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- Summary: Former Camper Van Beethoven frontman David Lowery once again leads Cracker for the band's first new album in four years. Sparklehorse's Mark Linkous co-produces and adds backing vocals and instrumentation.
- Record Label: Back Porch
- Genre(s): Rock, Alternative
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Positive: 6 out of 9
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Mixed: 3 out of 9
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Negative: 0 out of 9
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An earthy-meets-outré, smart yet accessible set that proves Lowery's all he's cracked up to be.
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A truly solid album.
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Probably Cracker's best album since 1993's Kerosene Hat.
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Alternative PressA smart and occasionally gorgeous country-fried rock effort. [Mar 2002, p.77]
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Cracker sounds like it's having fun again.
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Midway through, the sound of Lowery and co's batteries running down becomes almost audible.
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You've got your acoustic guitar base, your occasional slide guitar fill, your Dylan-esque organ, your chug-a-lug drums, and your mildly catchy melodies. It would be offensive if it wasn't so obvious that Cracker doesn't aspire to much more than this sort of rustic middle-America mediocrity act.
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Mixed: 0 out of 2
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budbJan 18, 2007My favorite Cracker cd. As fresh today as when it was released.
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larrysJun 14, 2005
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