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Mutilator defeated at last


Reviews (2)


AllMusic

2015

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Tim Sendra

2015

"Most of the album falls into this kind of post-psychedelic, pre-heavy metal sound to great effect. It's like Blue Cheer had some tunes worth remembering or Black Sabbath owned a Monkees' record or two. Dwyer even tries his hand at some boogie rock on "Turned Out Light" and basically reinvents the style into something fun. More songs like this, and he could open for Foghat and nobody would bat an eye. To balance out the dark weirdness and loud mayhem, Dwyer adds the witchy acid folk instrumental "Holy Smoke," and a couple of songs that aim for a slightly less bonkers, yet still thickly psychedelic area".


The guardian

d. 24. May 2015

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Phil Mongredien

d. 24. May 2015

"[John Dwyer's] ninth album as Thee Oh Sees has its fair share of songs that resemble long-lost Nuggets-era gems (Withered Hand and Rogue Planet are particularly bracing). But there is light and shade amid the trademark distortion: the proggy seven-minute Sticky Hulks opens with a pretty organ motif before Dwyer's guitar crashes in, and Holy Smoke showcases a talent that doesn't always have to hide behind amplification".