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Generally favorable reviews- based on 22 Ratings
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Positive: 18 out of 22
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Mixed: 1 out of 22
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Negative: 3 out of 22
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jasonf.Aug 3, 2007Not his best work, but not his worst. This album has grown on me over the last 10 listens. He will be on tour soon and I highly suggest seeing him play.
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christianp.Aug 5, 2007Concise and solid. The only thing lacking is the immediate accessibility of some of JV's earlier work. It's surprising he doesn't get more attention for his songwriting, let alone his work as a producer.
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b'lisSep 1, 2007If I had to pick between this & Pixel Revolt, I'd take the latter...this is not quite up to his best, but it's very, very good. F*ck, can this guy write a song!
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KevinC.Sep 24, 2007
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tayzAug 16, 2007
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MarvinSAug 17, 2007Vanderslice is among the most underated artists working today. Although this is not his best work (check out the life and death of a four tracker for that), it does not disappoint by any means either.
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MarkGSep 18, 2007Great record.
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AllanC.Sep 21, 2007Great sound and loved it from top to bottom.
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Awards & Rankings
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The production is still huge and full, although audiophiles may be disturbed by the overdriven acoustic guitars on certain songs that give an unnerving sensation of blown speaker cones. It's a forgivable stylistic decision, and doesn't detract much from the overall solidarity of the disc.
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The air of uncertainty and doubt he creates is what continually makes his music so intriguing.
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The problem is that Vanderslice’s lyrical scope remains too broad to enable a cohesive or definitive conceptual statement, and his music too tightly defined and predictable to be considered a departure.