Hemingway's Whiskey - Kenny Chesney
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67 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    Hemingway's Whiskey, Kenny Chesney's first album in two years finds him slinging his usual mix of country beachcomber anthems and sensitive reminiscence.
  2. The New York Times
    70
    Mr. Chesney is playing with a different sort of relaxation here - not sun-bleached and fatigued, but genuinely troubled, and maybe narcotized. This is a Chesney that's only rarely appeared before.
  3. Boston Globe
    70
    While there's little here that's new, Hemingway's Whiskey is another well-wrought articulation of Chesney's musical world that will doubtless make its presence felt when he returns to selling out stadiums next summer.
  4. Q Magazine
    Dec 20, 2010
    60
    Hemingway's Whiskey is very much par for the course. [Dec 2010, p.114]
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  5. All Music Guide
    60
    Monochromatic can also be read as reliable, giving the people what they want and with Chesney, that's an easy, relaxed good time…it's just, now that he's in his 40s, he makes records designed for a quiet weekend afternoon at home instead of a Friday night kegger.
  6. Chicago Tribune
    50
    He's a troubadour for the suburbs, a guy who sings about middle-class life with a plainspoken mixture of wistfulness and humor.

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  1. Parera_Starr11
    9
    Kenny takes a bit of a risk here moving away from his typical on a vacation in the tropics sound. An goes a little dark. An it pays off . The songs a have an intimate feel and he sings the lyrics with a real sense of conviction. Bravo Kenny, it's your best album in years.… Full Review »
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