Skelethon
by Aesop Rock
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 48 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 42 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 48
  3. Negative: 3 out of 48
Buy Now
Buy on

Review this album

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. IMoveMoney
    Jul 11, 2012
    4
    On an Aesop scale I'd have to give this effort a "4". Maybe I'm suffering from missing his Def Jux years...putting on Labor Days after Skelethon...just no comparison. He remains one of the most compelling MC's lyrically, but the diversity in his tonality and rhythms have become more metallic over the years, album by album, progressively. There's no doubt Skelethon is jam-packed withOn an Aesop scale I'd have to give this effort a "4". Maybe I'm suffering from missing his Def Jux years...putting on Labor Days after Skelethon...just no comparison. He remains one of the most compelling MC's lyrically, but the diversity in his tonality and rhythms have become more metallic over the years, album by album, progressively. There's no doubt Skelethon is jam-packed with intriguing poetic imagery, but for me, Aesop used to be able to tie his beats into some lost spirit of Americana. That Americana is now a machine, perhaps mirroring society itself. Aesop, I'd still name a kid after you...but I guess I "miss your old comedies".… Expand

Awards & Rankings

87
#87 Most Shared Album of 2012

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. Drowned In Sound
    Nov 26, 2012
    90
    For Skelethon is the kind of record an artist only makes once in their career; the culmination of long-gestation, departing loved ones and having to innovate out of your comfort zone.
    Read full review
  2. The Wire
    Oct 3, 2012
    80
    His murky but upbeat productions augment this sensation, giving Skelethon a sort of B-boy gothic feel, an old school park jam recreated by Tim Burton. [Sep 2012, p.74]
  3. RapReviews.com
    Sep 18, 2012
    85
    However challenging or confusing his rhymes can be, the songs still work with their combination of banging beats, rich lyricism, and twisted humor.
    Read full review
See all critic reviews »