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Barricades & Brickwalls - Kasey Chambers
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74 out of 100

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6.7 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

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  • Summary: Australian alt-country singer Kasey Chambers follows her acclaimed 2000 debut ('The Captain') with this sophomore effort. Lucinda Williams guests.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. E! Online
    91
    Simply striking.
  2. PopMatters
    90
    Easily one of the year's top 10, if not top five.
  3. CultureDose.net
    60
    Barricades and Brickwalls paints a broad spectrum of alt.country/ bluegrass/honkytonk music, and that variety is its greatest strength.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. MarkJ.
    9
    A striking album. completely different from the manufactured music of today's "stars"
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  2. ErikN.
    8
    Her first album was better. She needs to mix up her genres a bit. Too much of the blues on this album. Still good though.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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