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Baby I'm Bored
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 16 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 10 votes
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Album Info
Label: Bar None / Setanta
Release Date: 22 April 2003
Discs: 1 disc
Genre(s): Alternative, Rock
Summary
The singer/songwriter/guitarist returns to the studio for the first time since 1996, when he recorded his final album as leader of the Lemonheads. Here, he's joined by Jon Brion on four tracks, as well as members of Giant Sand, Calexico, and Spacehog.
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Spin
Frank folk-rock songs that are too sketchy to be great but too good to write off. [May 2003, p.116]
Blender
Shambling and confessional. [May 2003, p.116]
Delusions of Adequacy
Dando conjures up a combination of The Lemonheads' It's a Shame About Ray, Buffalo Tom's Smitten and Wilco's Summerteeth - fashioning this year's most essential post-rehab record in the process.
Read Full Review >New Musical Express
A blissful happiness pervades 'Baby I'm Bored', but then that's Evan all over.
Read Full Review >Mojo
Baby I'm Bored's knotty guitars and ramshackle production values recall the Lemonheads' swansong, Car Button Cloth. [Mar 2003, p.94]
Uncut
While Baby I'm Bored is way too modest to be a masterpiece, it's far more than a join-the-dots account of a life on the rocks, and grows brighter, and more optimistic, with every play. [Apr 2003, p.102]
All Music Guide
Even if it seems unassuming and underwhelming upon its first listen, Baby I'm Bored with each spin reveals the uniform strength of the songs and the sweet, understated charms of Dando as a performer.
Read Full Review >Playlouder
We don't dislike anything on here, and each time we listen, we like what we hear even more.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club)
The biggest problem with Baby I'm Bored is that getting to the good stuff requires slogging through the initial four tracks.
Read Full Review >Alternative Press
There's nothing bad here, but also nothing new. [June 2003, p.103]
Q Magazine
A very understated record, the kind that will be treasured by diehards, pull in one or two casual bystanders and leave the world pretty much unchanged. [Apr 2003, p.106]
Rolling Stone
Thirty-eight minutes of co-writes and covers feels slight for seven years' work.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly
Yawn. [25 Apr 2003, p.150]
Pitchfork
As with his last two releases, Baby I'm Bored is gutted by under-worked, inconsequential two-minute ideas.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this album is 7.2 (out of 10) based on 10 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Paula D gave it an 8:
I'm giving this an 8. I've been meaning to buy this album for ages now. Evan came to Perth this weekend just gone so I went out and bought it beforehand so I'd know some of his new tunes. I have always been a huge Lemonheads fan and this album did not disappoint me. I've always found that the Lemonheads managed to balance and mash up between folk/rock/country/pop and even though a few tunes on this album have more of a country feel to what I'd normall like, I still loved it. Maybe I'm biased because I've been a Lemonheads fan for over 10 years. If you get a chance to see Evan live any time soon I'd recommend going because it was one of the best live performances I've seen in a long time. He has an amazingly beautiful and strong voice live and I'd never, ever miss a chance to see the man with just his guitar, ever again.
Chris T gave it a 10:
This is album is stunning! It hurts its so good! sweet rock and roll
..but I know gave it an 8:
Few records are worth a zero, and this one not at all. "Cool"? Possibly not, but above all there are great songs on this album. So great songs coupled with Evan Dando's magnificent voice and you've got a special album, not least considered his "troubled" past.
Um... I dunno gave it a 0:
Hated it, hate it and will always and forever say it sucks!!!
Ben J gave it an 8:
Definitely an understated record, but after a few spins it really, really beings to work, and it's strange quirks become more exciting each time they're heard. This is easily Evan's finest collection of songs, and age has brought a mellow, husky tone to his voice that suits the songs brilliantly. Granted, it isn't a particularly dynamic record but chances are it will gain in stature as time ticks by.
[Anonymous] gave it a 7:
I think we should tally the number of reviews where the only unfavourable review is that of Pitchfork. Seriously, its time to ditch this elitist independent-circlejerk poor excuse for a review site.
