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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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RogerSMar 6, 2006Vancouver sound? Is there such a thing? I heard this one was good so I tried it and liked it on the first listen. This is music to be creative with. I wanted to get my "watercolours" out and paint. There is poetry in this and sort of like My Morning Jacket or music for independance. Music that just sounds really good.
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MatsLMay 2, 2006just finished listen to this, this great shit...! easily his best album yet. could it perhaps be one of the best albums this year...?
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PeytonJFeb 22, 2006I can already guess this will be in my top 10 albums of the year, hands down. I'm a newcomer to Dan Bejar outside of the New Pornos, but i already like this album so much more than Twin Cinema. Brilliant!
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PeterPFeb 22, 2006This album is subtle where it needs to be and outright at just the right points. Destroyer fans will be handsomely rewarded with all the self-referential lyrics, and newcomers will be teased into the exhuberant literary and musical experience that we have come to expect from sex god Dan Bejar.
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scoossFeb 22, 2006This is a great album that gets better with every listen. If you're a fan of Destroyer you won't be disapointed.
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mikesMar 30, 2006This is going to be in my top 5 this year no matter what, I can't stop listening to it.....furthermore I do not gripe about vocals....many great artists don't have an "ideal" singing voice(see Dylan,Waits,John Darnielle for example)...its fresh to hear music that is so creative!
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AaronSApr 20, 2006As of right now, my favorite album of the year. By December, this is certain to remain in the top five. Bejar's eccentric vocals and superior, at times surreal songwriting skills are evident on every single track, making this a treat from start to finish. One of Destroyer's best efforts. It's certainly the most accessible release from Bejar to date.
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DavidHJun 8, 2006
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AlexFSep 20, 2006
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rayrayMay 10, 2007People who dont get it shouldnt hate. They should just ignore and go critic something else. This is a brillant record by a brillant artist. No one ever said he sings like Elvis. People said the same on Dylan and Dylan remains Dylan.
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TravisBOct 30, 2006
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hondajFeb 22, 2006Sit down and listen, and you'll find lyrically dense, surprisingly melodic affair
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LGraceFeb 22, 2006with this fantastic release, dan should be able to expand his listening audience outside beyond its small, rabid, internet-bound fan base and become extraordinarily wealthy.... even beyond his wild fantasies.
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BuddyHFeb 24, 2006Absolutely classic!!!
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VegFeb 26, 2006Dan Bejar is truly one of the best songwriters of this decade and this record confirms it. For a Destroyer fan, this album is a whole hell of a lot more than you could ever have expected. For the new fans this is a great introduction to a classic songwriter.
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justinbFeb 27, 2006repeated listens needed to find out how great this one is.
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TBoneMar 11, 2006
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BenWMar 18, 2006As a massive David bowie fan, i now feel i have another artist, in a comparable way, that I can listen to and love for many years to come. This will definitely be in my Top 5 at year end.
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rollandbMar 3, 2006no words necessary...
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JimH.Apr 25, 2006Better than Your Blues, more profound, more accessible. I'm not sure what people are talking about when they say it's not as good as his older stuff or that his voice sounds stilted. I think it's easily the equal of Streethawk if not better.
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PeterMApr 25, 2006AThe best album of the year. Beej is his own genre and this is his most realized work to dtae. Don't feel bad if you can't properly sing along at the show. The man can't stay put. Plus, he's really drunk and wants to get it over with. But a studio master he is turining out to be, yes indeed.
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mr.hankeyJun 12, 2006
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WesM.Aug 31, 2008(I forget whether or not I already rated this) Anyway, it takes a few listens, but every track - with expected variance, and if you can handle the pretentiousness - is really good indie rock!
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JaredFeb 22, 20069. something. Just brilliant plus "3000 Flowers" is indelibly catchy.
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AnthonyJun 28, 2006Stupendous album! All the tracks are great! For the people who claim Bejar's voice sucks, they have never heard Dylan.
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CatSep 25, 2006
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TerryBSep 14, 2007Dan Bejar's monumental ambition to bring a high-minded sensibility to rock in a new and deeply profound way has finally come to fruition; previous albums were very, very good but "Destroyer's Rubies" makes them look like practice sessions.
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AlexanderKDec 12, 2006wonderful spring album, the best of 2006 for me so far Bejar is a genius
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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.