• Record Label: BMG
  • Release Date: Sep 17, 2021
Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. 70
    It sounds like everything has been sounded down to the point where instruments tend to melt together and it can actually be hard to hear what is going on at some points. It doesn’t ruin the release, but it does make it sound vastly different on different unites. (i.e. the EP actually sounds really good – if not a little too slick- on my home stereo, but on my car stereo, it sounds watery).
  2. Classic Rock Magazine
    Oct 18, 2021
    70
    The Roadside EP is every bit as cool and continues to the unexpected good form that the Rebel Yell legend displayed on his last studio records. [Nov 2021, p.77]
  3. 70
    Happily, even a cursory listen affirms the fact that his snarl and swagger are still intact.
  4. Oct 18, 2021
    70
    Though it’s got one clunker, The Roadside bodes well for his future.
  5. Oct 18, 2021
    60
    At a scant four tracks, The Roadside EP hardly marks a major release from the veteran artist, but in lead single "Bitter Taste," he presents one of his better late-career offerings. ... The other two cuts, "Rita Hayworth" and "U Don't Have to Kiss Me Like That," are well-executed, if forgettable tracks that harken back to the singer's '80s heyday.
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  1. Oct 27, 2021
    7
    The rebel-yeller half-returns with four tracks, including two uptempo rockers that show him clinging to the tried-and-true of his 80sThe rebel-yeller half-returns with four tracks, including two uptempo rockers that show him clinging to the tried-and-true of his 80s piledriver style with decent results, a surprise mid-tempo stunner ("Bitter Taste") that shows he doesn't have to, and another mid-tempo one that you wish had been left off the EP. Whether a cash grab or just a reminder that he's still here, it should do well as both. Full Review »