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Sep 29, 2016It should come as no surprise that the second half suffers for its subdued pace; after all, Slaves are fashioned around the idea of being abrasive, not insightful.
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Alternative PressOct 10, 2016Slaves pull no punches with social and political commentary. But Take Control is also diverse and boasts sly British humor. [Nov 2016, p.90]
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Oct 10, 2016Despite the lack of progression from the first album to the second Take Control is a perfectly listen-able album--and perhaps album three will be where they shine.
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Oct 4, 2016It’s still simplistic and limited but it’s meant to be. That’s the whole idea. The converted will remain.
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Kerrang!Oct 27, 2016It's a step forward lyrically and also musically. [29 Oct 2016, p.53]
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Sep 29, 2016The end result is a record that frustrates more often than it thrills. In other words, it is essentially the same again.
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Sep 29, 2016It was produced by Michael ‘Mike D’ Diamond of the Beastie Boys, though sounds like it’s held together with snot and sawdust, lending the record a sense of spontaneity that runs through all 16 tracks.
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Oct 17, 2016We’ve heard enough from Slaves in their fledgling career thus far to know that their sound is always going to be abrasive, but with the exception of Spit It Out, the quirks that made Slaves as appetising a proposition as they were are nowhere near the forefront.
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Nov 8, 2016On Take Control, Slaves show glimpses of astuteness but these are often mitigated by hackneyed lyrics. This should be the revolutionary punk album that music and the wider world desperately needs right now. Sadly, it falls tantalizingly short.
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Q MagazineOct 5, 2016Modern life is rubbish, but the tunes are great. [Nov 2016, p.114]
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Sep 29, 2016Chugging clatter and repetitive shouting is still offensively dull, even if they don’t really mean it.
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Sep 29, 2016Take Control colourfully, and often cartoonishly, blazes with a refusal to accept the monotonies of everyday life.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 11 out of 13
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