Specter at the Feast
by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
  • Record Label: Vagrant
  • Release Date: Mar 19, 2013
Metascore
65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
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  1. Pitchfork
    Apr 8, 2013
    51
    Where the record falters is on the rockers, which are composed of clichés and exhausted riffs only.
  2. Mojo
    Mar 14, 2013
    40
    In short, a bafflingly sequenced and rather unlovable record. [Apr 2013, p.91]
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  3. Q Magazine
    Mar 14, 2013
    60
    Their sixth album uses the same unbending template as ever, but does so with the best songwriting since 2005's Howl. [Apr 2013, p.95]
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  5. musicOMH.com
    Mar 14, 2013
    50
    They have made a patchy record that’s very much intended for loyal followers who have completely bought into their long established aesthetic.
  6. Consequence
    Mar 20, 2013
    50
    Call these cuts dark. Call them rockers. But they’re neither of these things when stacked against something much more simple and hard-hitting: sincerity.
  7. DIY Magazine
    Mar 18, 2013
    50
    Specter At The Feast runs out of steam before it runs out of songs. Not a terrible album, just one lacking in inspiration.
  8. Magnet
    Mar 15, 2013
    60
    The superficial snarl and by-the-numbers rawk in the middle on tracks like "Haste The Taste" and "Teenage Disease" never find equal footing with the album's inspired bookends. [No. 96, p.53]
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User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 21 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 21
  3. Negative: 2 out of 21
  1. Etaipalombo
    Apr 2, 2013
    8
    Specter At The Feast, which was released 18 of March, 2013, should be listened as a goodbye from a close person, That person is Michael Been,Specter At The Feast, which was released 18 of March, 2013, should be listened as a goodbye from a close person, That person is Michael Been, the sound engineer of the band and also The Call former leader and the father of the bass player, Robert Levon Been. The band mates, Peter Hayes and Leah Shapiro, gather together and wrote an album of mourning, adopting more realistic standpoint. I found the album very joyful, maybe because it was made from the bottom of the heart

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  2. StrikeZ
    Mar 19, 2013
    10
    I am not that familiar with BRMC, but after hearing one of the group members on Sound City I decided to give this album a try. I enjoy theI am not that familiar with BRMC, but after hearing one of the group members on Sound City I decided to give this album a try. I enjoy the riffs and mature depth of the lyrics. This has a dark alley feel with a grungy tinge. A nice discovery.… Full Review »
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