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Universal acclaim- based on 105 Ratings
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Positive: 94 out of 105
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Mixed: 6 out of 105
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Negative: 5 out of 105
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FortunateSonMay 1, 2005Bruce's best record since "Tunnel Of Love".
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LukeSMay 8, 2005Like sitting around a campfire, staring at the stars, and contemplating life with Bruce--nothing better.
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JanFJan 10, 2006Fantastic!
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LornaAMay 3, 2005Love it Love it, a bit more sexy and mature like me!
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oliviierbJan 9, 2006AMAZING
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GerardoLNov 18, 2005Marvelous album, Springsteen's vision of the human experience ever insightful, colorful, adventurous, an artist that's learned a thing or two along the way, yet as wide-eyed in wonderment as ever! A triumph!
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janicemApr 26, 2005masterpiece
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RussellBApr 26, 2005Better than "The Rising," possibly Springsteen's best record since "Born in the USA." The album sounds like a smarter, more polished and mature version of "The Ghost of Tom Joad," for which Springsteen won the Best Contemporary Folk Grammy when it came out.
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ThomasTApr 27, 2005Not as dark and dreary and as "Tom Joad", "Devils" mixes songs of despair with songs with hard won hope for better things. Richer musical textures make this the most varied and yes, enjoyable of the three "acoustic" Bruce LP's.
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renesApr 27, 2005Devils needs several listen to be appreciated. It is not a random set of songs. They all fit together very nicely. Lyrics are simply breathtaking, and the music fits just right. Black Cowboys, Jesus, Silver Palomino are outstanding.
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haneApr 29, 2005excellent from start to finish not for the e-street fans
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JonNApr 29, 2005
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BenHMay 12, 2005I give Devils and Dust an A+. Bolstering Brian
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michaelkMay 15, 2005A superb album. Springsteen is a rare talent, never afraid to challange his audience. Devils and dust challange's us and more.
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markbMay 2, 2005quite simply stunning!
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AndrewLJul 24, 2005With each song, the stories are so enthralling and well-told, I felt like I was there as each story was happening. It was like reading the best collection of short stories ever written, set to music.
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LuisJNov 30, 2006O seu melhor album a solo... Brilhante
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melissarJan 7, 2006The reason why I rate this cd a ten. because it is the greatest cd I have ever heard in my lifetime. melissa lisalove richardson
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MarkKFeb 7, 2006A strong sequel to Johnny Cash's spiritual side.
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billjApr 26, 2005A mature resonating work
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terryvApr 27, 2005One of his best.
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patrickbApr 29, 2005that what a song should be, just a little story.
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JerryKApr 29, 2005The focus is on the songs and they are among Springsteen's best. The music ebbs and flows between light and dark, hope and despair. If Steinbeck or Hemingway could have reinterpreted their best stories as songs they might sound a lot like 'Devils and Dust'. Better than 'The Rising', and that's high praise indeed.
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acavanahMay 12, 2005this is a dark album, sparse musically, but the narratives are vivid and poignant. There are one or two dire tracks, All Im thinking about and the hitter but overall I found it and thought provoking and intriguing.
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MartyDMay 13, 2005This is an album lover's album. Reno is one of his best.
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MikeMMay 15, 2005Beauful and painful stories. Bruce evokes emotion in his music in a way that no other musician in his generation has.
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KNudPJan 13, 2006Best ever from Springsteen....
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B.B.Apr 27, 2005
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DougDMay 2, 2005A serious upgrade from the musically schizophrenic and need I say plodding, The Rising. This is lean and - at times - harrowing musical imagery that is far from perfect. But in its imperfection seems to perfectally encapsulate life during Bush II: War, prostitution, death; and man's struggles therein. A stunning achievement.
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MattPJun 30, 2005Devils & Dust is Simple and beautiful . 'Reno' reads and sounds like a harder edged version of 'Blind Willie McTell'. Alone woth the price of admission.
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Awards & Rankings
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Alas, it's not as consistently satisfying as 'Born To Run' or 'Born In The USA', and Springsteen's voice, always gravely at the best of times, has taken on an increasingly wizened air that sometimes renders it frustratingly impenetrable.
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The Rising sounded like a formulaic album made out of patriotic duty. Despite its flaws, formulaic is not an adjective that applies to most of Devils and Dust, an album that rarely does what you expect it to.
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Entertainment WeeklyDevils is a more mature effort than Joad and Nebraska, for being a little less bleak. [29 Apr 2005, p.144]