Elk-Lake Serenade
by Hayden
  • Record Label: Badman
  • Release Date: May 18, 2004
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9

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  1. JimD
    Jul 6, 2004
    6
    This was my first Hayden purchase; I bought it without having heard any songs on the album. Its an OK album, but a lot of the songs run together when you listen to it from start to finish. Home By Saturday, Starting Over and 1939 are some of the better tunes.
  2. [Anonymous]
    Jul 19, 2004
    6
    This is definitely my least favourite Hayden CD. I've tried to listen to it a lot but it just doesn't have that specialness that I'm used to in Hayden. There's not one song that I can say I really like.

Awards & Rankings

88
#88 Best Album of 2004

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Filter
    82
    A beautifully wrought collection of ballads for the brokenhearted. [#11, p.96]
  2. Splendid
    80
    It's definitely nothing like the laid-back experience of listening to him live, but it's his best album yet.
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  3. PopMatters
    70
    Review 1: A fulfilling collection of songs that can be enjoyed start to finish. [score=80]; Review 2: An album that seems overlong and out of focus. [score=60]
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