Fist Of God
by MSTRKRFT
  • Record Label: Downtown
  • Release Date: Mar 17, 2009
Metascore
58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 22
  3. Negative: 2 out of 22
  1. Billboard
    80
    The combination of old-school melody and post-mod dissonance is risky, bold, and one of the most exciting releases of the year so far.
  2. Alternative Press
    80
    God is an album perfect for daytime iPod consumption--and suitable for keeping the party bumping well after midnight. [Apr 2009, p.142]
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  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    Peppered with hip-hop connections (E-40, Ghostface Killah, Freeway), equally informed by raw Chicago house and the riff-worshipping of Jesse’s previous (DFA 1979), and finally free of the omnipresent vocoder, it’s near-essential stuff.
  5. Mojo
    80
    John Legend phones it in somewhat, and Ghostface Killah makes little sense, but the brain-pummelling tecno that punctuates the latter's profane offerings certainly makes the best of it. [Jul 2009, p.106]
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  6. musicOMH.com
    70
    All in all, passably decent party music, but lacking in the divine touch its title might imply.

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User Score
7.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 2 out of 11
  1. JJones71
    Sep 1, 2010
    6
    So This album has really great songs like "1,000 Cigarettes", "Fist of God" "Vuvuvu" ," It ain't Love", and "Heartbreaker". The GhostfaceSo This album has really great songs like "1,000 Cigarettes", "Fist of God" "Vuvuvu" ," It ain't Love", and "Heartbreaker". The Ghostface killer song "Word up" and the "1,000 Cigarettes remix" just plain suck. The main problem i found with this album is not the songs themselves but those featured on them. "Click Click" for example has an amazing beat but E.40 entire verse kind of brings it down. I just hope next time they have less people featured. So this can be a pass or go depended on what kind of electro you like.… Full Review »
  2. YoureWrongImRight
    Jul 23, 2009
    1
    A Simply awful electro album. This kinds sound has been done a 100 times and a hundred times better. This is the sound of creativity taking a A Simply awful electro album. This kinds sound has been done a 100 times and a hundred times better. This is the sound of creativity taking a backseat to indulgence. An irritating mess. Poor Ghostface got the worst track of them all. A damn shame.… Full Review »
  3. BlakeB
    Jul 5, 2009
    10
    Classic electronic album. Runs circles around "Cross."
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