The Phoenix Album - The Warlocks
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  • Summary: Don't confuse The Warlocks of the 1960s (who later became the Grateful Dead) with the new band of the same name, who only sound like they come from the 1960s. This Los Angeles-based group favor lengthy, droning songs, evoking groups such as the Velvet Underground and Jesus & Mary Chain.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. Playlouder
    90
    Like Spiritualized re-scored and re-scripted by Timothy Leary, something inescapably dark, dread ridden and mesmeric lurks within these tracks.
  2. Uncut
    80
    Occup[ies] the same sonic territory as The Dandy Warhols' underrated Come Down. [Aug 2003, p.108]
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  3. Neumu.net
    60
    While these are accomplished musicians distilling their favorite musical influences, they fail to transcend those influences.
  4. Pitchfork
    20
    Tired riffing, uninspired lyrics, and god-awful wankery.

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  1. SteveSpaceman
    10
    The Warlocks ROCK live.

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