The Ride
by Catfish and the Bottlemen
  • Record Label: Capitol
  • Release Date: May 27, 2016
User Score
7.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 38 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 38
  3. Negative: 4 out of 38
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  1. Pancakejones
    May 27, 2016
    0
    Possibly one of the worst albums I've heard in a long time. Gutted I wasted money on this. Expecting to see this in poundland in the next few months.

    Unimaginative guitar, mundane drums (they seem to be muted compared to the rest of the music), lyrics are just painful (probably the worst aspect of all of this). How does a band whom lack complete originality make it as far as they    Possibly one of the worst albums I've heard in a long time. Gutted I wasted money on this. Expecting to see this in poundland in the next few months.

    Unimaginative guitar, mundane drums (they seem to be muted compared to the rest of the music), lyrics are just painful (probably the worst aspect of all of this).

    How does a band whom lack complete originality make it as far as they have? Can name 10 local bands within 10 miles of my house that would be more deserving of being in the charts.

    If you've listened to soundcheck (which is probably the only decent song on here) then you don't need to buy the rest of the album, it's filled with meaningless junk.

    Do yourself a favour and stay away.    … Expand

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Metascore
60

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Austin Chronicle
    Sep 30, 2016
    40
    Tunes borrowing from Oasis and Echo & the Bunnymen via the clean, anthemic sound producer Dave Sardy provided for Jet, the UK quartet doesn't even try to sound new.
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  2. The Observer (UK)
    May 31, 2016
    60
    There is little original here. But McCann has his moments.
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  3. AllMusic
    May 27, 2016
    60
    Catfish & the Bottlemen hit their marks dutifully, rushing through their melodies but never taking it so quick that the singsong tunes don't stick, slowing down the tempo for needed breathers and ending the whole shebang with "Outside," an extended number designed to ratchet up expectations prior to the obligatory encore.
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