Kindly Bent to Free Us
by Cynic
User Score
2.7

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 24 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 24
  3. Negative: 16 out of 24
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  1. BrushedRed
    Jun 2, 2015
    1
    Not a huge fan of giving albums 1's or 0's, but sometimes it just has to be done.Cynic have been extremely influential and experimental in their time of being musicians. Traced in Air and Focus are both among some of my favorite albums of all time, but this just falls flat. It sounds lousy and monotonous. I know this band can do better than this and it's a shame. I wouldn't ordinarily giveNot a huge fan of giving albums 1's or 0's, but sometimes it just has to be done.Cynic have been extremely influential and experimental in their time of being musicians. Traced in Air and Focus are both among some of my favorite albums of all time, but this just falls flat. It sounds lousy and monotonous. I know this band can do better than this and it's a shame. I wouldn't ordinarily give it a 1, but knowing a band of this caliber, they shouldn't be releasing such dull and lifeless music. Just check out Focus or Traced in Air if you want real good music.. Might wanna skip out on this one… Expand
  2. JohnGoodman49
    Jul 15, 2015
    0
    What happened to this band? A once powerhouse of prog/jazz-fusion/metal has turned to pure boredom. There is nothing here to listen to. Every song monotonously drags to the next. Whatever happened to the creativity of Focus?

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Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Pitchfork
    Mar 10, 2014
    40
    Kindly Bent to Free Us works as a sort of retroactive insult: It resurrects many of the misgivings people have always had about Cynic--the overindulgent vocals, for instance, or the ponderous new-age musings--and runs wild with them.
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  2. Sputnikmusic
    Feb 20, 2014
    50
    While Kindly Bent To Free Us carries Cynic’s trademark sound, it simultaneously sounds like it could’ve been written by a number of groups.
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  3. Sputnikmusic
    Feb 20, 2014
    40
    This isn't a slight dip in quality, it's an avalanche.
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