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Universal acclaim- based on 36 Ratings
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Positive: 32 out of 36
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Mixed: 3 out of 36
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Negative: 1 out of 36
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JohnBNov 6, 2006The songs are reasonably good. However, his vocals seem a little monotonous and lack expression. To me he sounds more like Emitt Rhodes than Elliot Smith, who incidentally was always compared to McCartney, not Lennon.
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MattD.Oct 6, 2006He has talent, but he needs to get out of his dad's shadow. He has not done that on this CD.
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JohnK.Nov 21, 2006A lot of people could make an album this good, if given the time and money. And many make records much better, without. Well, anyway, it's not a bad record.
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Friendly Fire has the same feel as Into the Sun: namely, it's a pleasant but forgettable arty pop record made by a guy who has some promise but little discipline.
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The melodies and production are top-notch, even if, lyrically, the album’s motifs barely move from sullen dismay to cheery dismay.
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Los Angeles TimesAt first it seems fairly plain, built around Lennon's thin voice (friendly, if lacking fire)....Yet there's more to the album, most explicitly in the spiked words -- troubled, uncertain, seeking security in an impermanent world. [24 Sep 2006]