Afterglow - Sarah McLachlan
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55 out of 100

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8.6 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 31 Ratings

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  • Summary: The Canadian singer-songwriter emerges from a period of inactivity with her first album of new material since 1997's 'Surfacing.' Frequent collaborator Pierre Marchand returns as producer.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 11
  3. Negative: 2 out of 11
  1. Logo
    80
    It’s gorgeous, moving and magnificent.
  2. Blender
    70
    It's quite a feat: crushing, weighty themes conveyed via music that floats in a netherworld a few steps off the ground. [Dec 2003, p.144]
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  3. Launch.com
    60
    Eventually the piano-based songs grow repetitive, while retaining their lush romanticism.
  4. Stylus Magazine
    30
    If these songs have a certain melancholic charm, it has been obscured beneath an impenetrably bland sheen.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 22
  3. Negative: 1 out of 22
  1. CapnFoo
    10
    This is the first mclachlan cd I got, and so far none of her other albums I have acquired since then have matched it. My rating is not based on her other cd's so I give it a 10… Expand
  2. markyj
    8
    I don't think this has the mass appeal of her other records but it is magically crafted. Every song on this cd is a musical masterpiece. That being said some of the delivery and the lyrics tend to be a bit boring.… Expand
  3. BitBurn
    7
    It's an OK record. But somehow it feels sleepy, too sleepy. There are a few good punches here and there but nothing spectacular. Then again, Sarah never was the most exciting voice to listen too. But it's chillin'. I recommend listening before going to bed, alongside Enya and others.… Expand
  4. NadimR
    4
    It is mediocre rock from an amazing singer/songwriter. none of the songs do anything as passionately as her previous records

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