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- Summary:
- Record Label: Secretly Canadian
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 12 out of 14
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Mixed: 1 out of 14
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Negative: 1 out of 14
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Brother is to Son is a genuine pop triumph, the perfect execution of conceptual complexity and musical audacity, tied together with the timeless expression of one man measuring the motions of his soul.
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UncutAt times it's almost unbearably candid, an unflinching examination of his devotion both to homestead and to God. [Jul 2004, p.112]
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FilterThere is a lot going on here, sonically and substantially. [#11, p.98]
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Its one fat, grotesque record. A used-car salesmans pitch during the Apocalypse.
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Brother Is to Son is weird, but it's neither incomprehensible nor didactic.
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However, after one has settled in to the comforts of "Daughters," a shriek comes swooping down in the form of Daniel Smith's falsetto voice. Even on these faster-paced tracks, where Smith's falsetto demands less attention, it is impossible to deny this is the shortcoming of Brother Is to Son.
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The first few minutes sound like very early David Bowie without Mick Ronson, electricity, or songs. The rest is so annoying that after 15 minutes you'll fondly remember grade-school sing-alongs and eating paste during arts-and-crafts.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Mixed: 0 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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JonathanWApr 30, 2005Pppperfect.
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BrandonApr 7, 2006This album reveals a little bit more brilliance with each listen.
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