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Entertainment WeeklyIt's hard to be a cynic about a record this untrendy, with this many catchy tunes. [23 Mar 2007, p.59]
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By and large, the songs on Glitter In The Gutter are confident and well-crafted, in the street-poet tradition of Tom Waits and Willie Nile.
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Alternative PressHis best release ever. [Apr 2007, p.190]
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Malin once more acts as skilled arbitrator between classic rock and punk, just this time around he's a little more sympathetic towards the boisterous aims of the latter.
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Malin has seemingly adopted the persona and sound of his New Jersey counterpart Bruce Springsteen.
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At its best, Glitter In The Gutter is a compelling journey into another time and place, perfectly pictured and realised.
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Glitter is a guilt-free collection of mature rock/pop.
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Glitter in the Gutter truly is a consistent, workable vision, full of memorable tunes and images and should serve to cement Malin’s reputation as a tunesmith with a true grasp of what shakes and moves real people through their real lives.
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Paste MagazineThe playbook is obvious and efficiently executed. [Mar 2007, p.63]
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Q MagazineHe retreats too often into dull AOR choogling. [Mar 2007, p.114]
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While he's a fine creator of moods and verse-long vignettes, Malin often has trouble stretching a cohesive narrative for the length of an entire song.
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In his old glamcore days, Malin's affected voice might've been easier to overlook, but in this context, it can grow grating.
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UncutDespite a top-drawer guest list, this often feels like empty bombast. [Mar 2007, p.98]
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This stinks of trying too hard.
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SpinYou've heard these overheated tales of wild girls and outlaw boys many times before. [Mar 2007, p.97]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 9
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Mixed: 1 out of 9
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Negative: 2 out of 9
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EllaellaEhEhJul 30, 2007
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KarlMar 28, 2007Simply awesome!
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RueMar 22, 2007