record of brilliantly crafted nuggets of lysergic rock that is easily their most consistent effort to date.
  2. Playlouder
    60
    They actually sound like they've elected to live in a cocoon full of aromatic candles, a huge collection of musty records, some drugs, some books, and a collection of mid eighties Peel sessions alphabetically labelled on TDK C90s.
  3. The Guardian
    20
    Secret Wars is a sobering demonstration of what repetition can do in the wrong hands, as the Brooklyn trio funnel the most endurance-testing excesses of Suicide, Can, Sonic Youth and stoner rock into a joyless, oppressive piece of work.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. BobbyG
    9
    I don't remember listening something so heavy and yet melodic at he same time.
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  2. daves
    8
    One helluva pysch-rock noise as you could wish for. ideal for fans of Comets On Fire and ilk.
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