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79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 14 Ratings

  • Summary: The second full-length solo release in 2022 for Jack White features some acoustic songs about love.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 19
  2. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Jul 22, 2022
    91
    Entering Heaven Alive, along with Fear Of The Dawn, stands as a shining reminder of what White can accomplish when you hand him a guitar. ... Entering Heaven Alive now reminds us of his range, his playfulness, and his deep understanding of the music that inspires him.
  2. Jul 21, 2022
    90
    Entering Heaven Alive feels of a piece with White's previous work, yet the ideas are synthesized and executed in fresh, inventive ways, suggesting that the ungainly Boarding House Reach was indeed a transitionary album to allow him to do music that's as relaxed and vibrant as this.
  3. Mojo
    Jul 18, 2022
    80
    Perhaps the most mellow and settled LP of White's career. ... These slow burns seem good for White. [Aug 2022, p.84]
  4. Jul 25, 2022
    80
    While Entering Heaven Alive lacks the thematic and musical consistency of Fear of the Dawn, it is no less striking with the depth of its musical diversity.
  5. Jul 18, 2022
    70
    The songs of Entering Heaven Alive probably won't become the genre touchstones that White's heavier tunes are, but they're a fresh glimpse into a songwriter who, long considered a retro traditionalist, now continues to get more unpredictable with each album cycle.
  6. 70
    Unlike its predecessor, it comes across as a decidedly calming affair, one that stands apart from the earlier album’s brash and bombastic surge of racket and rumble.
  7. Jul 18, 2022
    57
    Entering Heaven Alive is seldom actively bad, but the most interesting component of either of White’s 2022 albums is that, well, there are two of them.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
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  1. Jul 22, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Хороший альбом , в особенности хороши a Madman from Manhattan, a tip from you to me , all along the way , Expand
  2. Oct 4, 2022
    7
    What a year for Mr White, releasing not just one but two excellent records. While "Fear of the Dawn" was a wall to wall rocker, "EnteringWhat a year for Mr White, releasing not just one but two excellent records. While "Fear of the Dawn" was a wall to wall rocker, "Entering Heaven Alive" is its acoustic companion. Despite its acoustic nature, it still has bite resting more on the rhythm and blues rather than the folk side of the fence. This some of White's most well thought out songwriting to date and for me, it is a treat to get a full album in this style rather than a couple of token acoustic tracks. "A Tip From You to Me", "Love is Selfish", "If I Die Tomorrow", "Taking Me Back (Gently)" are amongst the highlights. Expand