• Record Label: Yep Roc
  • Release Date: Mar 3, 2009
Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 15
  2. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. 60
    It's a perfect set for folks who think Oasis are too humble, that Pink Floyd lacked ambition. TSOOL lay down Stonehenge riffs and cosmic mumbo jumbo so earnestly and expertly that nearly every outfit they raid from the classic-rock closet flatters them.
  2. Communion is a very good album; it’s just a shame it’s been spread out over the space of two albums.
  3. Overall, the record is solid: lots of fuzzy psychedelic riffs and infectious melodies. But inevitably, a few of the toned-down tracks miss the mark.
  4. Communion may be a little too much like a day after all--long and full of moments that are alternately memorable and forgettable.
  5. Although listening to it in one sitting requires sending out for subsistence and trying to forget that you ever heard Oasis, the journey is made easier by the gently thought-provoking Second Life Replay and a wash and brush-up of Nick Drake's The Fly.
  6. Q Magazine
    60
    There's plenty of classic rock sodge, but Communion's execution alone feels admirably daring. [Sep 2009, p.95]
User Score
6.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 16
  2. Negative: 5 out of 16
  1. markf
    Jul 1, 2009
    10
    Not their best album, but certainly one of their most daring. Performing the songs live and witnessing them was really quite exhilarating at Not their best album, but certainly one of their most daring. Performing the songs live and witnessing them was really quite exhilarating at the Troubadour.True, the album, per se, may be only worth a 9, but that live performance, where I had to keep Ebbot from falling on my wife and daughter, makes it worth +1. Full Review »
  2. TonyJ
    Mar 15, 2009
    10
    An excellent album, which eclipses 'Origin Vol 1' overall, despite some 'gems' on the earlier offering. I would rank An excellent album, which eclipses 'Origin Vol 1' overall, despite some 'gems' on the earlier offering. I would rank 'Communion' just behind 'A Present From The Past', which really is a surprise package of previously unreleased treasures. Admittedly, there is a lot of material on 'Communion', which may not fit neatly into every reviewer's box. For me though, it is a bonus because TSOOL's album output has been quite modest. Mind you, they have always been generous with the amount of material that is offered, once the release finally materialises. Keep up the good work boys. You deserve greater recognition. Full Review »
  3. AlrikL
    Mar 7, 2009
    10
    One of the greatest Rock bands...ever. On record, they're pros with a distinctive sound. As a live act, they have the ability to conquer One of the greatest Rock bands...ever. On record, they're pros with a distinctive sound. As a live act, they have the ability to conquer any venue. To fully understand the grandeur of this band, one MUST see them perform live. A complete and religious experience with the harmful fanaticism left out. Hits you like a freight train to the chest. Full Review »