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59 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 19 Critics What's this?

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7.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 23 Ratings

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  • Summary: The typically prolific Black returns with a 27-song, two-disc set produced by Jon Tiven. Among the many musicians lending a hand are Spooner Oldham and Levon Helm (The Band).

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 19
  3. Negative: 1 out of 19
  1. Alternative Press
    80
    That rare double album with enough life in it to deserve that much real estate. [Aug 2006, p.208]
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  2. Spin
    60
    The playing is impeccable, Black's subtly warped songs uneven. [Jul 2006, p.82]
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  3. Uncut
    30
    Much of it is endurance-defyingly dull. [Jul 2006, p.84]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 14
  3. Negative: 2 out of 14
  1. matts
    10
    It's the firts time ever I was disappointed by Uncut.
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  2. Louie
    4
    quite disappointing. loved honeycomb but this one just seems to miss the mark
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  3. CaptainWacky
    3
    Stupendously boring. Reheated late '70s Stones/Dylan rejects from a man with no aptitude for the genre in which he's chosen to work. One album of which would be bad enough - God alone knows what possessed him to try his luck with two.… Expand
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