Figure 8 - Elliott Smith
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81 out of 100

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9.5 out of 10

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 19
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  1. Checkout.com
    100
    It's a sweeping, gorgeous masterwork that draws upon a collage of pop flavors from the last four decades, brightly burning the eternal singer/songwriter flame and touching down for a couple of power pop punches.
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  2. Sonicnet
    80
    Call it thinking-man's pop from a reluctant star, but Figure 8 is a "grower." However weird it may sound initially, it merits repeated listenings.
  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    An album awash with pretty ambiguities and difficult twists.
  4. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    60
    Smith is capable of subtle introspection, but too many of his new songs sound like the self-pitying complaints of an adolescent venting in his diary.

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  1. Positive: 21 out of 21
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  1. mhmusicnmovies
    10
    in my opinion, Elliott's best album... the first listen is nice but almost forgettable, but as great music does, Figure 8 just keeps getting better. ...… Collapse
  2. chrish
    10
    Great tunes. Great voice.
  3. mecbirdhouse
    8
    I found this more difficult to get into than other Elliott albums, but it's also by far his least depressing if you're (understandably) looking for something a little less brutal than From a Basement on a Hill or Either/Or. More Beatlesy than probably any of his others, musically speaking, and more dream-like lyrically speaking.… Expand
  4. EvilEd
    7
    Although not as good as Either/or or X/O its still a good album. If your a music fan you must have this album.

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