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- Summary: This is the first album for Mike Scott and company (well, basically just Mike Scott) since 1993's 'Dream Harder,' although Scott did have two solo albums in the interim.
- Record Label: Razor & Tie
- Genre(s): Rock, Alternative
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Positive: 3 out of 7
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Mixed: 4 out of 7
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Negative: 0 out of 7
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Just when you figure he's down for the count, he comes back with an album as majestic and epic as this one.
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This is the sound of a band returning to their roots, to the dramatic Celtic infused epics of their early records.
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In many ways, My Love is an excessive, ludicrous - no, make that brazen, unapologetic - record; vital because it wasn't born out of a painfully self-conscious view of its maker's place in the world.
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This is the recording that the homogenous Dream Harder failed to become. It's ambitious, moody, surreal, and relevant.
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In an age when marketing departments rule, Scott has fashioned an album of epic intent that gamely goes its own way.
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BlenderOccasionally overblown... [Aug/Sep 2001, p.132]
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Entertainment WeeklyHe's forgone the folk-pop and jangly mystical ruminations of his past for heavy synthesizers, overproduced vocals, and esoteric allegories, making for a long, strained trip. [14 Sep 2001, p.94]
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Positive: 3 out of 3
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Mixed: 0 out of 3
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Negative: 0 out of 3
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JimCNov 14, 2003Mike Scott at his brilliant best
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LudwigSDec 7, 2003Fantastic sounds and a lot of emotions
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mightyqFeb 17, 2007
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