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Full Of Light And Full Of Fire
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  • Summary: This is the topical seventh album for the indie rockers fronted by the recently married Shannon McArdle and Timothy Bracy.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. PopMatters
    90
    Full of Light and Full of Fire is easily one of the best albums of the decade.
  2. cokemachineglow
    83
    Every song on this album is outstanding.
  3. Prefix Magazine
    80
    A wonderfully crafted album built on songwriting that is witty and potent.
  4. Spin
    75
    The best bummer-country band of this sucky century. [Dec 2005, p.107]
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  5. Entertainment Weekly
    75
    As always, this longtime indie band shines brightest when mopey-voiced Shannon McArdle steers the music away from conventional alt-country. [25 Nov 2005, p.103]
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  6. AllMusic
    70
    The Mendoza Line have mined this kind of socio-political territory before, but never with so much fatalistic maturity.
  7. Delusions of Adequacy
    60
    While The Mendoza Line's lyrics may be full of light and full of fire, the music here is not.

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  1. JohnR
    Feb 7, 2006
    8
    Some of the best drinking songs ever recorded.