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Universal acclaim- based on 183 Ratings
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Positive: 151 out of 183
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Mixed: 12 out of 183
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Negative: 20 out of 183
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Apr 1, 2022
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Jan 6, 2016I think 11 years on I can say its a classic record. S-K progressed with each album until they reached perfection with this and No Cities To Love. Are they capable of making a less than perfect album anymore?
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Jan 15, 2015Their most brutal album, by far, and yet what a wonderful pain it is. They were always so razor sharp, but this time, they've decided to bludgeon and pulverize.
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Jun 25, 2012Finally a real energetic rock album. Its essence's been missing for so many years, now Sleater Kinney push it back with this extraordinary album. Rock from the begining until the end, I assure you
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Apr 25, 2012There are some really great moments here. Sleater-Kinney show great cohesion and some really tight guitar work here at the end of their run. Still, I find the album too slow and too abrasive at points to truly enjoy. Download "Jumpers", "Entertain", and "Steep Air" but do not purchase the entire album.
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Nov 13, 2010Great album. It's got such a full sound, especially compared to many of other other acts in the riot girrrrl era. They've come a long way since Heavens to Betsy..
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MikeLFeb 16, 2008Amazing. Still an absolutely amazing record.
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GusDec 12, 2007Amazing.
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leonsApr 4, 2007A couple of years on and I still cant stop listerning
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AndyPAug 13, 2006Great from beginning to end, even if the poor mastering gets annoying once in a while. Really captures the intensity of their live show. Sad to see them go, and glad I caught them at Lollapalooza first.
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timeAug 9, 2006What a fond farewell to the greatest band of the decade.
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hannahbJul 9, 2006incredible album from the greatest girl group ever. a move away from punk, but still outrageous and as intense as always. i saw them live (thank god, as they've since disbanded) and they were unbelieveable.
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NickTJan 20, 2006Sleater-Kinney, after 7 amazing albums, is still one of the most genuine bands working today. With "The Woods" they instill a sense of growth within long-time listeners. Corin's vocals alone are worth mountains of praise, but the amount of depth in this album and the growth from "One Beat" is inspiring. The girls just make their job look so easy.
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sidewinder572Jan 17, 2006This is everything that a rock record should be and everything that's lacking in todays rock music.
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SeamusSJan 6, 2006. An album that
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SeanTDec 11, 2005this album gave me goosebumps. sleater-kinney going hard = kick ass
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JamesMDec 9, 2005Just ace
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RonEDec 1, 2005
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GazcomsatNov 22, 2005
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RStJNov 15, 2005
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mikemNov 14, 2005
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M.Mignatti.Nov 10, 2005Incredible.
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StevenLNov 9, 2005"Leeeeetttttt It gooooooooooooo." Someone please put Corin out of her misery and mine.
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JohnD.Oct 26, 2005
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IanCOct 15, 2005
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SamsSep 26, 2005Horribly Overrated.
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JamesFSep 14, 2005This one is special. It sounds like a classic. Check it out, say you knew about it when.
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EllenSep 7, 2005
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KeithRSep 4, 2005I can not believe that a worse album could get better reviews. Totally unlistenable!! Grating screehing for vocals. Horrible, unintelligent lyrics. Distortion used to cover up talentless noodling. It becomes laughable quite quickly. For the life of me, I can't understand how anyone could enjoy this crap.
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BrianBSep 3, 2005
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AlexD.Aug 11, 2005Album of the year!
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SteveBAug 9, 2005
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JoshHAug 6, 2005The Woods is already one of the top albums of 2005. I feel the same way about it as I did about the Flaming Lips' Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots -- it doesn't sound like anything I've ever heard before. This album is something special.
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VinceH.Aug 2, 2005
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ScottDJul 29, 2005
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TerrenceOJul 21, 2005
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ChrisHJul 19, 2005When I first heard this album, I couldn't stand it. The vocals were screechy and the album sounded too unrefined. But after listening to the album again after hiding in the depths of my computer's hard drive for two months, I really came to love this album. It's raw, it's powerful, and it's a whole lotta fun.
