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Drowned In Sound

A turn towards pop has alienated some fans of their earlier work, but almost everything here could be released as a single, and that’s an undeniably winning achievement.

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New Musical Express (NME)

Can you hear it? It’s here! Biffy finally make that sprint-burst into the rock stratosphere and trample over the competition like badly tattooed elephants smashing through dead branches.

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Observer Music Monthly

It's likely that their slabs of noise are too explosive. But for Team Biffy, their followers, this is a strength, not a failing.

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Q Magazine

Only Revolutions has enough in the way of nous, intelligence and tunes to broaden their audience immeasurably. [Dec 2009, p.122]

The Guardian

The melodies are instant, the hooks as hefty as Nikolay Valuev's--this is a big, obvious, step forward.

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musicOMH.com

Only Revolutions is just the kind of record to turn a cult following into a fair market share of the collective rock 'n' roll unconscious.

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Hot Press

Scots veterans turn up the orchestra knob and rock.

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Mojo

Musically slick but unpredictable, Only Revolutions is the stuff of stadia; a more obstreperous Foo Fighters; if you like. [Dec 2009, p. 92]

Uncut

This affinity with Muse is impossible to escape on pounding epics like "That Golden Rule" and "Mountains," but the slight personal "God & Satan" and intriguingly angular "Born On A Horse" offer respite from the bombast, while Queens Of The Stone Age's Josh Homme brings a welcome touch of class to "Bubbles." [Feb 2010, p.79]

What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this album is 7.8 (out of 10) based on 22 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Doug A. gave it a5:
Ouch, this is bad bad bad rock. Read the glowing review in Q, picked it up and found over-produced, under-inspired music industry product.

K G gave it an8:
Good stuff from the boys yet again. It's more a continuation on what Puzzle started rather than a return to their older [and some would say better] form, but you can't deny the talent, great melodies, catchy as 'Foooook' - Pity Pitchfork media will drag the score right down when they get hold of it.

Rubberchicken gave it a4:
The first time I listened to this album I thought that it sounded like a well sized cheese sandwich without any bread, the second time around pretty much confirmed my suspections. Musically this is Biffy yet far removed from what Biffy have done in the past, whether it's good or bad no one can blame them for that.. call it natural progression, or an abandoning of progression? Lyrically the themes or should I say theme becomes quite tiresome and repetitive after a few songs, I feel that after several listens I don't think I'm going to get anything more from this record, normally I would try to stick it out but .... I just can't do it any longer.

Mark R. gave it a9:
I love this album, they seem to have struck a great balance between riffage and balads, this will surely thrust them in to the big league where their sound belongs.

Hellinger Mike gave it a9:
Cool album. This is my introduction to these guys, and im impressed.

Ulrich gave it a7:
I'm sorry but how does 6 scores of 8/10 equate to an average of 84%. This site's stupid! Album's not bad!

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