Bachelor No. 2 (or, the last remains of the dodo)
by Aimee Mann
  • Record Label: Superego
  • Release Date: May 2, 2000
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 38 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 38
  3. Negative: 5 out of 38

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  1. salamandre
    Nov 7, 2022
    9
    Great album, very good singer-songwriter, good pop-rock, I really liked it.
  2. shaneequaj
    Jun 27, 2007
    10
    It's just a brilliant pop album. Hands down.
  3. SamD
    Nov 26, 2005
    10
    more pop than i would have liked, but most of the songs are incredible and aimee puts forth above average lyrics yet again
  4. levvy
    Jul 8, 2005
    9
    A fantastic album. Fave track: Backfire/You Do
  5. rg
    Jun 12, 2005
    10
    A gem. Truly a classic. Highly recommended.
  6. AustinA
    Apr 1, 2005
    10
    Perfect in every way imaginable.
  7. AdamK
    Jan 3, 2005
    10
    Nobody does it better than Mrs. Mann. Her pop craftsmanship is startingly beautiful and honest.
  8. MichelleS.
    Dec 30, 2004
    10
    A classic. Even though some of the songs on this album overlap the "Magnolia" soundtrack, I recommend buying both to fully appreciate the works of both Mann and Jon Brion.
  9. RoyL.
    Jul 19, 2004
    10
    One of my fave albums in a looong time. Never tire of it... love to sing along... just like Elvis Costello... mostly the pre-1986 work, that is....!
  10. MikeT
    Jul 9, 2004
    10
    Played it to death, rated it my favourite album for some time. Never tire of hearing it even now, 4 years later.

Awards & Rankings

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#3 Best Album of 2000
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#43 Most Discussed Album of 2000
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#24 Most Shared Album of 2000

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
89

Universal acclaim - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. AllMusic
    90
    To call Bachelor No. 2 a masterpiece may be overstating the matter somewhat, since an album this intimate and unassuming (but not unconfident) doesn't call attention to itself the way self-styled masterpieces do. However, it isn't hyperbole to call it the finest record Mann has made to date.
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  2. Rolling Stone
    80
    It's an album of tuneful, intimate pop-rock songs...
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  3. Q Magazine
    80
    Yet again, Mann's songs concentrate on life gone wrong - but this is timeless stuff.
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