Black Gold
by King Biscuit Time
  • Record Label: Poptones
  • Release Date: May 15, 2006
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. The Guardian
    60
    This belated debut album defies you not to join the canonical dots that start, perhaps, with George Harrison's lesser-known Revolver songs, proceed to Pink Floyd's pastoral Scarecrow (on Rising Son), take the scenic route round Can, Kraftwerk (Metal Biscuit) and Augustus Pablo's wistful melodica, swerve off to Gerry Rafferty's Baker Street (Paperhead), then hit the home straight through Talking Heads and Brian Eno to arrive next door to strumming melancholics Elliott Smith and Eric Matthews.
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    60
    Mason falls a touch short of the mark. [27 May 2006, p.33]
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User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. garyl
    Jun 3, 2006
    9
    Why is this brilliance not in the mainstream? As with the beta band, if you don't get it, you're not really listening.
  2. alic
    Jun 3, 2006
    10
    Fantastic Beta Band-esque fun and weirdness. Almost as if they never left us.
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