Cripple Crow - Devendra Banhart
User Score
8.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 33 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 33
  3. Negative: 3 out of 33

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  1. BenjaminBunny
    Oct 1, 2005
    3
    The most irritatingly overhyped, just plain irritating douchebag having success in indie music today. The world does not need anyone with that voice singing those lyrics, it is retarded. Unlike the talented Joanna Newsom, who gets lumped into the same "freak folk" category by critics, the people who say they like Banhart will be embarrassed to have ever owned his albums five years from now, I promise you.… Expand
  2. madsl
    Nov 29, 2005
    4
    To me this is one of the major disappointments of 2005! Rejoicing was a fantastically freakish album but this is just hippy crap most of the way...where have all the folk mysticism and backwoods authenticity gone?
  3. WayX
    Oct 28, 2005
    0
    In a word: hype. Another skinny hipster with nothing to say and a hundred different ways to say it. DB is fake genius, fake indie, and fake T Rex. It's not about loving or hating, it's about hearing or believing. I'm a non-believer.
  4. SallyR
    Sep 14, 2005
    4
    I'm starting to suspect that Devendra is a hoax. He probably drives an SUV. He's basically just Donovan without the hooks, voice, or naivety. A self-conscious, over-calculated pin-up for a forced "indie" trend where utter mediocrity is being marketed as inspiration for a post-911 longing for the romanticism of the 60's. College kids should seriously watch out. Devendra might just be the man in sheep's clothing- be it a dashiki or sandals or whatever.… Expand
  5. JohnnyWalker
    Sep 17, 2005
    2
    Does this drippy Marc Bolan plagiarist release an album every other week, do does it just seem like it? The many rock critics grovelling at this drip's feet is surely a sad sign as to the state of music in the zero decade.

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Metascore
79 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 35 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 35
  3. Negative: 0 out of 35
  1. All Music Guide
    80
    Ultimately, Cripple Crow is a roughly stitched tapestry; it is rich, varied, wild, irreverent, simple, and utterly joyous to listen to.
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  2. Billboard
    50
    What has become increasingly clear is that Devendra Banhart needs an editor.
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  3. Dusted Magazine
    80
    Less folky and more eclectic than his past work, Crow offers ample evidence of growth in Banhart’s range as both a performer and a songwriter.
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