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Italian Platinum

by Silkworm

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of 455,735

8,699
2000's

of 265,982

1,295
2002

of 42,285

153

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.

Overall Rating: 2.7168 Italian Platinum is ranked overall as 2.7168 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.1131 Italian Platinum has an avg. critic score of 3.1131 out of 4 stars

Italian Platinum Album Reviews

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Stylus Magazine

If the marketing experts down at Silkworm Inc. have crunched their numbers properly, I should be an extreme outlier on the band's demographic report if I'm in it at all. ...more

PopMatters

Italian Platinum isn't as thoroughly pitch-perfect as Lifestyle, but the albums share similar peaks. ...more

Rolling Stone

The songwriting marries the band's penchant for recalling its wide-ranging influences (Neil Young, CCR, Mission of Burma) with a casual, off-the-cuff air that belies the meticulous craft underneath. ...more

All Music Guide

Taking disparate elements from their collective record collection, mashing them up, and spitting them out... the members of Silkworm nonetheless end up sounding like few other rock bands of their time while hardly sounding like a cover band revue. ...more

Rolling Stone

In this, their fifteenth year of existence, and onItalian Platinum, their eighth full-length record (not including countless EPs, singles and cassette-only releases, of course), Silkworm continue to hammer the stake in the ground in the DMZ between classic-, country- and post-rock with an assured swagger. ...more

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Alternative Press

This Steve Albini-engineered masterpiece is destined to establish these 15-year vets as one of underground's strongest songwriting...read the complete review at Alternative Press

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Drawer B

Silkworm as classic rock? Yep, and it’s damn good, too....read the complete review at Drawer B

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Blender

This is the least austere record they've ever made, and the fresh air helps their odd, raw narratives...read the complete review at Blender

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Dusted Magazine

You may not care that Silkworm have released an album, but you should. Silkworm have been around for so long (12 years) without ever really breaking out that they can seem irrelevant or pointless to the casual listener. They keep churning out records,...read the complete review at Dusted Magazine

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