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Achilles Heel - Pedro The Lion
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71 out of 100

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8.0 out of 10

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  • Summary: James McAlister (Ester Drang) joins band leader David Bazan and his longtime collaborator TW Walsh on Pedro The Lion's fifth album.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Alternative Press
    100
    A heartbreakingly brilliant album that unravels itself slowly if you just stop and listen. [Jul 2004, p.132]
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  2. All Music Guide
    90
    A hallmark for the band, a culmination of their previous work, and -- upon its release -- their best album to date.
  3. Almost Cool
    60
    I'm not sure if it's the lack of a clear-cut conceptual idea or something else, but the 11 songs on the release just seem to plow along through waters that the group has already rowed many times before.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. [Anonymous]
    10
    Devastatingly Beautiful!!!! Spend a few listens alone with this album, and it will take you over...
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  2. dorisd
    9
    I've already listened to it more times then Bazan's other albums combined. A few of these songs are perfect; the rest are merely really good. Fine, two of them suck. But overall it's exceptional.… Expand
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  3. BenjaminBunny
    5
    The Lion's poorest album in the sense that it's the most forgettable. There are no standout tracks, no real stinkers either...just a blase collection of mid-tempo numbers without real choruses that blend together seamlessly because they all sound the same. Check out the folksy "It's Hard To Find A Friend" or the more rock-oriented "Control" if you're interested in hearing prime Pedro; "Achilees Heel" is for completists only.… Expand
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