Gemstones
by Adam Green
Metascore
49

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 18
  3. Negative: 5 out of 18
  1. Spin
    25
    His tunes and/or jokes plop out like forced turds. [Mar 2005, p.92]
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  2. Q Magazine
    0
    As worthless as it's possible for music to be. [Feb 2005, p.100]
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  3. Entertainment Weekly
    25
    His indie-circuit friends will be amused, but no one else will. [4 Mar 2005, p.73]
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  5. Under The Radar
    20
    Now, potty humor can be funny, but when it's 15 tracks of potty humor set to Raffi polkas, it's just annoying. [#9]
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  6. Neumu.net
    35
    Gemstones is shit. It's awful. It really, really is.

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User Score
7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 24 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 24
  3. Negative: 4 out of 24
  1. alistarr
    May 1, 2006
    7
    is it me or does Q magazine consistently hate albums that the reviewers i have some respect for actually like rather a lot? having just is it me or does Q magazine consistently hate albums that the reviewers i have some respect for actually like rather a lot? having just bought "jacket full of danger" i've come to re-evaluate green's entire career. there's a trajectory there. aside from all that though, this is a cool little album. unpretentious and fun and about 50% wonderful, 50% inoffensively pleasant. it's a shame some of the better songs don't go on a bit longer though - "she's a very funny girl but i love that crazy bitch, alright!" is the kind of "take it to the bridge" line that deserves a whole section of rocking out, not about 3 seconds of rock and then a sudden stop. and that's just the first song. i like it.… Full Review »
  2. gazm
    Jun 4, 2005
    8
    read stylus magazines review for all that i have to say
  3. timburton
    May 26, 2005
    9
    great as hell, fine in words
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