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Generally favorable reviews- based on 124 Ratings
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Positive: 97 out of 124
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Mixed: 12 out of 124
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Negative: 15 out of 124
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laurenwMar 2, 2006no words neccessary...
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BrettNJun 2, 2006Never listened to him before and I want my money back
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SlavekPNov 24, 2006Why does he sound and sing like a DICK?! This guy's voice ruins everything, and every song it seems. Seriously, you can't call this a great album! Take some voice lessons!! Makes David Byrne sound as good as Bowie.
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CreaseMar 8, 2006can someone please tell me why this is good? the lyrics are contrived and unbelievable.(I mean that in a bad way, I do not believe him). Every song sounds the same, the music is not good enough to carry the album and his voice in very annoying.
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BrianGJan 7, 2007
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WilliamSApr 21, 2006Don't believe the hype! Please don't.
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CliffHangerJul 3, 2006wow, these comments are so authoritive - if i hadn't listened to 'Rubies' (gall-stones) i might have found them saucy - but i have ... unfortunately. This is one long la-la-la Yawn of an album. And yes I like the New Pornographers. So there.
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CaseyCMay 6, 2006I don't know where you guys are coming from, but this music annoys me totally. The classification of this albumn shouldn't be in the Indie, Rock....more of a folk...not my stlye
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othosticeJul 13, 2006ZZZZZZZZZZ. Thank goodness Carl Newman calls the shots with the NPs and Neko sings the really good songs. Bejar should content himself with being a good writer and sideman. His voice is like fingernails on a blackboard.
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JaredSNov 29, 2006Dan Bejar shouldn't be allowed near a professional recording studio.
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Awards & Rankings
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Entertainment WeeklyHis insider snipes at indie-rock pretense show Wildean wit. [24 Feb 2006, p.64]
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Encapsulating and elevating the best of Destroyer's back catalog, Destroyer's Rubies serves as a potent reminder that the intelligence of Bejar's songs has never obfuscated their emotional weight.
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Bejars songs have, in the past, sometimes seemed like vehicles for his lyrics, yet with Destroyer’s Rubies he seems to have made peace with the musical element of his work as well.