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It's not until Magnificent Fiend's closing trio of seven-minute behemoths that Howlin Rain find traction, though it's the band's willingness to tweak its grand appropriations, rather than the tracks' epic lengths, that helps the songs stick.
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It may be churlish to criticise Miller for proving and expanding his range, but anyone expecting another superior, overdriven, psych cacophony will be disappointed.
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Q MagazineMagnificent Fiend recycles a lot of hairy late-'60s/early '70s rock moves. [June 2008, p.149]
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When [Ethan Miller] bellows, "Lord, have mercy on my soul," the result is hokey, irresistible fun.
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I’d rather be listening to Magnificent Fiend’s antecedents.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 6
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Mixed: 0 out of 6
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Negative: 1 out of 6
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DavidB.Apr 6, 2008A good-sounding album, but it's nothing new or original.
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SaviS.Mar 19, 2008Please, please listen the guitar solo at the end of Lord Have Mercy, it's beautiful!