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Entertainment WeeklySellout, you say? Think again: Tricky provides just enough wicked topspin to give his pop a loopy bounce. [13 July 2001, p.86]
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The worst part of Tricky's comeback disc is, well, Tricky himself.
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MixerHis most refined sound to date. [Jul 2001, p.80]
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Remove "Girls" and "Wonder Woman" from Blowback and you'd have a solid album.
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When he's left to his own devices, he appears to be on firing form, creating music that sits happily between the frenzied aggro mantras of his darkest days and the beautifully evocative wonder of his debut.
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MojoHe's made the album he should've made right after Maxinquaye -- i.e., a listenable one. [Jul 2001, p.112]
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Tricky's most upbeat and accessible album ever, occasionally hinting at his noirish trip hop masterpiece, Maxinquaye.
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Breathtaking and beautiful, as well as haunting and bleak...
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The album veers from dreamily childlike to furiously metallic, from bouncy dance-hall reggae to funked-up TV-theme fun. There's even a pop single or two.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 10
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Mixed: 1 out of 10
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Negative: 1 out of 10
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Feb 20, 2012
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yeehaMay 16, 2006the worst album i've ever bought
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SarahCSep 23, 2005