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The only drawback for fans is this Golden Smog doesn't bear much aural resemblance to the band that made Down by the Old Mainstream and Weird Tales; then again, the bands who make up Golden Smog's membership don't sound much like they did back then, either, so that shouldn't come as much of a surprise.
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Alternative PressThe songs on ANother Fine Day are almost good enough to appear on any of the records made during the band members' day jobs. [Sep 2006, p.226]
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Although plucky, Another Fine Day never quite eclipses its members' better-known efforts.
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These songs simply don't stack up to their predecessors.
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BlenderThe two Louris/Tweedy writing collaborations stand with the best work of both. [Aug 2006, p.108]
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For Golden Smog, this is another fine album; fine, fun, but never great enough to make you forget that these guys are in other bands.
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For a bunch of jokesters, these guys deliver some seriously good music.
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While Golden Smog's attachment to country may have waned, their commitment to fine songwriting has only strengthened.
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FilterAFD finds the band perhaps at their most serious... and perhaps at their most bestest. [#21, p.102]
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Los Angeles TimesBeyond the elemental pleasures of imaginative, passionately delivered rock and folk, "Day" offers a set of songs with a consistent viewpoint and emotional reach. [25 Jul 2006]
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MojoThe Smog's winning streak [is] intact. [Aug 2006, p.88]
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Another Fine Day sounds less like a party platter made by boozing buddies than a desperate attempt by yesterday's alt-country stars to slap together tunes that wouldn't sound out of place between Journey and Fleetwood Mac on classic rock radio.
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[It has] an unexpected depth, unity and resonance.
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Another Fine Day offsets some of what it lacks in freshness with aw heck poker-night camaraderie.
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Q MagazineWhat was once the musical equivalent of a blokes' night out has morphed into a proper gang. [Sep 2006, p.108]
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Another Fine Day is blandness personified: syrupy vocals and forgettable melodies stretched out over 15 tracks and 65 dull minutes.
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Like everything this band's made, it's long, sloppy, and uneven, but at this point that's the idea: here are a bunch of people who kind of know each other sitting down with some guitars.
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There's plenty of gold here, but also too much smog.
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Golden Smog never entirely equal the sum of their parts.
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UncutMinus the lovely, stoned air, Another Fine Day doesn't quite reach the heights of its predecessor, but there's plenty to admire. [Aug 2006, p.106]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 9
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Mixed: 3 out of 9
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Negative: 1 out of 9
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TimP.Apr 7, 2009Whilst the songs lack the immediate impact of the Jayhawks this remains a quality set of contemporary country rock.
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WilliamSApr 29, 2007Dude, these guys are ballers. Dime piece!
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AdamG.Aug 6, 2006