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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

  • Summary: The first studio release in six years for the the British guitarist was produced with Filippo Cimatti and features Rosie Bones and Carmen Vandenberg.
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The Revolution Will Be Televised
The revolution will be televised, you can watch it in HD, and talk like a weekend warrior, from the safety of your settee The graphics won't be as... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Positive: 8 out of 12
  2. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Q Magazine
    Jul 26, 2016
    80
    Beck thrills tot he max--and Loud Hailer hits career peaks of tough, funky belligerence. [Sep 2016, p.102]
  2. Jul 15, 2016
    80
    There’s feisty attitude in abundance here but significantly, also substance and sincerity behind the rhetoric. Sensational stuff.
  3. Jul 26, 2016
    80
    Beck has never made a record quite like this before, one that radiates knowledge and tempers cynicism with hope and hope with cynicism. Thank goodness we have it now and for all time.
  4. 70
    Lyrically this has all been done better before, but it does show that Beck is fully engaged with the world. Moreover, Loud Hailer’s often stunning tapestry of vampy rock, funk, Southern blues and wah-wah wizardry proves that all of his considerable faculties are as sharp as they ever were.
  5. Uncut
    Jul 13, 2016
    70
    The lyrics can be trite, but the guitar is accomplished, and the title fits. [Aug 2016, p.71]
  6. Aug 2, 2016
    60
    ["Pull It" is] the high point of Loud Hailer (an English colloquialism for megaphone), and its wordlessness is a plus; other songs decry war, apathy, greed, crass media, evil politicians, empty fame and other ills with less art than righteous heart.
  7. Mojo
    Jul 13, 2016
    40
    Overall these are bold ideas rather than great songs. [Aug 2016, p.91]

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  1. Jul 17, 2016
    10
    I was very impressed, this is Jeff's finest work since the great Blow By Blow! Love Bones and the production is fantastic - HIGHLY RECOMMENDEDI was very impressed, this is Jeff's finest work since the great Blow By Blow! Love Bones and the production is fantastic - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED and make sure you turn up that volume knob! Expand