Roadkill Overcoat
by Busdriver
  • Record Label: Epitaph
  • Release Date: Jan 30, 2007
Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Alternative Press
    60
    Undoubtedly his catchiest record so far. [Feb 2007, p.122]
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  2. Spin
    60
    While 2005's Fear of a Black Tangent was a hilarious, merciless evisceration of rap hypocrisy from the bottom up, he's now trying to address the wider world. [Feb 2007, p.82]
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  3. AllMusic
    60
    RoadKillOvercoat will certainly win him some fans who have previously avoided hip-hop, but for those same reasons, it might also cost him some, too.
  5. Delusions of Adequacy
    50
    Roadkillovercoat, though possessing several arresting and infinitely entertaining moments, lacks the overall effect and a certain cohesion to render it an instant classic.
  6. Uncut
    40
    RoadKillOvercoat fattens his usual oblique rhymes into even more demanding, bombastic forms. [Apr 2007, p.93]
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User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Aaron*
    Mar 9, 2007
    7
    Great album. Vocally, he's the same Busdriver, but I miss Paris' production from Temporary Forever. The producers on this album are Great album. Vocally, he's the same Busdriver, but I miss Paris' production from Temporary Forever. The producers on this album are all over the place. Sometimes their efforts hit (Sunshowers, Kill Your Employer, Pompous Posies), and sometimes, they're just boring run-of-the-mill hip-hop beats.… Full Review »
  2. JakeB.
    Feb 16, 2007
    8
    great album, for people who enjoy creative and fast pace rap music.
  3. JamalS.
    Feb 16, 2007
    8
    Besides the track with CocoRosie, I really like this CD. It does take a while to sink in, but overall, I prefer the darker production here to Besides the track with CocoRosie, I really like this CD. It does take a while to sink in, but overall, I prefer the darker production here to the overly "sugar" production on FoaBT. Lyrically, nothing tops Fear's Reheated Pop, but it all remains interesting and relevant. It's a great debut for his new label, and I think it proves that Busdriver is so close to a break out album that it isn't even funny. High 7's, rounded up.… Full Review »
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