Skelliconnection
by Chad VanGaalen
  • Record Label: Sub Pop
  • Release Date: Aug 22, 2006
User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5

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  1. LeroyM
    Sep 2, 2006
    10
    good dude
  2. BobBuilder
    Aug 29, 2006
    3
    Close to being unlistenable. In comparison to the first one it's a total travesty.
  3. MikeA
    Aug 28, 2006
    8
    VanGaalen's songwriting is not the kind that can be fully digested upon first listen In fact, some of it may jsut be indigetable to some of us. But there is something very interesting here, something that cannot be easily categorized or dismissed. That, and a natural inclination towards an original hook, gives VanGaalen's music something to hold listeners by, and endear them to VanGaalen's songwriting is not the kind that can be fully digested upon first listen In fact, some of it may jsut be indigetable to some of us. But there is something very interesting here, something that cannot be easily categorized or dismissed. That, and a natural inclination towards an original hook, gives VanGaalen's music something to hold listeners by, and endear them to it that much more easily.… Expand

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Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. NOW Magazine
    80
    Despite any bugaboos, he's a plain great songwriter, and Skelliconnection is firmly above average.
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  2. Under The Radar
    70
    VanGaalen proves beyond doubt that he is perfectly capable of rocking out as much as any four-piece group without losing any of the intimacy and creativity established on his first album. [Summer 2006]
  3. AllMusic
    60
    VanGaalen's a skilled musician, and compositionally the pieces are well-constructed, but there's nothing on the record that truly blows you away.
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