Whip It On
by The Raveonettes
Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. E! Online
    91
    With dashes of Nick Cave darkness, surf-guitar twang, ugly '60s pop and Velvet Underground-y noise, the Raveonettes offer more variations on the dense tuned-down sound that's overtaking America.
  2. Mojo
    80
    This band could, and should, go mega. [Jan 2003, p.99]
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  3. Q Magazine
    80
    It really is hard to distinguish between the eight tracks here, but when a theme's this good, the variants are never going to be a problem. [Mar 2003, p.113]
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  5. Stylus Magazine
    79
    A 21 minute 41 second short burst of booming, stylish rock alchemy.
  6. Entertainment Weekly
    75
    As easily taken for a salute to '60s transistor-radio pop as for Jesus and Mary Chain worship. [28 Mar 2003, p.68]
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  7. Splendid
    70
    There's probably nothing here you haven't heard before, but it's all wrapped up in a particularly appetizing package and garnished with lots of artful discord.
  8. New Musical Express (NME)
    70
    Imagine a two-piece BRMC if they'd grown up in a sub-zero landscape in Denmark where the only cultural sign-posts are trashy sado-pulp novels, distorted Velvets bootlegs and endless re-runs of Marlon Brando in classic biker-flick 'The Wild One'.
  9. Launch.com
    70
    A scrappy little album that at times has a frustrating same-y-ness to it, but with each of the disc's tunes lasting no longer than three minutes, the Raveonettes' proto-punk formula never outstays its welcome.
  10. Austin Chronicle
    67
    A Sonic Youth sneer, VU drone, and the Jesus & Mary Chain fuzz-tone shackling.
  11. Uncut
    60
    A rockabilly Jesus And Mary Chain. [Mar 2003, p.114]
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  12. Dot Music
    60
    Little more than comic book soundbites, wilting in the jagged, feverish shadow of their illustrious forefathers.
  13. Drawer B
    60
    Style definitely outweighs substance in the world of The Raveonettes.
  14. PopMatters
    60
    Beneath it all is an album that betrays its bland uniformity after just a few listens; a collection that for all its appearances of excitement, is actually more than a little boring.
  15. Pitchfork
    58
    One starts to wonder if all the Jesus & Mary Chain comparisons flying around The Raveonettes aren't due to their J&MC-like tendency to write the same song over and over again, as well as their ability to kick up a right good wall of white noise.
  16. Spin
    50
    While most of the music on Whip It On is somewhere in the vicinity of cool, the vocals sound like two people trying out for a Jesus and Mary Chain tribute band. [Jan 2003, p.101]
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User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. SamW.
    Aug 12, 2008
    10
    Easily one of the best albums I've ever had the fortune of listening to. I don't understand the critique against the tracks Easily one of the best albums I've ever had the fortune of listening to. I don't understand the critique against the tracks sounding the same, though. They are in the same genre, and thus, they sound somewhat alike. *I* sure can tell one song from another.… Full Review »
  2. toma
    Sep 4, 2006
    8
    Fabulous noisy fun
  3. MikeK
    Jul 4, 2003
    10
    super
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