Hotel Paper - Michelle Branch
User Score
9.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 36 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 36
  3. Negative: 1 out of 36

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  1. AmyL
    Oct 19, 2003
    10
    In Catalan: si no ho enteneu pues mala sort, k hos dire. Tot i k aki no ha arribat gaira cosa seva hi ha fans... si akest cd es molt bo sobretot les cançons de Tuesday Morning i Where are you now?¿ La felicito pk cada vegada ho fa + b. VISCA LA MICHELLE BRANCH!!!!
  2. JonathanF
    Oct 3, 2003
    10
    Michelle's album is definetly a 10. No other albulm comes close to her. Also no other voice can compete with hers either. Her songs are so inspiring and you just get soft and mushy listening to them. Her lyrics are unmatched. I am not saying this because I have a crush on her its becauses I know its true. All I have to say now is that (I'm happy now). P.S. this is not my email adress i just used it to get my rating in… Expand
  3. sarahl
    Jul 2, 2003
    10
    This is my favorite album yet.
  4. [Anonymous]
    Jul 3, 2003
    9
    Awesome CD!
  5. ShizNet
    Jul 3, 2003
    10
    Took me a few sittings to get used to the songs, now I find myself singing the tunes in my head all day. I love it
  6. kristinao
    Aug 9, 2003
    10
    i love michelle branch this is just as good as her first alblum i met her last yr and she is the sweetest girl ull even know. she speaks her mind in her songs and i love that she is my idole:)
  7. SunshineR.
    Jul 14, 2003
    9
    I have to admit, there are some songs I don't like (the one with Sheryl Crowe is AWFUL) but all and all I like it a lot. I find myself singing Tuesday Morning all the time. Spirit Room was a little better (mainly cuz I sang All You Wanted ALL THE TIME) but I just have to get used to her new sound I guess. Either way Michelle Branch rocks!
  8. AndyR
    Jul 16, 2003
    10
    This is her best album that she made and this album made me feel to stop thinking about my ex's cause she gave me things to think about and she is a great singer and the cd is so good.
  9. jhonev
    Jul 18, 2003
    10
    this is michelle finest stuff better than taht of carlos santana collaboration you girl rocks
  10. BrittneyR
    Jul 25, 2003
    10
    It reminds me of the cd alanis morissette jagged little pill.Are you happy now is incredible.
  11. someguythatlikesMichelleBranch,obsessively
    Jul 5, 2003
    9
    Personally, I had been awaiting this album for quite some time now, and well it was worth the wait. I am not a huge pop music fan, in fact I am more into hard rock/metal, but my soft side loves the music of Michelle Branch, and although the Spirit Room is a tought act to follow, she pulled it off. There isn't one terrible song on the album, and the title track, Hotel Paper, may actually be one of the greatest songs I have ever heard. I don't think I have ever listened to a song that many times in one day...overall Michelle Branch has pleased me yet again, and given me and album that will keep my ears satisfied for quite some time.… Expand
  12. debw
    Aug 12, 2003
    9
    I was disappointed on the first listen, but after a few more spins I couldn't stop playing it. The album is not as catchy as her first, but Hotel Paper has some great songs that will get you hooked in no time. Michelle has huge talent and I look forward to more mature songs in her future.
  13. TorrenceS
    Aug 12, 2003
    10
    I never thought I would buy her cd but it is really good. I would go buy it for any of my friends.
  14. beas
    Aug 19, 2003
    10
    michelle branch is really, really good. but this is her best release yet. 'desperately' and 'empty handed' were the best tracks.
  15. yeehuit
    Jun 25, 2003
    9
    it ROCKS!
  16. BradS
    Jun 26, 2003
    10
    This CD is truly amazing, a lot of feel good tracks. She shows a lot of growth from Spirit Room, Michelle at her best.
  17. jeanned
    Jun 26, 2003
    10
    it kicks !
  18. MarkF
    Jul 24, 2003
    10
    No sophmore jinx for Michelle! The critics are deaf and dumb, IMO. This is an amazing album. In 20 years, she'll be looked back as one of the best singer / songwriter of her generation.
  19. AaronGoogoo
    Aug 19, 2003
    10
    I Love This Ablum..Michelle Rocks And Does Her Voice, Gutiar Playing, And song writing My Fav Artist..Keep On Goin Michelle..(Im Also Wondering where your song "Lay Me Down" Is...lol..p3ace Aaron
  20. RozetteW.
    Sep 15, 2003
    10
    I absolutely love Michelle Branch! Hotel Paper is her best album yet! I love all the songs and how they express her emotions and feelings, like Are You Happy Now? is one of the angriest songs i've ever heard, and Til I Get Over You is the saddest song i've heard on her album. Yet, I still love her album. Keep rockin, Michelle!!!
  21. KatV
    Aug 31, 2004
    10
    It's so awesome!! I listen to it obsessively every day still!!
  22. gagaforever
    Sep 21, 2010
    10
    A really good album.."One of These Days" really got to me and I loved the rest of the album...I lost it but plan to buy a new copy and listen to it often

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Metascore
57 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    50
    The inescapable girlishness in her voice heightens the unlived-in quality of hackneyed, loverlorn ballads like "Desperately," the least desperate-sounding song of 2003. [Jun 27/Jul 4 2003, p.136]
  2. PopMatters
    40
    Most of the songs just lumber along at the same plodding, deliberate pace, boasting very few of the fun hooks that made her previous album so annoyingly likeable.
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  3. Rolling Stone
    40
    In the course of the album, it's hard not to notice that all the songs sound the same, and for that matter, they all sound the same as that Avril Lavigne song about the damn cold night, even if Michelle technically got there before Avril.
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