Dignity And Shame - Crooked Fingers
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75 out of 100

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8.9 out of 10

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  • Summary: Velocity Girl's Sarah Shannon guests on Eric Bachmann's fourth Crooked Fingers release, which was co-produced by Martin Feveyear.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. No Ripcord
    90
    Dignity and Shame is just another day in the world-weary lovelorn characters that Bachmann has so vividly brought to life for the past five years with his Crooked Fingers entourage.
  2. Alternative Press
    80
    An engaging disc. [Mar 2005, p.122]
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  3. Junkmedia
    80
    It's easily the artist's most cohesive, polished work.
  4. Uncut
    60
    The strident approach... doesn't quite work. [Jul 2005, p.100]
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  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
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  1. zack
    10
    i love this album. the best of the crooked fingers. this is a definate buy especially if you like indie rock with a little twist to it. i also recogmend neutral milk hotel, the mountain goats, and the shins if you like this kind of music.… Expand
  2. BP
    10
    Took a chance from the used bin, and now I feel like I've discovered gold! I can't stop listening to this great disc!
  3. e.b.
    9
    I've been listening to this album non-stop ever since I got it and that was an advanced copy two months ago.
  4. [Anonymous]
    9
    A beautifully crafted album of bitersweet love stories.

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