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SayedSJul 18, 2005I can't really sit through this album. The screaming/yoddling really hurts my ears. I don't think I am crazy. I let my friends listen to it and they agree that her voice is to eratic and disturbing to listen too.
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beyondtoolJul 16, 2005
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mikesJul 15, 2005sorry s-k fans, i tried to like this cd but it is too bland for my taste, the whole rave-up against nostalgia in "Entertain" is just bad. I am not against women in rock but this effort is severly overrated, but hey its just my opinion.
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JohnMJul 12, 2005
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scJul 12, 2005A great album.
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MikeJul 11, 2005
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bobdJul 10, 2005incredible album
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AdamJul 10, 2005The best and most intense album of 2005!! I can't get enough of this one. Splendid.
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MonteDJul 9, 2005stunning album
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GusJul 7, 2005Amazing.
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kyleaJul 5, 2005
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DaveMcQJul 1, 2005
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PaulPJun 28, 2005
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JayDJun 24, 2005A phenomenal step forward for one of the best bands still lurking under the popular radar. The Woods may be a new sound for Sleater-Kinney, but somehow they make it seem like this is what they were meant to be all along. The turn towards heavier sounds and raucous distortion only makes one of the best bands around even better.
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MaxBJun 24, 2005
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lawrencehJun 23, 2005This record is a fraud, a notch below a female version of Spinal Tap. I gave it 2 stars for production. Aside from the songs being unmelodious, the singing unlistenable and the playing pedestrian, I have nothibng further to add. The fraudulent attempt to ape Hendrix must leave the late great one turning in his grave. Lawrence H
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DavidJun 23, 2005Album of the year, perhaps the decade. Fierce beyond belief.
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IanEJun 21, 2005
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adamJun 21, 2005about to take over the world
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katepJun 20, 2005i really love this album. so much that i listened to it over and over again on a 7 hour road trip.
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KurtCobainJun 20, 2005
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chemicalscumJun 20, 2005A great album, but not quite a as good as One Beat which is still the best album of the century. So it gets 9 instead of 10
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korinaJun 20, 2005Awesome, awesome, awesome is the best way to describe it!!
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PaulLJun 19, 2005Although this rocks a bit harder, it's a typical Sleater Kinney album. Great vocal delivery, but lacking any catchy songs or melodies. The girls rock, but it's still a boring album. You might like it if you're a fan of meandering melodies.
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aaJun 18, 2005brilliant. that's it. they are the best band ever.
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CaitlinJun 18, 2005Amazing album. I would have gladly spent twice as much money to buy it.
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StephanieBJun 17, 2005The intensity of a first album with the maturity of a veteran album.
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mattaJun 17, 2005This is seriously overrated. Is it just because it's three chicks and critics don't want to appear sexist so they give it 100? I don't know but don't be fooled by the 86. This is very average rock/indie music at best.
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CaitlinKJun 17, 2005Not their best effort, but easily the most passionate album of the year.
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carriebrownsteinJun 17, 2005one of the best
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BrandiMJun 17, 2005Passionate. Incredible. Hard. Their best yet!
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arianaJun 17, 2005on the woods, sleater-kinney have done something that most bands had been unable to do throughout their entire careers. they took something old and made it new, and better.
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JMJun 17, 2005This is a great album period. This last stream of 0's as ratings is almost ridiculous.
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MelEJun 17, 2005one of the best hard rock albums i've heard in a while. this is one of those albums that reminds me why i love this sort of music: passionate vocals, terrific drumming, aggressive guitars. it's easily sk's best album. not their most accessible, but their best.
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MisterPleasantJun 16, 2005The most stunning, crunchy,hardest hitting rock album in the last twenty years. Under a new producer the band opens up and spews out fireballs of passion and anger. Highly recommended!
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RyanJun 16, 2005
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davecJun 16, 2005Rocks Hard! Ignore the 0s, get The Woods!
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PeterGJun 15, 2005You gotta listen a few times for it to sink in, but when it does . . .
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TBoneMJun 15, 2005Theres some catchy stuff in there. It's definitely an album that grows on you. The fifth time you hear it you'll love it. I have to respect some the chances they take. All those zeros in a row are a conspiracy...
