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Sep 14, 2011His voice here, a husky and burly drawl not too far removed from Johnny Cash's, is a constant delight throughout and is seemingly tailor-made for launching his volleys of criticism and cries for activism.
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Sep 1, 2011It takes a certain like-minded political sensibility to wholly appreciate both the music and the mantra, but rebels in search of a cause will likely share sympathy for Morello's fervent muse.
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Alternative PressAug 19, 2011The addition of electric instruments and Morello's nasal speak-singing do make Rebel Songs read a little like a radicalized Dylan. [Sep 2011, p.116]
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Aug 31, 2011Rebel Songs is too much of a mixed bag, though, blaring hard rock on one track, then walking a bass line with chimes on another, then playing solo folk for which this project's always been known.
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Aug 22, 2011While World Wide Rebel Songs exudes confidence, its execution is like attempting to cross too many "T"s with your eyes closed: odds are that you'll get one or two right, but it's impossible to consistently hit the mark.
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Aug 18, 2011Only the electric "It Begins Tonight," righteous of riff and bonkers of solo, plays to his strengths; the rest is like watching Michael Jordan bat .235 in Birmingham.
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Kerrang!Sep 8, 2011There is nothing incendiary here. [27 Aug 2011, p.51]