User ratings in Music are temporarily disabled. More info
- Summary: The singer-songwriter (formerly of The Moldy Peaches) follows his acclaimed set 'Friends Of Mine' with this disc produced by Dan Myers.
- Record Label: Rough Trade
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
- More Details and Credits »
Score distribution:
-
Positive: 4 out of 18
-
Mixed: 9 out of 18
-
Negative: 5 out of 18
-
Simply put, either you’ll love this album or not “get” it. It’s too good an album for you to not like if you understand it.
-
Mojo[A] queasy mix of super-sharp realism, clammy surrealism and elegant melody. [Feb 2005, p.98]
-
His sparse, sweet acoustic songs charm more than they shock, and make you think rather than irritate.
-
Over the course of Gemstone's 15 tracks, Green's heavily enunciated, lumbering delivery become more irritating than a busload of thespians on their way to an audition. Thankfully, Green's elementary-school melodies, which call to mind Jonathan Richman at his silliest, ultimately save this album from the topical hell to which it aspires.
-
Kitschy lyrics spin out of control here.
-
Gemstones is shit. It's awful. It really, really is.
-
Q MagazineAs worthless as it's possible for music to be. [Feb 2005, p.100]
Score distribution:
-
Positive: 12 out of 15
-
Mixed: 1 out of 15
-
Negative: 2 out of 15
-
maggieFeb 22, 2005
-
-
tamarablaFeb 23, 2005its just so sensational! the best songwriter of our century!
-
-
MaltheMar 23, 2005mmmhh.... Adam green.
-
-
giuliaFeb 21, 2005oh well, the moldy peaches were just beautiful and "friends of mine" is better, but this is nice too...
-
-
gazmJun 4, 2005read stylus magazines review for all that i have to say
-
-
MarioFeb 21, 2005well ... not as good as Friends of mine.. but funny.
-
-
xcvApr 10, 2005Worst album I've ever heard
-