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Jul 7, 2014It does occasionally miss the mark, but that there are any hits to speak of at all shows that Eno and Hyde have a good deal more to offer than the uninspiring gruel of their debut.
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MojoAug 20, 2014It's a more than worthy companion piece, with an unfinished, scrapbook feel that's far from unbecoming. [Sep 2014, p.94]
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Dec 9, 2014High Life doesn’t suffer from any real clunkers and is more consistently sonically rewarding, so that makes it the ‘better’ album. And that’s what ultimately makes it the more frustrating of the two; even the more successful collection put together by Eno and Hyde is mostly just further proof that they haven’t yet made the album together that they’re clearly capable of.
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Q MagazineAug 28, 2014The duo's experience and aplomb win out. [Sep 2014, p.108]
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Jun 30, 2014It’s not quite as appealing generally speaking, but does feature music for those moments when a soundtrack to a subtle atmosphere is needed-- whether on screen or in imaginations--with hints of more life slipping in between.
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Jun 30, 2014You'd rather hope their systems/world music jams might be more wiggy than they are. Still, this second helping is a match for its predecessor.
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Jul 7, 2014There are things going on here that will, in all likelihood, percolate through to stadium pop in due course but Hyde lacks the vocal presence or structural songcraft to shape the material into something greater than its parts.
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Jul 3, 2014As is stands, High Life has the sound of a half-finished addendum to a half-finished idea.
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Positive: 8 out of 11
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Mixed: 2 out of 11
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Negative: 1 out of 11
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