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The Indian Tower Image
Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

  • Summary: This is the second album for the Pennsylvania stoner-rock outfit.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    By combining math-rock complexity with raw power, songs like "Tower" and "Black Rock Man" hypnotize as they pulverize. [27 Jan 2006, p.84]
  2. Pearls and Brass have your ultimate Friday afternoon "just got paid today" soundtrack right here. Turn it up loud and enjoy.
  3. Alternative Press
    80
    The music on The Indian Tower is relentless. [Mar 2006, p.130]
  4. Mojo
    70
    Pure gonzo blues-rock boogie. [Mar 2006, p.94]
  5. Billboard
    70
    Fans of Queens Of The Stone Age, and to a degree Death From Above 1979, will probably be attracted to "The Indian Tower," but from the get go, there are noticeable differences that make the album a unique contribution.
  6. The Indian Tower rocks in the most literal sense of the word; if that means anything to you, it's really all you need to know.
  7. It's rare when rock of this ilk misses the mark, but somehow Pearls and Brass have accomplished just that with ease.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. Stefan
    Feb 13, 2006
    9
    This is a stellar album which clearly lacks the attention that it would get were we to live in the '70s. That is not to say that it is This is a stellar album which clearly lacks the attention that it would get were we to live in the '70s. That is not to say that it is in anyway out-dated, but rather the various publications that hold clout over what is or is not "cool" have decreed that the riff-centric, blues-so-thick you could cut it with your chain-gang cuffs, aesthetic is passé. Which is a shame. These boys would do Sir Lord Baltimore proud, though sharing as much of their sonic qualities with west-coast-er sounds, especially bringing to mind this poster's personal favorite Kyuss side, "Blues for The Red Sun." Generic stoner rock, this is not. Expand