Gemstones - Adam Green
User Score
7.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 22 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 22
  3. Negative: 3 out of 22

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  1. maggie
    Feb 22, 2005
    10
    simply amazing. beautiful intelligent lyrics under outstanding humour. you either get it or you dont. he's a very brilliant person with a bold sense of humour.
  2. tamarabla
    Feb 23, 2005
    10
    its just so sensational! the best songwriter of our century!
  3. Malthe
    Mar 23, 2005
    10
    mmmhh.... Adam green.
  4. [Anonymous]
    Feb 21, 2005
    10
    absolutely the best album of 2005
  5. dimitrip
    Mar 21, 2005
    9
    adam green is consistently ill judged
  6. giulia
    Feb 21, 2005
    9
    oh well, the moldy peaches were just beautiful and "friends of mine" is better, but this is nice too...
  7. ChrisK
    Feb 21, 2005
    9
    Not as great as Friends of Mine but better than Garfield. People probably just don't get it.
  8. timburton
    May 26, 2005
    9
    great as hell, fine in words

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Metascore
49 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critics

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]
  2. Dot Music
    50
    It is one thing to not take yourself to seriously but it is quite another to go to the other extreme. For all his knowing winks, Green walks the fine line between decadency and distaste.
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  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    50
    'Gemstones' sees Adam go much deeper into cabaret territory. [22 Jan 2005, p.51]
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