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8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 10 Ratings

  • Summary: The LA-based band releases a blues-rock, heavy-sounding second full-length album.
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Pressure and Time
Give me only what I need it doesn't take too much to keep me satisfied. Down to work for my money and earn my keep hunger's got a way to tame a man's... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Mar 12, 2012
    80
    Simply stuffed with rollicking tunes.
  2. Uncut
    Jul 28, 2011
    80
    Pressure & Time is short enough to fit on two sides of vinyl and, quaintly, leaves you wanting much more. [Aug 2011, p.89]
  3. Kerrang!
    Jul 29, 2011
    80
    It's really no gamble to suggest that over 31 magical minutes, Rival Sons have delivered the finest classic rock debut of the year. [25 Jun 2011, p.52]
  4. Sep 7, 2011
    70
    Pressure and Time is revivalist rock inflected with just the right hue of the now.
  5. Jan 18, 2012
    70
    Rival Sons are a power trio plus singer in the traditional style, who might have made this album after listening to the first Led Zeppelin LP over and over for a day or two... Anyone who likes [60's hard rock] should ... check them out.
  6. Jul 22, 2011
    60
    Pressure & Time can bog down in its own retro pretensions, but singer Jay Buchanan is an undeniable vocal force.
  7. Q Magazine
    Aug 8, 2011
    60
    Pressure And Time is a powerful, soulful affair full of strut and swagger. [Aug. 2011, p. 119]

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