Velociraptor!
by Kasabian
  • Record Label: Columbia
  • Release Date: Sep 20, 2011
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 74 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 65 out of 74
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 74
  3. Negative: 2 out of 74
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  1. MKCyrax
    Jan 14, 2012
    6
    this album is a joke, a **** record
  2. clem666
    May 3, 2021
    6
    'Velociraptor!' contains as many fillers as it contains bright ideas. Kasabian digs further into rock'n'roll but also manage to get closer to other sounds and genres like the synths on 'Neon Noon' and 'I Hear Voices' or the electro beats on 'Switchblade Smiles'. The quality of melodies oscillate between honestly flat and just surprising, without ever being truly rewarding. The whole'Velociraptor!' contains as many fillers as it contains bright ideas. Kasabian digs further into rock'n'roll but also manage to get closer to other sounds and genres like the synths on 'Neon Noon' and 'I Hear Voices' or the electro beats on 'Switchblade Smiles'. The quality of melodies oscillate between honestly flat and just surprising, without ever being truly rewarding. The whole product remains almost interesting to listen to even if Kasabian clearly state not to propose anything new or crazy-original.

    They do here what they apparently can do at their best: getting a deep breath of their inspirations and release them back almost perfectly like they were before. Fortunately the band recieved an appropriate help to get their own identity. It is far from being achieved but it still remains a step in the right direction.    … Expand

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. PopMatters
    Dec 9, 2011
    70
    It's retro and ridiculous; it's music that sounds like what tight trousers strutting down the boulevard with maximum attitude looks like, and it will likely sound even better in an arena filled with thousands upon thousands of partisan fanatics.
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  2. American Songwriter
    Oct 13, 2011
    60
    The "big-in-England" quartet's fourth release is more of the same that made them so admired overseas;ie trippy yet expansive psychedelic Brit-pop sung and played with attitude (some may say ego), a whip smart attention to melody and an arena sensibility/swagger that screams "rock stars."
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  3. No Ripcord
    Oct 6, 2011
    70
    For Kasabian fans this will be a fine, perhaps even happy result--another album in a similar vein to satiate your lust for new music, but the nagging thought catches as it wonders how new, interesting or innovative any of this really is; the short answer is no, it's not.
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