Fate - Dr. Dog
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Universal acclaim- based on 24 Ratings

  • Summary: This is the fifth album for the indie-rock band from Philadelphia.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 23
  2. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. 93
    What Dr. Dog and its principal songwriters McMicken and Toby Leaman have done is carry on a tradition of soulful writing and musicianship. [Summer, 2008, p.90]
  2. Simply put, Fate is a refreshment of the sound that has been missing for so long.
  3. 80
    With Fate, Dr. Dog have begun to deliever the sort of super-confident songs that, up until now, have proved frustratingly out of reach. [Sep 2008, p.108]
  4. So instantly pleasing, the trickery is transparent, a hook to keep listening until the content of Toby Leaman and Scott McMicken’s songs makes itself known.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 14
  2. Negative: 1 out of 14
  1. KatieS
    10
    I effing love this album... I don't rarely disagree with so many critics, but I think anyone who rated this below an 8 may need to check his/her blood pressure. It's an album that feels good to listen to every.... single.... time you put it on. Enough already, Pitchfork. This is brilliant. Expand
  2. markd
    10
    Amazing. Tone-deaf reviewers who chide for use of choo-choo need to get over themselves. A truly great record by a truly great band.
  3. IlyaR
    8
    As far as melodic, upbeat classic rock with R&B and psychedelic infusion, it really doesn't get better than Dr. Dog. This album is not any more or less remarkable than either of their two other albums. They all do the same thing, and they're all fantastic listens. Expand
  4. Anon
    4
    Sounds like the past 30 years never happened. No thank you.

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