The Best Little Secrets Are Kept - Louis XIV
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62 out of 100

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6.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 47 Ratings

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  • Summary: This is the debut full-length for the bawdy San Diego, Calif. rock outfit led by Jason Hill and Brian Karscig.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 18
  3. Negative: 2 out of 18
  1. E! Online
    83
    Best Little Secrets Are Kept pays homage to the fairer gender with punchy glam-rock guitars, winking double entendres and Hill's swaggering Rocky Horror Picture Show-style vocals.
  2. Uncut
    80
    A horny fusion of glam-rock boogie, Urge Overkill's egotism and libidinous top-shelf naughtiness, all delivered with the molten fury of The Black Keys. [Nov 2005, p.111]
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  3. Mojo
    60
    Alas, when their feisty glam racket starts to repeat itself towards the end, the joke wears a little thin. [Nov 2005, p.112]
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  4. Alternative Press
    20
    Pathetic. [Jul 2005, p.182]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 36
  3. Negative: 11 out of 36
  1. MackieM
    10
    If I could pick 11 I would. This band is the best thing to happen to music since the sex pistols. And P.S. Jason Hill touched my arm after the concert tonite. … Expand
  2. SplashM
    8
    There wasn't anything as dirty or as fun as this album in a long long time. The snotty vocals and sexy groove of Luis XIV is exactly what has been missing from Rock & Roll for so long. They take what the Stones & the Pretty Things did and just run away with it. This is the album that many bands want to record but just can't!… Expand
  3. wazsie
    7
    I got so flamed by one of my best friends for liking this. Yes its derivative, hell they basically steal a whole genre of music. But come on, there has been no paradigm shift in music in the last 30 years, it… Expand
  4. jimmyt
    3
    I agree with wha zat, Pitchfork's review of this CD is CLASSIC. Please put it up on the site.

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