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Carry On - Chris Cornell
Metascore
56 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 12
  3. Negative: 1 out of 12
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  1. Amazon.com
    80
    No less than a half-dozen songs have hit potential.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    75
    There is nothing wrong with a calmer, mellower Chris... But it's hard not to pine for the old fire.
  3. The A.V. Club
    75
    Carry On represents an artist looking back more than moving forward.
  4. Billboard
    70
    This is some of Cornell's most uncomplicated and accessible music to date. [9 Jun 2007]
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  5. Los Angeles Times
    63
    More crooner than shouter now, Cornell can still uncork a raging vocal when the mood is right, but that isn't often.
  6. Uncut
    60
    Another entry in Cornell's catalogue of partial successes. [Jun 2007, p.91]
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  7. Blender
    50
    When Cornell strains for significance, he squeezes the life out of his music. [Jun 2007, p.105]
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  8. Sputnikmusic
    50
    Carry On is not a bad album, nor is it a good one.
  9. Rolling Stone
    40
    He has no knack at all for the subtle sound he's trying now.
  10. Spin
    40
    Maybe this is what living in France does to you. [Jun 2007, p.92]
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  11. NOW Magazine
    40
    He doesn't sound convincingly comfortable in this power-ballad terrain that once worked so well for him in Temple Of The Dog.
  12. Hartford Courant
    20
    "You Know My Name" gives listeners a point to skip to on an otherwise mediocre album.
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6.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 117 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 57 out of 94
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 94
  3. Negative: 32 out of 94
  1. TyroneP
    6
    There are plenty of moments that make me cringe just a little bit; his vocals aren't the best they've ever been and most of the album's electric guitar shouldn't be there at all. However, he seems so determined to make each track unpredictable within itself and different from the next that I can't help but be impressed. This is his best songwriting of the decade and I think "Silence the Voices" is one of my favourite songs written by Cornell.… Full Review »
  2. ManitouM.
    9
    You have to let it capture you while listening to it. You can't jump in expecting something like Soundgarden/Audioslave. This is Cornell at his peak songwriting!!… Full Review »
  3. paulr.
    8
    after listening to it several times i really enjoy this album
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