The Beatific Visions
by Brakes [aka brakesbrakesbrakes]
Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Dot Music
    60
    We're all for experimentation, but please: Nashville?
  2. Q Magazine
    60
    A positively unhinged record. [Dec 2006, p.133]
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  3. Lost At Sea
    60
    For every hit, there exists a miss.
  5. Stylus Magazine
    58
    The downside of the Brakes development is the loss of the raw power that accompanied some of their more demented moments.
  6. Filter
    44
    What was once enjoyable as a one-off now seems forced. [#25, p.89]
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User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. [Anonymous]
    Feb 5, 2007
    6
    The Beach Boys meets Flogging Molly? I wasn't really feelin' it. The title song and some others were good, but for every good song The Beach Boys meets Flogging Molly? I wasn't really feelin' it. The title song and some others were good, but for every good song there's Porcupine or Pineapple, a really pitiful attempt at an War protest song. Even The Flaming Lips, with all their in-your-face ridiculousness, managed a more serious protest than the Brakes. I'd recommend avoiding this CD.… Full Review »
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