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Based on 17 critic reviews
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Based on 11 votes
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Album Info
Label: Sanctuary / Epitaph
Release Date: 17 June 2003
Discs: 1 disc
Genre(s): Alternative, Rock, Electronic, Trip-Hop
Summary
If declining sales and waning critical support are any indication, then yes, Tricky is probably feeling quite vulnerable at this stage of his career. But that didn't stop him from releasing this seventh LP, which includes covers of The Cure's "Love Cats" and XTC's "Dear God."
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What The Critics Said
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Tricky hasn't planted his flag on any new territory, but he has gotten a stronger grasp of what has made him such an intriguing and important artist in the last decade. [#6, p.90]
Spin
The Trickster's best record in years. [Aug 2003, p.119]
Urb
The album bristles with a new urgency. [Sep 2003, p.100]
Uncut
13 avant-pop gems evocative of Pere Ubu and Talking Heads. [Jun 2003, p.96]
Blender
He's a full-fledged alternative auteur, skipping effortlessly from hypnotic electronics to refracted torch songs to balls-out alt-rock. [Aug 2003, p.134]
Playlouder
So, while this might not be Tricky at his total best, it may well be the best you're likely going to get out of him.
Read Full Review >Mojo
Quirky, detail-rich arrangements nodding at dub and death metal. [Jun 2003, p.108]
Rolling Stone
Vulnerable is Tricky's most accessible album since Maxinquaye, but it has neither that album's shock of the new nor its enduring appeal.
Read Full Review >E! Online
What once sounded like the future's music a decade ago just sounds creepy and dated now.
Read Full Review >The Wire
Tricky's problem is that the future has caught up with him. [#233, p.71]
Dot Music
Very much Tricky business as usual, the sound of a staggering talent laid-up with the longest case of musical flu in history.
Read Full Review >Pitchfork
By the end of the album, Tricky returns to acting on his worst impulses, stumbling through hackneyed sonics and wincing lyrics.
Read Full Review >Q Magazine
The year-round sunshine [of new home L.A.] seems to have induced creative lethargy, sapping the adventure that elevated his last album. [Jun 2003, p.106]
Vibe
Without the apocalyptic beats and emotional storm clouds that were once his trademarks, Vulnerable makes Tricky all but dispensable. [Aug 2003, p.156]
Under The Radar
Vulnerable has a cheap sound and a cut and paste feel from beginning to end and is hard to shake. [#5, p.110]
Alternative Press
Tricky without edges and paranoia is freakin' dull. [Sep 2003, p.118]
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this album is 6.9 (out of 10) based on 11 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
F4b gave it an8:
I dont get all the bad critics, this album is a nice return to simpler and delicate melodies and contains some pretty stuff.
