Clockwork Angels

Critic Score
Based on 16 reviews
2012 Ratings: #130 / 1141
User Score
Based on 320 ratings
2012 Ratings: #335
June 12, 2012 / Release Date
LP / Format
Roadrunner / Label
Rush, Nick RaskulineczProducer
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Critic Reviews

91
A.V. Club

The highs are higher, the lows are lower, and the dynamic is even more exhilarating.

80
Consequence of Sound

Clockwork Angels is an album with progressive sensibilities that can be easily digested by just about anyone looking for a good rock song, and may even yield a major hit or two. 

80
Beats Per Minute

Clockwork Angels is a highlight of Rush’s career.

70
PopMatters

If you focus solely on the music, you won’t find much that distinguishes Clockwork Angels from Rush’s greatest feats.

60
The Needle Drop

Rush fans are pretty psyched about this new album, and I could see why. Clockwork Angels is definitely the best record the band has put out since 2000, but I'm not sure if, personally, it entertains as much as the group's classics.

MickyT
70

Discography Diaries #3: Rush
Album #19: Clockwork Angels
Genre: Progressive Rock
Date: 01/08/2020
Time: 11:30 AM

We've made, it's officially time to end this chapter in the series with Rush's final album, Clockwork Angels. Since this is the final album in the bands discography all I really hoped for was a good album to finish, the last album Snakes & Arrows left me with hope that they would be able to pull this off and in my opinion I think they certainly did.

This album is pretty much a ... read more

jimusicreviews
73

FINISHING THE PROG ROCK MARATHON
PT. 65 - RUSH - CLOCKWORK ANGELS
We’ve made it to Rush’s final album and so far this thing is really living up to the hype! The atmosphere is super enveloping and the riffs groove pretty hard on the first song “Caravan”. I’m really loving the heavier edge on the second song here, almost sounding like a watered down Meshuggah at a few points (is that blasphemy to say?) It is really cool to see this band having a positive conclusion ... read more

JakerpGuy
83

If listening to The Garden now after Neil Peart’s passing doesn’t make you emotional, then I don’t know what will

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Steve_Rob
60

Get a lot of heavy metal vibes from this. But it still suffers from every song almost sounding the same.

io2467
79

Wow. I didn't have the highest expectations and I'm glad to say they were absolutely exceeded. This was enjoyable all the way through. No song wasn't. A very nice way to end the Rush discography and a very nice album to have my 200th review on.

skyli_ght
85

While this is certainly not the best Rush album, this continues to serve as an example of how good these 3 were at their respective instruments. Geddy's voice sounds very voice throughout, I can't think of any genuinely low point in how he sounded. Overall solid album, great final album from Rush.

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Track List

1Caravan
5:40
86
2BU2B
5:10
85
3Clockwork Angels
7:31
85
4The Anarchist
6:52
83
5Carnies
4:52
74
6Halo Effect
3:14
73
7Seven Cities of Gold
6:34
80
8The Wreckers
5:01
80
9Headlong Flight
7:20
89
10BU2B2
1:28
69
11Wish Them Well
5:25
72
12The Garden
6:59
93
Total Length: 1 hour, 6 minutes

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