Absent Friends - The Divine Comedy
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8.6 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 10 Ratings

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  1. asierr
    Apr 20, 2004
    9
    hannon comes back to the walkers' road. And sounds (nearly) better than ever. thank you chap
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  2. allisonm
    Feb 7, 2005
    10
    came across this very late but love love it..
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  3. KrisH
    Jul 1, 2004
    10
    The more I listen to this, the more I like it. Less oppressive than Casanova and hits the right emotional spots.
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  4. as
    Jul 8, 2004
    7
    good cd, BUT copy protected - and small print on cover says may not play on car cd players - i'm not impressed, as thats where I play most of my cds.
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  5. JesseS
    Oct 25, 2004
    7
    Somewhere in between the cheesy ("Come Home Billy Bird") and the sadly immaculate drama-ridden & clever ("Our Mutual Friend") we have a generally good effort from his Divine Hannon. His most Scott Walker-ish homage. Perhaps.
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Metascore

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 16
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  1. Gorgeous, grotto-fabulous chamber pop. [14 May 2004, p.71]
  2. Absent Friends isn't my favorite Divine Comedy record (Fin de Siecle, actually), but it is an excellent record, and one that seems more likely to appeal to non-fans than his more ostentatious outings.
  3. It’s pretty much all fantastic.