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75 out of 100

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9.3 out of 10

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  • Summary: The latest album for the indie rock band features Quasi's Sam Coomes, Treepeople's Scott Schmaljohn, Butthole Surfers' Paul Leary, John McMahon, and Roger Manning as guest musicians.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. The A.V. Club
    83
    For There Is No Enemy, Martsch and company move beyond that back-to-basics approach, delivering a polished record that favors lilting mid-tempo ballads over ear-blasting ragers.
  2. Drowned In Sound
    80
    There is something exorbitantly satisfying about enjoying what you might deem to be a comeback album, especially when it arrives from an established band that many - including myself - thought were out of fresh ideas.
  3. Mojo
    60
    The album's seven-minute epics, Done and Tomorrow, chase their melodies to powerfully dramatic heights, pocket symphonies that stir and haunt with graceful, emotive crescendos that beg lighters waved aloft. [Feb 2010, p. 104]
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  1. yedo
    8
    Toys In The Attic consacre Aerosmith au rang des plus grands groupes de rock. Cet album résume l'essence qui fait de la bande de Steve Tyler et Joe Perry un groupe unique : rock carré et groovant, paré de guitares tranchantes (les solos de Perry sont énormes mine de rien), le tout balancé avec une désinvolture qui confine à la classe ultime. Le début du disque est anthologique avec les quatre premières chansons qui infligent une magistrale leçon de rock (mention spéciale au riff de Adam's Apple et au psychédélisme vénéneux de Uncle Salty). La production est fantastique, les guitares ont un son puissant qui n'a plus rien à voir avec la platitude de Get Your Wings. Aerosmith a définitivement trouvé sa signature et Toys In The Attic est un indispensable.… Expand
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