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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews What's this?

User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 11 Ratings

  • Summary: The third full-length studio release for the Southern California blues-rock band was produced by Dave Cobb.
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Keep On Swinging
One day my prayers are gonna be answered Soo long I been hungry for something else Where there's a will n there's a way ... cause The lord helps... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Mar 22, 2013
    80
    The perfect soundtrack for the summer we never had.
  2. Mar 22, 2013
    80
    Both as performers and songwriters, these guys have upped their game, and Head Down puts them well ahead of the pack.
  3. Q Magazine
    Mar 22, 2013
    80
    A powerhouse of big riffed rock 'n' roll drenched in '70s sunshine. [Sep 2012, p.110]
  4. Mojo
    Mar 22, 2013
    80
    Head Down sounds highly-charged and fresh. [Dec 2012, p.84]
  5. Kerrang!
    Mar 22, 2013
    80
    They craft near-perfect garage-rock songs to hang the thrills and frills from. [22 Sep 2012, p.53]
  6. 70
    Give this West Coast quartet credit for honing its sound on this, the group’s third album.
  7. Mar 22, 2013
    60
    Their clichéd soundbites aside, there's much to enjoy on this typically ballsy and no-nonsense follow-up to 2011 breakthrough Pressure & Time.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. Mar 23, 2013
    10
    This is an album I think Zeppelin would make if they were to make an album now and still have all their skill, power and energy. Rival SonsThis is an album I think Zeppelin would make if they were to make an album now and still have all their skill, power and energy. Rival Sons sound so huge on this, and I wonder how these guys aren't the most well known and most respected band out there now. Hopefully the public will catch on. Expand