A Healthy Distrust
by Sage Francis
  • Record Label: Epitaph
  • Release Date: Feb 8, 2005
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 34 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 34
  3. Negative: 3 out of 34

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  1. Dan
    Mar 10, 2005
    6
    ill lyrics, terrible beats, terrible samples. pales in comparison to personal journals.
  2. MikeE
    Apr 13, 2005
    6
    Contemporary House of Pain. I think this review sums it up best, "If you're over 25, then expect to find yourself peering at your old teen angst like some sort of barely remembered dream."

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Blender
    70
    His fire-and-brimstone confessionals are as complex as they are venomous. [Mar 2005, p.140]
  2. PopMatters
    80
    Sage transcends genre limitations and expectations with restless energy and poetic turns of phrase that keep his mystery (or, arguably, his lack of defined answers) intriguing rather than irritating.
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  3. Billboard
    80
    There are certain instances when Francis' politics overreach, like on the annoying "Dance Monkey,” but for the most part, “A Healthy Distrust” is this artist's most impressive album yet.
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