Surgery
by The Warlocks
  • Record Label: Mute
  • Release Date: Aug 23, 2005
Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 19
  3. Negative: 2 out of 19
  1. PopMatters
    60
    Somehow, the Warlocks have found the middle ground between the Raveonettes' Wall of Soundesque attack and the Flaming Lips' oddball fixation on love, death and outer space.
  2. Under The Radar
    60
    A thoroughly realized, if singularly fixated, release. [#10, p.107]
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  3. Dusted Magazine
    50
    Seems to be a misguided stab at radio-friendliness.
  5. Billboard
    60
    No matter how hooky things get, the Warlocks tend to bury each song in the same multi-layered haze of feedback and distortion, as if sheer decibels are the sole element holding everything together.
  6. Q Magazine
    40
    The whole never manages to lift off. [Oct 2005, p.120]
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  7. Uncut
    40
    [The Warlocks] have replaced The Velvet Underground and Spacemen 3 with The Jesus And Mary Chain and Spiritualized as the objects of their affections, and Surgery is significantly less interesting as a result. [Oct 2005, p.110]
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  8. Tiny Mix Tapes
    60
    Many of the tracks are begging to be played live in full force, as most of them, to be sure, sound unfulfilled here on CD.
  9. Rolling Stone
    60
    Occasionally snoozy but always intoxicating.

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User Score
5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 13
  3. Negative: 5 out of 13
  1. brian
    Nov 2, 2005
    9
    Pitchfork...as relative these days as...the Animal Collective...overeducated white kids and their fear of primal impulses
  2. RadCompanyDotNet
    Oct 27, 2005
    2
    What has seven brains and not one original idea? The Warlocks. I'm calling bullsh!t on these rock and roll posuers. The only people this What has seven brains and not one original idea? The Warlocks. I'm calling bullsh!t on these rock and roll posuers. The only people this might impress is listeners who have yet to discover their influences. Even beyond the mockery, the songwriting and performance is limp. Strip away the haze of the imagery and haze and your left with a bunch of a$$holes.… Full Review »
  3. builttokill
    Oct 14, 2005
    9
    I'm sorry. Did I miss something? I would just like to know what radio station would play any of these songs besides maybe one or two DJs I'm sorry. Did I miss something? I would just like to know what radio station would play any of these songs besides maybe one or two DJs that happen to come across them. If I could give this album a 9.9 I would. It really makes me laugh when music critics listen to albums once that should be listened to at least 5 times before writing a review as this one should. It doesn't matter if this album is original or not. This is the most dense, artistic album i've heard in maybe a year.… Full Review »
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