Cover Magazine
by Giant Sand
Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. PopMatters
    80
    Cover Magazine evokes both the campfire-spook ambiance of 1995's BBQ and the subtle beauty of their 2000 masterpiece, Chore of Enchantment.
  2. Pitchfork
    73
    There's invention and heart in these tunes, and the range is impressive.
  3. Splendid
    80
    This is a welcome addition to the Giant Sand corpus, and an impressive demonstration of the continuing relevance of the band, more than two decades into its existence.
  5. Mojo
    70
    An eccentric, genre-hopping tribute to the mutability of song-craft. [Mar 2002, p.101]
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  6. Billboard
    70
    In all, "Cover Magazine" may be one of the slightest of Giant Sand's albums, but after nearly 20 years of varying takes on moody, twilight hallucinations, it arrives like a sigh of relief, a much-deserved break from the norm.

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User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. chrisb
    Sep 3, 2004
    8
    another one that people can't be bothered to listen to before rating...
  2. Ray
    Aug 10, 2004
    8
    Superb collection of covers, performed in a haphazard, easy style. Brings a smile to my face.
  3. KurtS
    Mar 25, 2004
    0
    I did not like it personally and thought that it was boring.
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