Horehound
by The Dead Weather
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 52 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 47 out of 52
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 52
  3. Negative: 3 out of 52

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  1. amosB
    Jul 27, 2009
    3
    Jack White?? Who CARES?!!? VV Alison Mosshart is the postmodern blues genius in this band, but this record ISN'T EVEN CLOSE to The Kills' brilliant 'Midnight Boom' of 2009. This album sounds like an afterthought recorded in 12 hours for all of the talent involved. A mammoth disappointment.
  2. NeilP.
    Jul 17, 2009
    2
    Definitely sounds like it was cut in 3 weeks. Jack White needs to slow down and take a break.

Awards & Rankings

69
#69 Most Discussed Album of 2009

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. Observer Music Monthly
    60
    Despite the speed at which it came together, the album sounds as polished. But sometimes you wish he would reach beyond his grab-bag of influences and push out something with shocks-a-mighty.
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  2. Alternative Press
    80
    There's no denying the quartet know how to work a mighty groove as well as set up atmospheres similar to bands remanded to the faded pages of old record-collecting magazines. [July 2009, p.126]
  3. Mojo
    80
    As you hit repeat to hear Horehound for the umpteenth time, what's remarkable is that these 11 tunes, with their sonic curveballs and causl vim, suggest that a second Dead Weather LP would be almost as welcome as the White Stripes' seventh. [Jul 2009, p.90]
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