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10.0
55110
10.0 |
Mojo
An album truly fit to do battle with the rock classics of any age. Print edition only
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9.1
55333
9.1 |
A.V. Club
Homme is entering a new decade with a crisp, borderline robotic update of his band’s sound
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9.0
55305
9.0 |
All Music
Homme has marshaled all of his strengths on ...Like Clockwork and has found a way forward, a way to deepen his music without compromising his identity
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9.0
55559
9.0 |
No Ripcord
All the personalities put themselves in the background to let the songs shine and the moods are laid out in such a manner with the music that the flow is nearly perfect. ...Like Clockwork is easily the best release from the band since Songs for the Deaf
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9.0
55102
9.0 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
Showcases Queens of the Stone Age at their most immediate when it revolves around robust cuts that amaze with a unique symbiosis of dense riffs and tight rhythms
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9.0
55106
9.0 |
NME
The crap filter has been whacked up to 11 and the groove-o-tron set to interstellar for the band's slickest offering to date
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9.0
55272
9.0 |
DIY
Queens are as brutal a force to be reckoned with as ever. It’s enough to make you fall to your knees and weep
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9.0
55984
9.0 |
Entertainment.ie
QOTSA's most complete album since 'Songs for the Deaf'
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9.0
57015
9.0 |
God Is In The TV
‘…Like Clockwork’ wakes you up, raises the bar, then punches you in the face
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8.9
56367
8.9 |
AltSounds
Queens Of The Stone Age always were, and still remain the masterminds of Rock music. …Like Clockwork is a really successful, calculated body of work that provides a listening experience unparalleled by most
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8.9
55358
8.9 |
Paste Magazine
What makes QOTSA one of the most important bands of the new millennium has always been Homme’s disregard for what’s going on around him. That said, no one sounds like Queens of the Stone Age, either. Consider …Like Clockwork more a rebirth than a reinvention
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8.5
55415
8.5 |
The Quietus
That his experiences with Them Crooked Vultures has had an effect on the music is abundantly clear throughout but this isn't a retread of that album; this is consolidation of the finest kind
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8.0
55416
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
A tight album that has a cohesiveness that belies how open it is to new – and genuinely exciting – ideas
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8.0
55578
8.0 |
The Fly
Despite expanding their sonic remit further than ever, Queens Of The Stone Age are still the same peerless band, indebted only to themselves
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8.0
55424
8.0 |
Beats Per Minute
They sound as vital, forceful and rough around the edges as they have in over a decade. Welcome back, gentlemen
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8.0
55433
8.0 |
Fact
While …Like Clockwork doesn’t have that many feel good hits of the summer, there are plenty of lullabies to paralyze
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8.0
55515
8.0 |
The Independent
It's his band's most musically diverse effort yet
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8.0
55356
8.0 |
Spin
This is an album about ratcheting up the tension, which means it's also an album about sex and death: the two ultimate forms of release
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8.0
55336
8.0 |
Rolling Stone
For all his demon-steed drive, Homme's a versatile guy – he coos as persuasively as he howls, and few can rain down metal decay with as much nuance and craft
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8.0
55286
8.0 |
The Scotsman
Although Homme hasn’t quite turned into Nick Cave yet, he is baring his soul with nowhere to hide
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8.0
55294
8.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
One of the year’s finer rock albums — an exercise in songwriting, production, and musicianship
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8.0
55177
8.0 |
Q
A return to form. Print edition only
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8.0
55183
8.0 |
musicOMH
That they’ve not sounded this good in years suggests they’ve found strength in adversity
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8.0
55190
8.0 |
The Guardian
Feels like a return to smart but incisive grooves and melodies
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8.0
55206
8.0 |
The Skinny
A mature, heart-on-sleeve epic, and an acute reminder that we’re still in the midst of a master
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8.0
55230
8.0 |
Evening Standard
There’s still plenty to keep the old faithful happy – the heavy riffing of My God is the Sun; the proggish Fairweather Friends – but this is nonetheless the sound of a band moving bravely into new territory
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8.0
55266
8.0 |
Independent on Sunday
After a six-year hiatus, the band return to the slow-and-low, sinister alt-boogie that made their name
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8.0
55103
8.0 |
The Irish Times
A generous smattering of heavy-duty riffs sates the appetite for rock, Homme effortlessly modulating his voice to suit each song’s tone
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8.0
55122
8.0 |
State
Quintessential QOTSA
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8.0
55137
8.0 |
FasterLouder
A sense of solidness is the first thing that comes across on Like Clockwork. They are a Volvo of a band, reliable, they will not let you down
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7.6
55152
7.6 |
Billboard
It's arguably the most potent lineup since Josh Homme put QOTSA together in 1996
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7.5
55346
7.5 |
The 405
Like Clockwork, despite its troubled genesis and dark subject matter, sounds rejuvenated and triumphant
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7.3
55281
7.3 |
Pitchfork
To invoke an old glam proverb, it kicks like a mule even when it dresses like a queen
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7.0
55282
7.0 |
PopMatters
It’s not propulsive like Era Vulgaris or dense and plodding like Lullabies to Paralyze. Instead, this is a record that feels more loose and laid-back, which is appropriate for a group that’s getting back together after a few years off
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7.0
55276
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
A marriage between a cohesive Queens of the Stone Age album and the more disjointed Desert Sessions. It's not entirely successful, but also it's far from a failure
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7.0
55107
7.0 |
Uncut
The brutally clipped rhythms, seductive, saw-toothed melodies and grungy textures still figure, but they don't define the record
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7.0
55101
7.0 |
Clash
A colourful venture that bears the QOTSA’s trademark throughout and keeps them at the top of their game
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7.0
55423
7.0 |
The Digital Fix
A grown-up album for adults who will appreciate an artist brave enough to not just retread their back catalogue in search of the festival dollar
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6.5
56190
6.5 |
Under The Radar
Despite all the eclectic elements, it struggles to excite like vintage Queens
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6.0
55299
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
Homme remains at his best when using his expressive voice to camp it up a little
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6.0
55271
6.0 |
The Observer
Unlikely guests combine with innovations (like James Lavelle's string arrangements on the title track) to make this the Queens album furthest along from the Stone Age
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5.8
55296
5.8 |
Pretty Much Amazing
A droning, incoherent endeavor, and it simply doesn’t reward the attention it’s asking for
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