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8.3
49325
8.3 |
A.V. Club
Big Boi is enjoying himself and still advancing a quality product, and 20 years into a rap career, that’s a victory
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8.0
49323
8.0 |
Slant Magazine
Vicious Lies may not be revolutionary in its sonic palette, but the very excellence of the music on its own merits seems like an industry bellwether
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8.0
49328
8.0 |
Rolling Stone
The album is most fun when Big Boi stops trying to prove he's bigger than hip-hop
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7.0
49338
7.0 |
Spin
Not all of it works, but even when it doesn't, Vicious Lies is never dull
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7.0
49327
7.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
With Lies, Patton doesn’t merely get weirder; he pushes the weirdness in a different direction
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7.0
50302
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Despite the heterogeneous nature of the album as a whole, Patton is never out of his depth, even when paired with unusual collaborators
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7.0
50404
7.0 |
Uncut
Not as scintillating as we've come to expect from the Outcast camp, but plenty of fun nonetheless. Print edition only
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6.5
49351
6.5 |
PopMatters
Another powerful opus in Big Boi’s ever-improving solo career
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6.5
49362
6.5 |
Under The Radar
Vicious Lies isn't a bad album by any means, but it suffers when held up to the expectations of the past
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6.1
49324
6.1 |
Pitchfork
Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors is on the one hand a genre-busting statement of artistic restlessness but it's also a mess
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6.0
49662
6.0 |
The Irish Times
In the A shows Big Boi can always carry the show on his own
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6.0
49413
6.0 |
BBC
It feels rushed, like it needed more time for its many ingredients to blend
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6.0
49464
6.0 |
Q
When he gets the balance right, sparks really fly. Print edition only
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6.0
49476
6.0 |
NME
Uneven pace and way too many guests make for a bumpy ride
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6.0
49481
6.0 |
The Guardian
A good album in need of a brutal trim
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6.0
49510
6.0 |
The Observer
At its best with the straight-up pummel of bangers such as In the A. Curiously, it gets better as it goes on
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5.2
49339
5.2 |
Paste Magazine
It simply does not work
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5.0
49322
5.0 |
All Music
Many of the guest appearances were not expected. Most of them qualify as inharmonious experiments
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4.0
49564
4.0 |
The Quietus
Sharing a Frankenstein-like physiology, the album’s incompatible sounds leak into the tracks like potentially toxic fluids
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