Brighter Than Creation's Dark - Drive-By Truckers
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Universal acclaim - based on 31 Critics What's this?

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Universal acclaim- based on 42 Ratings

  • Summary: This is the first album since Jason Isbell left the band to pursue a solo career.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 31
  2. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. 100
    This is a stunning album, bristling with astute and funny words, glorious tunes and delivered in performances all the more impressive for sounding so utterly effortless. [Mar 2008, p.80]
  2. 80
    The Truckers have always been a direct band but this time there's a kind of foreplay, where each song gives the other time and consideration. [Mar 2008, p.100]
  3. Even if this type of thing isn’t your bag, it’s really pretty irresistible and is worth a shot.
  4. The tragedy, once again, is that nothing here approaches greatness. [Mar 2008, p.103]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 20
  2. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. MikezD.
    10
    Maybe the best record they have done, and so far better than anything else this year.
  2. GaryG.
    8
    I don't know how they keep doing it album after album... but here is another brilliant one by The Drive-By Truckers. I think they could have streamlined the songlist a bit as 19 tracks is a long listen. However, some of their best songs ever can be found on this album. Expand
  3. RattyP.
    7
    Better than many band's best by a country mile, but we're talking DBT standards here. I have to say, I really miss Jason.
  4. ScottH.
    4
    It's whiney, twangy, predictable, pretty annoying.

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