Greta Van Fleet - The Battle at Garden's Gate Album Reviews and more

Rating: 6,3/10 - Based on 8 Critic | Release Date: April 16, 2021 | Genres: Pop/Rock, Hard Rock, Album Rock, American Trad Rock 

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Critic Reviews:

8,5 - Variety: 

“The Battle at Garden’s Gate” achieves the rare feat of being absolutely hilarious and also one of the best straight-up rock albums to come down the pike in many moons — and anyone who thinks it can’t be both just isn’t in on the joke. Read full

8 - Classic Rock Magazine

Showcases an undeniably more varied sonic palette, even if that just means there are more classic bands that its 12 songs remind you of. Read full

8 - Sputnikmusic

Greta Van Fleet has taken full advantage of their moment. They've cleaned up the mistakes of their first album, fleshed out their atmospheres into some truly lush and breathtaking territories, doubled down on their heavy rock edge, and crafted something that is far better than it has any right to be. Bask in it without feeling any shame. Read full

8 - Uncut

GVF strut and swagger through a sweeping hard-rock extravaganza that propels them from emulators to inheritors of a rich legacy. 

6 - The Observer (UK)

They are at their best on their more epic material, particularly Broken Bells and eight-minute closer The Weight of Dreams, which moves up through the gears from an acoustic intro to a brilliantly overblown Jake Kiszka guitar solo. Elsewhere, however, the material is more pedestrian, and the quieter moments don’t always sit well with Josh’s vocals (default, indeed, only setting: a histrionic screech). Read full

5 - Clash Music

Hemmed in by their own ambitions, ‘The Battle At Heaven’s Gate’ is an oddly contradictory experience, one that finds Greta Van Fleet truckin’ on up a one way street. Read full

4 - Under the Radar

There is entirely nothing new about the proceedings on The Battle at Garden’s Gate. And, at over an hour’s running time, what’s contained here is much too long, particularly given the slog of the final third of the album. Read full

3 - PopMatters

Most artists, though, recognize the necessity to steal creatively, combining unlikely influences to make something close to novel. Greta Van Fleet, though, seem to lack even a passing familiarity with the last four decades of recorded music. Despite all the talk of artistic growth, the band have really only moved on from I to IV. Read full