A Beautiful Thing: Idles Live at Le Bataclan
by Idles
  • Record Label: PTKF
  • Release Date: Dec 6, 2019
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
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  1. sufyan786
    Dec 10, 2019
    0
    A live album is of course still an album and not the real experience, but A Beautiful Thing: IDLES Live at Le Bataclan stands well as a souvenir of what has been an extraordinary stretch for the band.

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82

Universal acclaim - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Q Magazine
    Dec 17, 2019
    80
    It's a raucous, righteous performance, one that underscores IDLES' current status as Britain's most vital band. [Feb 2020, p.112]
  2. Classic Rock Magazine
    Dec 10, 2019
    80
    Their basic musical ethos - pounding, bass-driven punk brutalism delivered beneath a banner of love, compassion and unity - comes into its own, particularly when recorded in Le Bataclan, a venue with its own powerful stamp of solidarity. [Jan 2020, p.89]
  3. Kerrang!
    Dec 9, 2019
    80
    They’ve emerged as one of the most vital punk-fuelled bands of the age, and their live show is a huge part of that. Check this out to see why. [7 Dec 2019, p.54]
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