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Over the course of the album, too much of the midtempo material sounds too much the same, more inspired lyrically than musically, failing to sustain the momentum of the opening tracks.
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Marred by Edwards' rather unremarkable voice.
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The roots-rock downers are blander than her admirers would hope.
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Haunting and carefully crafted as it is, the disc cries out for a few more variations of tone and pace.
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The only potentially bad thing about Edwards' style is that many of the tracks on the later half of the record tend to all bleed together.... That said, 'Back To Me' demonstrates Edwards' prowess as a top lyricist.
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BlenderThe more her follow-up slugs [Lucinda] Williams' bourbon'n'romance on the rocks, the drier it gets.... When she shakes it up just right on the sinister libido-rocker "Back To Me," she sounds familiar and like no one else. [Apr 2005, p.116]
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Edwards's lapses are largely counteracted by her sturdy melodies, her hard-hitting session drummers, and, mostly, her voice, which conveys acres of chin-up melancholy without even rolling up its heart-bedecked sleeves.
User score distribution:
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BrianJan 20, 2007I very much enjoyed the music on this album - "Back to Me" gets me going!
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SamDMar 20, 2006
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ChadSFeb 3, 2006