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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend would have been impressive if it was just a showcase of her strengths as a singer or as a songwriter, but since it is both, it's simply stunning, a breakthrough for Lambert and one of the best albums of 2007, regardless of genre.
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Rolling Stone[It] will likely remain the country album of the year. [14 Jun 2007, p.98]]
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Entertainment WeeklyEven if her fiery temper's not for everyone, she never stoops to teardrops-on-my-guitar banalities. [27 Apr 2007, p.139]
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Brash, insightful, wry, and, above all else, smart, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend confirms that Miranda Lambert is far more than just the latest in a long line of bad girls: She's a country music legend in the making, and the most vital artist Music Row has produced in a generation.
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The New York TimesBacked by ragged, loud guitar work and production that is full but not slick, Ms. Lambert sounds like a brash rabble-rouser, an emotionally insightful spark plug. [29 Apr 2007]
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Lambert's country credentials are secured by her and Travis Howard's "Guilty in Here."
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BlenderLambert has a strong voice, if not an exceptionally pretty one, and it suits her badass hell-raising much better than it does quiet laments like "Desperation." [May 2007, p.107]
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BillboardBest-known for her flame-throwing hit "Kerosene," Miranda Lambert delivers more of the same on her new album. [5 May 2007]
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Miranda Lambert is at a very rarified place right now, turning her songs into vehicles for a persona that transcends background narrative and personal history. This is Jagger, Bowie, Debbie Harry, and early MJ territory.
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Maybe it’s Lambert’s dark, rocking side that makes her ballads sound so disarmingly tender, sweet, and vulnerable.
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A conceptual wonder.
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Lambert promises on the album's stellar title track, and if that isn't a warning to all of Nashville, from a woman who has compiled one of the year's finest releases, it should be.
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Although she finds some niches to distinguish her wild side from the likes of Gretchen Wilson - the romp "Down," for example - Lambert's abandon is never quite reckless.
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A knockout punch.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 47 out of 54
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Mixed: 2 out of 54
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Negative: 5 out of 54
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Nov 8, 2018Hold onto your seatbelts. Miranda is back and crazier and insanely good. It’s real and and fantastic. I love everything about it.
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Nov 8, 2018One of the greatest most fearless albums ever. Miranda takes chances and she pull them off wonderfully. This album is a straight up masterpiece.
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Nov 23, 2016