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Jun 21, 2011Despite its hype, its expectations, its blown up sound, and its many production flourishes, Bon Iver is nothing more than a solid placeholder album.
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Jun 21, 2011Perhaps if he were a more skilled producer and arranger, things would have been better. Unfortunately, his style comes off more like sub-Enya with a beard than a true studio wizard.
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May 25, 2011Like Radiohead and Panda Bear before Bon Iver this year, it's not a problem that Vernon hasn't created music in the same style of the last successful album: the problem is that he isn't able to make that creative jump to a new aesthetic, or direction, successfully at all.
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 309 out of 348
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Mixed: 27 out of 348
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Negative: 12 out of 348
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Jun 21, 2011
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Jun 26, 2011