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Generally favorable reviews- based on 48 Ratings
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Positive: 28 out of 48
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Mixed: 9 out of 48
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Negative: 11 out of 48
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bignickjSep 2, 2006I found myself waiting and wishing for any hint of the old carraba. his new sound is simply a lost attempt to produce a sound closer to U2 than the classic emo sound he previously had been adored for. the new songs are good, and get better once the words are memorized enough to sing along
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AnthonyVJul 6, 2006
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SamDJul 1, 2006I believe that the guy can sing, but it just does not sound right with guitars behind it. instead, it sounds pitchy instead smooth. the lyrics are okay but they can get incredibly generic at times. the music stands as the only thing i can truly listen to and not hate.
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SireenDJun 30, 2006Good, but not the original Dashboard Sound we have all come to love...Careful Carrabba--don't get too Corporate!
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JosephSJun 28, 2006I'm being kind of hard on the band but they really dropped the ball on this one. There is aot of hype for this album but it don't deliver, there are only a few good songs, and it don't compare to his earlier work- swiss army romance and the places you have come to fear the most. Chris needs to go back to what worked and made so many people die hard fans
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DukeCJun 27, 2006This album is dashboard's worst album, by far. "Don't Wait", "The Secret's In the Telling", "So Long, So Long", and the title track "Dusk and Summer" are the only original and good songs on the album. Every other song copies off of those songs. What were you thinking Chris Caberra?
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BGillJun 27, 2006A bit blah. I always enjoyed the MTV Unplugged stuff and the Vindicated EP, but this is not growing on me like his previous work.
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RichardTJun 26, 2006
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Awards & Rankings
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BlenderIt's at once a distillation of all that drew tweeners to Dashboard... and a messy, multidimensional celebration of romance and regret. [Jul 2006, p.99]
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Rolling StoneDusk and Summer can be as ponderous and precious as a Hallmark card, but it succeeds because Carrabba has found music as intense and bittersweet as his deep, deep feelings. [29 Jun 2006, p.68]
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They've never sounded so unoriginal. Or, frankly, better.