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Generally favorable reviews- based on 72 Ratings
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Positive: 50 out of 72
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Mixed: 5 out of 72
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Negative: 17 out of 72
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MikeLOct 26, 2004
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craigbFeb 9, 2004I've been listening to this nonstop on stream and it's fucking excellent. hating courtney is so 2001.
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AnnaHMar 7, 2008Kickass, raw and emotional like no-one else. Courtney Love is still the queen of Rock. Her most accomplished songwriting yet. Nasty and wild like "Pretty on the inside" and the early stuff on "My Body the Hand-grenade", raw and honest like "Live Through This", soulful like "Celebrity Skin" but with even better songwriting and production. Can't wait til the next album!
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TFeb 12, 2004so classic for a strong rock female to come out with a true masterpiece and everyone to criticize the initimacy of the lyrics. Can you step away from the public persona and look at the music as music? They are great songs and a very complex intriguing cd, turn the volume up, your over active minds down and fuckin rock out!
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BenCFeb 12, 2004I think this is a genius album. It's hedonistic, raw, intelligent. It's highly listenable and reflects Courtney's contradictory, chaotic personality. At turns, vulnerable, arrogant, self-absorbed, painful and drug-addled, it's genius is in it's wildly flawed, but passionate delivery. Somehow it seems to all come together in a really memorable album.
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AnonymousMCFeb 17, 2004BUY THIS ALBUM NOW.
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DirtySanchezFeb 17, 2004LOVE IT
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jennyferFeb 19, 2004
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GaryFeb 25, 2004Best album of the year. Funny, ironic, brilliant and rocks hard. Courtney is Jesus come to be the godd*mn Saviour of Rock. And come to kick Julian Casablanca's ass. Gabba gabba - hey!
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GregTFeb 9, 2004a masterpiece. love conquers all.
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adambFeb 9, 2004A life-changing album.
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SharonDMar 1, 2004Courtney Love has a lot of vulnerability and arrogance and the combination is really genius. It's a funny, raw, painful, aggressive album. One of the best in a long time. Too bad people's determination to hate this woman will deprive them of a great listening experience. It's better to be a lover of Love in the long run. She creates great art.
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MikeHJun 19, 2005
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flaviabMay 15, 2005muy bueno!!!!
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BillyAOct 17, 2006Absolutely brilliant CD. Courtney Love still has it.
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Jan 28, 2023
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LauraLFeb 11, 2004This album is raw and depressing. Which is part of what makes it great. I love the White Stripes, Strokes, etc. but I've been longing for a rock album with some emotional substance. This is it. It's not trendy or even cool, but it's full of wonderfully crafted songs which have something to say and will stand the test of time.
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SimonMFeb 20, 2004I like this a lot. It's raw, funky and heartfelt. Nice to hear something that isn't overproduced... Buy it. It rocks!
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KatKApr 20, 2007
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RandyBMar 10, 2005
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HGJul 26, 2007Just stunningly good.
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DerekGJun 9, 2004Courtney Love may be a mess, but she's also brilliant.
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GaryRFeb 11, 2004Very good album for Hole fans who have been waiting for this. Her voice is as full of rage as ever, and the lyrics don't hold anything back. Grrrr!!!
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martinbFeb 10, 2004
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GHutchinsonFeb 15, 2004Quite a thrilling album. Not as polished as celebrity skin but makes up for this in its sheer personality.
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iieeeMay 7, 2007what a fun kick ass rock album this is!? it took me a LONG time to buy it and give it an open listen but i'm happy i finally did! i tip my hat to Courtney. she's such a car crash you forget to just listen to the music. when you do forget her personal life and just listen you know why she has a recording contract.
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DaveNFeb 19, 2004
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PaulFeb 10, 2004Please ignore the comment above, its just typical of someone who is willing to rate a cd based on their perception (hatred) of the singer rather than the actual album. Its great. Like many a good album it does take a few listens for it to shine.
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Jan 4, 2016
Awards & Rankings
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Love has nothing new to say and no better way to say it.
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UncutAmerica's Sweetheart is petulant and self-pitying. Worse, it's self-righteous. Worse still, it's musically crass. [Mar 2004, p.98]
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This being Courtney, theres also an emotional rawness to Americas Sweetheart which youll either love or be repelled by.