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Metascore
85

Universal acclaim - based on 7 Critic Reviews What's this?

User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 9 Ratings

  • Summary: With the word "blue" appearing in four out of the seven song titles, you get a general idea of Jason Molina's mood as he recorded this sixth proper LP under the Songs:Ohia name. The entire album was recorded live in a Philadelphia studio with Molina backed by a new full band, includingWith the word "blue" appearing in four out of the seven song titles, you get a general idea of Jason Molina's mood as he recorded this sixth proper LP under the Songs:Ohia name. The entire album was recorded live in a Philadelphia studio with Molina backed by a new full band, including co-vocalists Jennie Benford and Jim Krewson. Expand

Top Track

Unchain My Heart
Unchain my heart Baby let me be Unchain my heart Cause you don't care about me You got me sewed up like a pillow case But you let my love go to... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Alternative Press
    90
    Didn't It Rain may be simplistic compared to its more eclectic and haunting predecessor ['Ghost Tropic'], but it evokes the world-weary tones of Neil Young's 1970 masterpiece After The Gold Rush. [Jun 2002, p.86]
  2. Easily the most satisfying Songs: Ohia album since Axxess & Ace.
  3. In the process of recording another incredible album, he's discovered that light is most visible when it's flickering alone in the dark.
  4. Mojo
    80
    The results are mesmeric in their stately extrapolation of gloom. [May 2002, p.102]
  5. Resonance
    80
    Contains enough stunned wonder and insular grit to entrance the more hidden nooks of your unconscious for months. [#34, p.64]
  6. In his own oblique way, Molina's crafted one of his most introspective and satisfying Songs: Ohia records yet.
  7. A work of thematic and dramatic constancy.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. SamF.
    Jan 12, 2004
    10
    molina's best cd, its music you can sing aloud to and not sound terrible
  2. BarryL
    Sep 13, 2007
    10
    My favorite album of all time. Blown away by every single song. Flawless. Heartbreaking.