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Album Of The Year - The Good Life
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9.7 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 0 out of 19
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  1. jasonl
    Feb 5, 2005
    10
    this cd is one of the greatest i have heard in a long while Tim Kasher is amazing anyway. I could listen to this cd forever and not get tired of it. It's just that grand.
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  2. Sara
    Jul 8, 2005
    10
    lovahly
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  3. joeyr
    Mar 23, 2005
    10
    Tim kasher is the best lyrical man i have ever heard i cant wait to see him on there tour. cursive is also i very very good band. god i love those bands i dont know what to do with myself
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  4. AlexH
    Aug 13, 2004
    8
    Very solid CD, amazing song writing which is to be expected from Tim Kasher. The sound of the album is not as compelling as the Lovers Need Lawyers EP or Black Out LP, but this album is certainly lyrically driven, and it certainly succeeds in the highest sense possible.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  5. NickC
    Sep 22, 2004
    10
    I've seen them live, i've shouted out lyrics all alone on the road, i've sung sweet harmonies between me and my best girlfriend.... hell, i've even tranced myself into sleeping occasionally with the good life playing in the background. Everything Kasher touches is tormented, twisted, and beautiful. It's also worth purchasing and playing the hell out of.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  6. StephanieW
    Sep 7, 2004
    10
    April to March... I will listen to this album all year... righteous tunes!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  7. CocoE
    Jul 9, 2005
    10
    I love the good life and this album is awsome!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  8. bianca
    Aug 20, 2005
    10
    i fucking love it. they're music is the kind that you will listen to over and over and over and you still get anxious for that one part of the song. fuck i love them.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  9. Andy
    Aug 16, 2006
    9
    One of those albums that needs to be heard all the way through to completely understand. The lyrics are probably the best you'll ever hear.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  10. SaraD
    Nov 9, 2004
    9
    awsome, i love that it comes with a demo CD too
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  11. BrandonM
    Aug 25, 2004
    10
    This is a great album! It's not as "excited" as the Lovers Need Lawyers E.P., but great nonetheless. This would be a welcome and solid addition to anyone's record collection.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  12. MellyA
    Sep 12, 2004
    10
    Awesome.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  13. BenD
    Aug 28, 2005
    9
    An excellent album which is even is even better than Tim Kasher's other band, Cursive. Is it really the album of the year though? Not quite but it is definately up there. There should of been more upbeat songs like "Lovers Need Lawyers".
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  14. davenbettridge
    Nov 14, 2011
    10
    My favourite songs on the album are: 1) Inmates 2) Night and Day 3) Album of the Year 4) Under a Honeymoon. There are some very memorable songs found in this album and they all fit together very well with an over arcing story that I relate to. The lyrics are so good and while there are no happy endings to this story the whole album feels romantic in a sense of longing and desire for things to have happened differently. Album of the Year is an awesome album with a deep meaningful story. Ill remember these songs for the rest of my life.… Expand
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Metascore
82 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 13 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    90
    Album of the year? It's definitely a contender. [7 Aug 2004, p.49]
  2. Rolling Stone
    60
    Kasher... wrenches sad-eyed beauty out of slow indie-folk arrangements while eulogizing several affairs. [30 Sep 2004, p.188]
  3. Under The Radar
    60
    Album Of The Year is able to sustain a listener for 53 minutes--not necessarily interest, and certainly not to inspire, but sustain. [#7]
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