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Apr 19, 2021They are at their best on their more epic material, particularly Broken Bells and eight-minute closer The Weight of Dreams, which moves up through the gears from an acoustic intro to a brilliantly overblown Jake Kiszka guitar solo. Elsewhere, however, the material is more pedestrian, and the quieter moments don’t always sit well with Josh’s vocals (default, indeed, only setting: a histrionic screech).
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Apr 15, 2021More Geddy Lee than Robert Plant, Josh Kiszka commands attention then alienates; his wail is the weak link in a group who is getting better at their period-accurate cosplay.
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MojoApr 14, 2021He and his bandmates have grasped the flaming torch of '70s hard-rock pomp - but how to make it their own? [May 2021, p.82]
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Apr 14, 2021While Greta Van Fleet excel at erecting houses of the retro-rock holy, they struggle a bit at the basics - like memorable songwriting, and especially lyrics. [Apr 2021, p.72]
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Apr 15, 2021Where Anthem positioned Greta Van Fleet as an overqualified cover band in gestation, Battle gives brief glimpses of potential for a collective determined to graduate from Guitar Hero savants. What's hindered Greta Van Fleet's attempts at individualism is their penchant for thrash and bombast.
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Apr 15, 2021Hemmed in by their own ambitions, ‘The Battle At Heaven’s Gate’ is an oddly contradictory experience, one that finds Greta Van Fleet truckin’ on up a one way street.
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Apr 16, 2021There is entirely nothing new about the proceedings on The Battle at Garden’s Gate. And, at over an hour’s running time, what’s contained here is much too long, particularly given the slog of the final third of the album.
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Apr 15, 2021‘The Battle at Garden’s Gate’ is a mixed bag of heavy metaphor and lazy observation.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 73 out of 89
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Mixed: 5 out of 89
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Negative: 11 out of 89
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Apr 16, 2021Taking it up a notch and kicking ass. Technical excellence, brilliance and keeping me coming back for more
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Apr 16, 2021
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Apr 16, 2021Brilliant album that doesn't fail to deliver what's expected. Wonderfully atmospheric and technically sound.