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BlenderSo low-key that even the amplified instruments sound semi-acoustic. [#10, p.116]
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UncutIf Doe intended to create an interlocked set of pieces that sustained a mood of pensive reverie, he succeeded, though there's a marked shortage of ear-grabbing, individual songs. [Mar 2003, p.95]
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For all the guest starpower, however, the results sound as anonymous as Doe's chosen name.
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Q MagazineA marvellous, surprising comeback from a forgotten talent. [Mar 2003, p.103]
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The tunes here are full of immediately memorable, if not obvious, hooks, and the vocals capture a tenderness and vulnerability he's never before revealed.
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The album forsakes Doe's past rockabilily, country, and punk leanings for a fairly morose, maudlin mood.
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ResonanceSeems the perfect sweet and sour soundtrack for some yet-to-be-made Paul Thomas Anderson film. [#36, p.54]
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MojoIt's his skill as a bruised, intimate narrator that makes this album such an alluring addition to Doe's swelling canon. [Feb 2003, p.90]
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The problem is the songs. Oh, the songs - they're pretty, all right, but there's no substance.
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Bright Sky is an earnest collection of tempered observation, free from youthful romantic free-for-all but not without authentic feeling.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 3
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Mixed: 1 out of 3
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Negative: 0 out of 3
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AdamLJan 14, 2005My favorite album of 03! No doubt that John can do whatever he sets out to do!
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JamesL.Oct 9, 2002