Feral Roots
by Rival Sons

Feral Roots by Rival Sons
Year: 2019
Release date: 2019-01-25
Overall rank: 10,675th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 43 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2019 (171st)
Award Top albums of of the 2010s (2,140th)
Award Best albums of all time (10,675th)

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Rival Sons bestography

Feral Roots is ranked 4th best out of 9 albums by Rival Sons on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Rival Sons is Great Western Valkyrie which is ranked number 6819 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 192.

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Overall rank: 10,675th | 2010s rank: 2,140th | 2019 rank: 171st  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 43 votes)
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From pedro1976 01/29/2026 22:03 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
I almost pulled this out of the racks last night. Eventually went with Both very good albums Something about this one that keeps me coming back time and again
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From Johnnyo 01/29/2026 17:30 in What album are you listening to? (cont.)
I almost pulled this out of the racks last night. Eventually went with Both very good albums
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70/100
From 10/20/2020 10:46 | #259462
Jun19. Consistently good throughout, but nothing brilliant or different. Too mid-paced. I know I need more listens, but only 'Back In The Woods' stood out at this stage.
Dec19. Well, listening to again now, some of these songs are starting to really gel with me now. 'Do Your Worst' is a cool opener and I actually love the slow title track. The riffing in 'Too Much' is a heap of fun for a slowish song. 'Stood By Me' sounds like The Black Crowes on tracks like 'Sting Me'; soulful.
There is a few so-so tracks towards the end then the sing-by-numbers 'Shooting Stars' which is a nice end to the album. Upping the score slightly. 3.5/5
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80/100
From 06/15/2020 20:15 | #253602
ANOTHER Solid Album by the Rival Sons! Shooting Stars is a masterpiece.
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From 02/03/2019 21:38 | #231298
Enjoyable little album, nothing you haven't heard before and clear influences on show, but non the less a fun 45 minutes.
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85/100
From 01/30/2019 14:30 | #230990
All the influences are worn clearly on their sleeves but it doesn't mean it’s a bad record. Quite the opposite. A thumpingly good hard rock album.
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80/100
From 01/26/2019 13:16 | #230664
I haven't heard a lot of Rival Sons work, but I thought this was a pretty solid little album. They get a lot of airplay in Canada and seem to be one of the more underrated rock bands worldwide. They wear their influences on their sleeves, but are able to create their own sound.

Key tracks: Do Your Worst, Look Away, Too Bad, Shooting Stars and Imperial Joy
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