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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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Apr 9, 2016
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NickNov 20, 2006
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rayjOct 11, 2006A very different album in my opinion than the preceding ones. Unique in its own rights... completely solid musically and-- lyrically is always original and refreshing.
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ameliarSep 27, 2006
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BillSep 16, 2006I guess Dash apparently shouldn't try new things out, or risk the backlash of fans who aren't able to mature
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maxSep 8, 2006what did this guy ever do to make people think he has talent? crappy vocals and horrific non songs. rubbish
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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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lauraAug 23, 2006Kind of disappointing... a few songs are bearable, but the others are like everything else. It's more mature... if mature means boring... and all the same... and kind of a waste of money, to be honest....
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EmoBoyAug 15, 2006This album is great. I love The Secret's in the Telling and Stolen. Although the sound is somewhat different than his past work, it's still great!
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taylerAug 9, 2006
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mattAug 1, 2006excellent!!! buy it!
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annaJul 17, 2006
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kaeliuJul 14, 2006its not thier best- but its amazing. chris oh how you impress me the secrets in the telling and dusk and summer* you've got me boy i've loved you since the swiss army romance and you just keep gettting better - you blew me away in london
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AnthonyVJul 6, 2006
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njbJul 4, 2006definitely much more mature sound. its not the same sound, true....but the evolution is splendid. love love love the addition of duritz on "so long , so long."
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rachelbJul 3, 2006i love dashboard and support anything chris does. though its not as good as TPYHCTFTM its a great album! i love the secrets in the telling and stolen. those songs are worth the album
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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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CaseyMJun 30, 2006Saw Chris' first show in California about 7 years ago. Die hard fan. At first I was little weirded out. But I have to say this album is certainly the maturation of Dashboard. And while I miss the old stuff, I love that he is constantly growing and changing and challening himself. Listen a couple of times and it will grow on you.
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BOBHJun 30, 2006i enjoy the different sound
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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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jonathanuJun 30, 2006this album is a great progression for the band. Chris is moving away from his depressing tones but still keeping his lyrics honest and genuine
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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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BrianHJun 28, 2006I loved "The Places You Have Come to Fear The Most". I hated "A Mark, A mission..." This album falls somewhere in between the two and works for me. It isn't over done like MMBS but not quite as smooth and soft as TPYHCTFTM. I would say fans of DC's older music will gravitate to this more than "Vindicated" junkies.
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LennaJun 28, 2006A refreshing change of style that will undoubtedly gain new followers for dashboard and endear the band,once again, to those long-time fans.
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WillWJun 27, 2006this doesnt even sound like dashboard. with the exception of "dont wait" "the secret's in the telling" "so long, so long" "dusk and summer" and heaven here" the album doesnt even sound like dashboard. and even these songs are a stretch. and i am a huge dashboard fan. i think they've gone away from who they are on this cd and it was not a good risk. by far worst cd yet!
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ERodJun 27, 2006What happened? When did the voice of teenage angst turn into a carbon copy of baby boomer easy listening? Time flies, and dashboard isn't showing signs of aging well.
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MattD.Jun 27, 2006Whiny and irritating. Even more so than before because of the anthemic musical soundscape.
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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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JorgeRJun 26, 2006Fun summer album.
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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.