Blacklisted
by Neko Case
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 29 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 29
  3. Negative: 3 out of 29

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  1. Kellan
    Feb 15, 2007
    10
    Neko Case is out of control. This is the third album I've bought, and I just keep getting drawn further and further in by that voice and those creepy, creepy lyrics. I think I'm working backwards chronologically, which is fine by me, as long as there's still more by her out there to get my hands on.
  2. What
    Nov 2, 2005
    10
    Neko Case possesses the best voice in music today. So powerful and emotional, yet she can be restrained and wistful and still move me. I get chills down my spine everytime I hear her boom "deep red bells" from the song of the same name, and tears in my eyes during the soft ballad "I Wish I Was the Moon." I'm not normally a country fan, but this is what real country should sound like. Neko Case possesses the best voice in music today. So powerful and emotional, yet she can be restrained and wistful and still move me. I get chills down my spine everytime I hear her boom "deep red bells" from the song of the same name, and tears in my eyes during the soft ballad "I Wish I Was the Moon." I'm not normally a country fan, but this is what real country should sound like. Not Shania Twain, Garth Brooks, or Big & Rich (puke), but Johnny Cash. Loretta Lynn. Patsy Cline. Old school. If you're looking for what Nashville craps out onto the airwaves nowadays, you won't find it here. Just a helluva singer singing her heart out.… Collapse
  3. KateB
    Oct 7, 2003
    10
    I'm With Jenz F - screw Pam W, I have fallen in love with Neko Case. At first I only liked track 11 on Blacklisted, but now I love the whole album. It goes down as one of my all time favorite albums. #5, #1 and #11 are classics.
  4. AndrewD
    Sep 7, 2003
    10
    I heard track #7 late at night on NPR while on a 1100 mile trip back home, somewhere on route 85 in North Carolina. It was better than 20 cups of black coffee, and the rest of the CD is right there with it. A fullblown winner. Haunting.
  5. JenzF
    Aug 2, 2003
    8
    Good record, moody and consistent. Case's lyrics and vocal style please me. To Pat W., Maybe Nashville won't bite and thank God for that, it sounds like you bite Nashville's ass anyway.
  6. StephenB
    Mar 29, 2003
    10
    How could something of such beautiful, lyrical and even nostalgic yearning also seem so pee-in-your pants scary and defiant? This album has left echoes banging around in my head for days now. Holy moses, I think I'm in love with this woman!
  7. Judy
    Dec 6, 2002
    10
    Fantastic CD! I have played Track #7 about 25 times today.
  8. Adina
    Aug 22, 2002
    10
    Run DON NOT Walk to the nearest record store to buy this album! Neko Case is simply amazing!

Awards & Rankings

27
#27 Best Album of 2002

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Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. PopMatters
    90
    Her albums have matured exponentially with every release, and with Blacklisted, an album that will get your blood pumping and give you goosebumps at the same time, Neko Case emerges as a true original.
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  2. Nude As The News
    75
    Blacklisted is certainly a high-water mark for Case; a statement, if you will.
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  3. AllMusic
    90
    Neko Case has crafted an album whose quiet drift only adds to its power; it's hard to say if hanging out with Nick Cave on tour had much of an influence on her, but this disc sounds a bit like Case's version of The Boatman's Call, a personal exploration of the heart and soul that proves sad and beautiful can often walk hand in hand.
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