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| 1.0 awful | Robbit | May 14th 19 |
Quickly forgotten - and for good reason. My gut feeling at the time was that they were another band trying to get mileage out of classic AC/DC grooves (as The Cult did with Electric), but was transformed into self parody by the gratuitous showboating of Justin Hawkins. Disgustingly over-the-top and annoying vocals that even make John Sloman's performance on Uriah Heep's CONQUEST seem tasteful and subdued in comparison. It's difficult to keep the vomit in my stomach when I listen to Hawkins cheeseball Freddie Mercury imitations. This truly is pointless and unforgivable dreck. Who cares if it was meant to be a joke or not.
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| 1.0 awful | BHAR | January 24th 16 |
It's times like these when I wish I could give an album a zero. I really do. The whole CD sounds like as if they stole ideas from Elvis Presley and decided to make them their own. And also, what is so DARK about them? (Rhetorical question)
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| 4.0 excellent | Antonius | June 19th 15 |
Such an excellent debut album with great choruses and brilliant riffs, everything in a sphere of plain simplicity. Vocals are the standout element with Hawkins delivering impassionate and diverse performances, Recommendations: "Friday Night", "I Believe In a Thing Called Love", "Givin' Up", "Get Your Hands Off My Woman", "Love On The Rocks"
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| 4.5 superb | Drowninginthebathtub | December 17th 13 |
This album is one of the greatest guitar records ever. It's got that explosive Les Paul + Marshall sound that makes any guitar player weak at the knees.
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| 3.0 good | Yay | August 23rd 12 |
Unlike Wolfmother, who simply imitated the classic rock sound, The Darkness bring something new to 70s hard rock. A really fun, high-energy listen. Also, they broke up due to a drug problem, which is pretty rock 'n' roll to me.
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| 3.5 great | IsPerv | August 27th 11 |
Don't care what you guys say, whether too original or not, this album is pure fun!
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| 4.5 superb | BigTuna | September 8th 10 |
Why you ask? Because when all is bared, this is a fantastic, anthem driven mother fucker of a rock album. The Darkness understand themselves as a parody, and yet on Permission to Land still manage to craft unbelievably crisp rock music. Get Your Hands Off My Woman, I Believe in A Thing Called Love, Love is Only a Feeling, Growing on Me, Love on the Rocks With No Ice, and even Holding My Own are all superbly written songs. If there isn't a sick riff, there's a catchy hook. If there's no hook, there's a crazy riff. And finally, let's be honest: who the fuck else can sing like this guy? His high soprano has the potential to become grating, but then he transitions into a very palatable lower tone. Permission to Land is a complete rock record, hearkening back to the classic rock of old, while at the same time injecting a welcome freshness into the music scene of the past 15 years. You only have to watch the music video for I Believe in A Thing Called Love to know what I mean.
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| 1.5 very poor | AggravatedYeti | November 16th 08 |
I love Queen; Justin, you sir, are no Freddie Mercury and your band is no Queen. Stop it.
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| 2.0 poor | MrUnderstanding18 | May 26th 08 |
I'm sorry, but I just bought it, listened to it a few times, and then just got utterly sick of it. Justin's octave-straddling vocals began sounding fresh and original, but by the end they just made me want to put a foot through my speakers. In my opinion, a major letdown.
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| 3.5 great | mmfan486 | August 2nd 07 |
What makes this album good is it's length- suggesting that the band were under no illusions about those vocals; that there's only so much falsetto you need to listen to before it becomes rubbish- and the fact that it was fun. You have to remember that this came out in late 2003 when Nu-Metal was dying on its arse. Whatever else you might think about the Darkness, the rock'n'roll riffs, widdley solos and cheesey lyrics were a much needed injection of life into rock music, and let's face it, you couldn't help but enjoy it.
