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69 out of 100

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8.9 out of 10

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  • Summary: Credited to Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, double album 'Cold Roses' is the first of three planned 2005 releases for the prolific singer-songwriter. Tom Schick produced.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. Spin
    83
    There's an air of formal exercise here.... But if you can ride with the cliches, you won't fault the execution. [Jul 2005, p.102]
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  2. Uncut
    80
    A return to form, if not a career-redefining masterpiece. [Jul 2005, p.107]
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  3. Mojo
    60
    An enjoyable, if surprisingly safe, collection of roots rock. [Jul 2005, p.102]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 50 out of 53
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 53
  3. Negative: 2 out of 53
  1. Will
    10
    It is long, yes, but the more you listen the more you enjoy. Nearly two years after its release and I am listening to it more than ever!!
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  2. Beaubeck
    5
    I listened to all 18 tracks and jotted down track titles I wanted to hear again. Hey, wait a second, this here piece of paper is BLANK! After Gold, I was expecting a masterpiece. Still waiting, and losing patience.… Expand
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  3. MikeJ
    1
    This is unoriginal but that can be overlooked if it were sincere, which it is not.
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