Pull The Pin
by Stereophonics
  • Record Label: V2
  • Release Date: Oct 15, 2007
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 29 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 29
  3. Negative: 3 out of 29

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  1. GeorgeS.
    Nov 4, 2007
    10
    Amazing Album from Track 1 to 12 best songs are It Means Nothing , Daisy Lane , Stone and My Friends
  2. dan
    Oct 29, 2007
    0
    Positively the most turgid, plodding and pointless band ever.
  3. Dan
    Oct 29, 2007
    10
    I love this band and I love this album. Kelly Jones has one of the best rock voices at the moment and this is definitely one of the best albums I have listened to this year.
  4. lucasw
    Feb 16, 2008
    8
    These critics have no idea what they r talking about, its a great rock album, perhaps at times it could be more adventurous, however personally i think all the songs are great and they mix up the softer music with heavier stuff great!
  5. ChrisK
    Jul 20, 2009
    8
    Not their best, although the tracks 'Bank Holiday Monday' and 'My Friends' are up there as classic 'phonics material. It's such a shame this album is rated so low, it's going to put many people off from discovering a truly great and unique band.
  6. MikeL
    Aug 29, 2009
    10
    'Pull the Pin' is the best their album!!! It's sounds really great and more emotional than previous albums. Every song is worths to be a hit. Strange to see it in the worst albums list on this site.
  7. davec
    Nov 27, 2007
    9
    This album shows some real maturity the phonics have come of age!!
  8. StanislavI.
    Nov 4, 2007
    10
    It's f..ing amazing!!!
  9. BenG
    Nov 5, 2007
    3
    I was really excited for this album after Language Sex Violence Other, which ranks right up there with Word Gets Around in my book. This was entirely disappointing.
  10. MikeC
    Nov 6, 2007
    0
    This band needs to pull the pin--- and jump on the grenade.
  11. EwenS
    Oct 11, 2008
    8
    Yet another brave twist too a long career for Stereophonics, and again they have pulled it off with a mixture of fast tempo and slow well written ballads. This is up their with l.s.v.o.
  12. GeeHoneyBee
    Feb 19, 2008
    4
    Agreed. It's a very disappointing release after Language, Sex, Violence Other.
  13. christopheh
    Nov 15, 2007
    8
    Pull the pin is definitely not the band best album BUT BUT it is still great Rock from a great band.

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Metascore
46

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 12
  3. Negative: 3 out of 12
  1. Dot Music
    40
    Wham, bam, rock and glam, it's Marshall stacks turned up to 11 and Kelly riffing away in the steps of a heap of bands who do it better.
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  2. Hot Press
    30
    Pull the Pin possesses nothing more than stale and horribly bland rock that will most likely leave even die-hard fans disappointed.
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  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    70
    Pull The Pin has urgency, a sense of menace and though it deals with issues like war ('Soldiers Make Good Targets') and the London bombings, there's little of the sanctimonious rhetoric Stereophonics of old were guilty of spouting.
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