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| 3.5 great | Dylan | December 5th 24 |
| 2.0 poor | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | May 29th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Spec | September 26th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | KManoc1 | November 24th 22 |
| 1.5 very poor | NewDawn | April 19th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | peanut | March 31st 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | TheGoni | February 18th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | yairfg | December 8th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Oobaloo | October 29th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | HalapenYo CONTRIBUTOR | July 24th 21 |
| 2.5 average | Harlz | February 28th 21 |
| 3.5 great | mEyck07 | December 29th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | eljonny | October 31st 19 |
| 3.5 great | jmal00 | September 19th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Alex61 | June 22nd 19 |
| 3.0 good | NateMa | April 11th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nate | April 4th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kantala | November 18th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | maxer | October 27th 18 |
| 2.0 poor | Aeri | October 7th 17 |
| 3.5 great | coopj | October 6th 17 |
| 3.5 great | elry2k | July 10th 17 |
| 2.5 average | bmule | March 26th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Xurxo | November 8th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | kabster | June 20th 16 |
| 3.0 good | manu8a | April 15th 16 |
| 3.0 good | jmh886 | October 26th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | Wilrus | September 25th 15 |
| 3.5 great | JJKeys | June 27th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | sheep | June 1st 15 |
| 2.0 poor | Titan | January 29th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | ArtBox | January 6th 15 |
| 3.5 great | ariich | October 4th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | LepreCon | September 8th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Surtur | July 27th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | lecube | July 8th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | DoReMe | March 10th 14 |
| 3.0 good | SeiGor | January 30th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Mesm277 | December 5th 13 |
| 3.0 good | Collis | November 7th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Axl752 | November 1st 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | djbytes | June 23rd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Alexd93 | March 7th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Ziio | February 12th 13 |
| 2.5 average | Tenukii | January 28th 13 |
| 2.5 average | jsaf7 | January 8th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Surette | December 19th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | Simon K. STAFF | October 9th 12 |
| 2.5 average | Smevin | August 23rd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | rassiok | July 22nd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | random | July 19th 12 |
| 2.0 poor | Acorn | April 30th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | cjh021 | February 29th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | TBliss2 | February 27th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Pedro B. | February 27th 12 |
| 2.0 poor | dgrona | February 13th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | cirq | January 4th 12 |
| 1.5 very poor | Splint | November 29th 11 |
| 3.5 great | JMZ | November 2nd 11 |
| 5.0 classic | vicdrg | October 17th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Bossie | September 11th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Lebren | April 8th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | vikars | February 5th 11 |
| 2.5 average | MO | January 3rd 11 |
| 3.0 good | Pirrus | December 3rd 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Paxster | October 29th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | Tronic | September 10th 10 |
| 5.0 classic | TBliss | September 8th 10 |
| 3.0 good | noisy | September 6th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Isoas | July 1st 10 |
| 3.5 great | mppwns | June 10th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Iai EMERITUS | March 19th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | kayowas | February 26th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Manland | December 30th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | barns | November 9th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | DalioG | October 27th 09 |
| 5.0 classic | BigHans | October 21st 09 |
| 3.0 good | mar1s | October 1st 09 |
| 3.5 great | Metalz | September 22nd 09 |
| 3.0 good | KILL | September 8th 09 |
| 3.5 great | Gelade | September 3rd 09 |
| 3.5 great | Rudy K. EMERITUS | August 16th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | jlaw88 | July 21st 09 |
| 3.5 great | Quark | July 20th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | ebay | July 15th 09 |
| 3.5 great | jars80 | January 26th 09 |
| 2.5 average | Titan50 | November 26th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Leukeh | November 14th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ben101 | October 8th 08 |
| 3.5 great | Auldy | October 6th 08 |
| 2.0 poor | Vesey | May 7th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hep Kat | January 25th 08 |
| 2.5 average | donovr | December 12th 07 |
| 3.5 great | barr27 | December 10th 07 |
| 2.5 average | ardy | September 15th 07 |
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