Wonderful Rainbow
by Lightning Bolt
  • Record Label: Load
  • Release Date: Mar 4, 2003
User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 24 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 24
  3. Negative: 2 out of 24

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  1. connorb
    Oct 18, 2003
    10
    This album will knock you on your ass and lift you into valhalla
  2. JBoddie
    May 19, 2003
    10
    Music to autoerotically asphyxiate yourself by.
  3. nick
    Aug 30, 2005
    10
    The very best album from the very best band currently walking the planet earth. Sound assassination at it's peak.
  4. musicis
    Aug 30, 2005
    10
    This album is currently making all my decisions for me and let me tell you... life has been great!
  5. dolanclass
    Mar 17, 2011
    7
    An interest-piquing statement by an innovative and technically proficient band. They certainly have their own style and don't really seem to care if you like it or not. A little over-hyped, but still an enjoyable record.
  6. AShinyG1ratina
    Jun 22, 2022
    8
    Probably the best album from one of the most consistently sonically impressive bands from the past couple of decades.

Awards & Rankings

78
#78 Best Album of 2003

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Village Voice
    80
    Too mischievous for Led Zeppelin's Valhalla and too self-aware for Bal-Sagoth's Magic Kingdom, Wonderful Rainbow conjures retarded unicorns, copulating robots, and head-banging ogres in one technicolor beat.
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  2. The A.V. Club
    80
    For an album that changes pace only for intensely noisy noodling, Wonderful Rainbow shows remarkable range.
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  3. Dusted Magazine
    100
    Wonderful Rainbow is a brilliant record and has upped the ante tremendously for Lightning Bolt. They managed to take every single aspect that made Ride the Skies such a great record and intensify it severely, all the while showcasing incredibly tight and complex musicianship – knowing when to hold in the reins and when to set them on fire.
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