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ReginaRJun 15, 2005C'mon, give them some credit, will ya? How often do you ever see groups ever jam like that in today's music scene? How often do you see groups make an effort to move well beyond their comfort zone? In effort alone they deserve an A+, and besides that, they rock more than ever with this new sound! Keep it up, you chicks!
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retrobabeJun 15, 2005an underground classic!!!!!!!!!!
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ArielSJun 15, 2005yanno, i admit i've always liked their punk stuff, but you have to cheer them on for trying something much different. and they sound hot doing it. i hope they do more punk soon, but i love this!
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punkbombshellJun 15, 2005the second to last track proves alone just how talented they are and how much superior they are to any other current band.
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mindyhoneybeeJun 15, 2005sleater-kinney are #1! best album ever!
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sweetcherryJun 15, 2005yay! chicks rule!
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FredMJun 15, 2005
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ValeriaSJun 15, 2005What's with all these 0 reviews? Come on, there's no possible way it's that bad. Sleater-Kinney sound a whole lot more talented and professional than any band on the Top 40. Go Sleater-Kinney, woooooo!
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NoahEJun 15, 2005
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johnwsJun 14, 2005I can't believe this album is getting such great reviews when U2's masterpeice is getting slammed by readers. This is garbage. Stay out of the woods.
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punkgirlJun 14, 2005what happened to sleater-kinney? why this album getting such great reviews? I haven't been able to get through it once.
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yeanoJun 14, 2005self-important, grating junk.
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S-KfanJun 13, 2005Extremely disappointed. S-K has emerged as the new Spinal Tap. Self-righteous, pointless, laughable. Bordering on self-parody. Don't waste you're money.
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EleanorBJun 13, 2005
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PDXRJun 13, 2005Barely accessible and disappointing. Worth a couple listens, but too scalding, abrasive and chaotic for repeat visits. Carrie B. is the ultimate poser, raging against nostalgia in "Entertain," when, in fact, her entire sound on "The Woods" is a direct rip off of the guitar rock of the late 60s and early 70s. Irony? I think not. Just a lot of posing. Maybe this should be the end of S-K..
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ElliottMJun 13, 2005I agree: omfg. I have been listening to this CD so much lately, it has got to be some sort of crime. Sleater-Kinney are probably (scratch: replace with definitely) the most important flat-out rock band around. Hell yeah!
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LarryLJun 9, 2005stunning. unbelieveable. difficult at first: yes. on subsequent listens, omfg. if you don't like this album, then you don't like depth, perception, complexity, reflection... things that were less apparant in their earlier work. Now, on the verge of Tucker leaving for good, they have created something marvelous.
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willwJun 6, 2005if you don't like this album then you don't like true gritty rock n roll, period. which is fine, but anyone who does shouldn't be deterred by cynics.
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AaronJun 5, 2005S-K's The Woods is simply stunning. Probably the best album that they have ever made. Ferocious is right!
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C.H.Jun 4, 2005Sleater-Kinney does it again and rocks hard.
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RobTJun 4, 2005
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SusieK.Jun 3, 2005Different and I like it. It is loud and beautiful at the same time. The only drag is the song "Modern Girl" which I could do without. I haven't been this excited about a Sleater-Kinney album since Dig Me Out.
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cherylgJun 3, 2005
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sethwJun 2, 2005bad ass
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Awards & Rankings
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Previous albums have never quite captured those onstage moments when the power they generate seems to catch them unawares, but on The Woods you can hear not only the deliberation in Weiss's eyes as she ponders the exact placement of beat and crash, or Brownstein's bedroom-mirror rock-star poses, but also the stunned grin Tucker can never contain after emitting her most gravity-defiant shrieks.
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Alternative Press[They] clearly sound alive with the possibility of redefining punk song structure by writing 11-minute flamboyant guitar dirges that have as much in common with My Bloody Valentine as they do with '70s arena rock. [May 2005, p.170]
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A smoldering rock and roll record that rivals John Lennon’s Plastic Ono Band and Nirvana’s In Utero in terms of unexpectedness.