Glitter In The Gutter
by Jesse Malin
  • Record Label: Adeline
  • Release Date: Mar 20, 2007
User Score
6.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9

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  1. EllaellaEhEh
    Jul 30, 2007
    2
    This reeks of wannabe-ism: wanna be street smart, wannbe rock'n'roller, wannabe heartbroken. But come on people - this is crap! It's so pretentious, Don't Let them bring you down? Hellu? He is to rock what Millie is to Vanilla - faked!
  2. Karl
    Mar 28, 2007
    10
    Simply awesome!
  3. Rue
    Mar 22, 2007
    9
    Some of my favorite pop/rock in a long long time. The writing and especially the production are superior to his last record, "The Heat." This one gets better with each spin.
  4. CoreyN
    Mar 17, 2007
    8
    Some songs are really great "Broken Radio" and "Don't let them take you Down" especially but the album suffers a bit from a few weak tracks and isn't as strong overall as "The Heat" or "The Fine Art of Self Destruction". Still much better than 95% of the music being made today.
  5. mattH
    Mar 8, 2007
    4
    The album includes both an unnecessary re-working of "since your in love" from The Heat and an unnecessary piano ballad version of the Replacement's classic "Bastards of Young". Jesse has lost his songwriting muse and rock n roller spirit on this album and all the special guests in the world can't make up for it.
  6. ScottH
    Mar 6, 2007
    10
    Perhaps his highest energy recording to date.
  7. ChetA
    Mar 5, 2007
    0
    This blows!
  8. RockyM
    Feb 26, 2007
    10
    Listen to this one more than once and you will be hooked!!!!! Sorta makes you want to go to a Cracker Barrel and ask, "Do you serve fruits?"

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Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 15
  3. Negative: 2 out of 15
  1. Hot Press
    75
    Malin has seemingly adopted the persona and sound of his New Jersey counterpart Bruce Springsteen.
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  2. Uncut
    50
    Despite a top-drawer guest list, this often feels like empty bombast. [Mar 2007, p.98]
  3. Alternative Press
    80
    His best release ever. [Apr 2007, p.190]
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