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9.0
44857
9.0 |
All Music
Based on how hooky the songs are, how thrilling the performances are, and how great it all sounds, this may be the band's best record yet
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9.0
44877
9.0 |
Blurt
Researching the Blues is a goddamn gem, crackling with energy, that totally celebrates the pure bliss and joy that rock ‘n' roll can, and should be
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9.0
44900
9.0 |
Paste Magazine
One of the band’s main assets on Blues is its restraint. Any of the opening tracks could give way to some sloppy garage-rock leanings, but before diverting too far, the guys usually reel it in for a hard-hitting, air-tight chorus
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8.3
44854
8.3 |
A.V. Club
The sound of surging, scrappy garage-pop outfit that may as well have been formed yesterday
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8.0
44858
8.0 |
The Guardian
Tremendous fun for powerpop lovers from start to finish
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8.0
44853
8.0 |
PopMatters
A record that you can just turn up and jump around to in your basement with a big, goofy grin on your face
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8.0
45239
8.0 |
Beats Per Minute
If this album has one major flaw, it’s the absence of ballads. One or two slow-paced acoustic songs used to be a given for the best Redd Kross albums, but on Researching The Blues, those just don’t exist
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7.1
45186
7.1 |
Pitchfork
The McDonald brothers pick up pretty much where they left off, smudging vintage Cheap Trick riffs with liberal amounts of overdrive and balancing lovelorn lyrics with imagery swiped from the "cult" aisle of your local video store
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7.0
44855
7.0 |
Bowlegs
Redd Kross are clearly back because they have the songs and the inspiration to reset and restart. Let’s hope there isn’t another fifteen year break before the next record
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6.5
44856
6.5 |
Prefix
It's lively, it's punchy, it doesn't force one single note
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6.0
44940
6.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
While it’s still a worthy comeback for a band way past its prime, Researching the Blues is similarly only a few solid tracks away from greatness
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6.0
45044
6.0 |
Spin
Power-pop's prodigal songs return, and struggle somewhat with both the power and the pop
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6.0
44896
6.0 |
No Ripcord
Redd Kross do it well, and in that sense it stands out, but they have also done it better, more daringly and more distinctly
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