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70 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critics What's this?

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7.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 47 Ratings

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  • Summary: A radical departure from previous efforts, the band's third album adds a lot of acoustic guitars and other Americana and blues elements into the mix.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 24
  3. Negative: 2 out of 24
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    Deeply hypnotic narco-blues that conjure both The Band's epic pastorals... and Nick Cave's Southern Goth. [26 Aug 2005, p.59]
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  2. Rolling Stone
    60
    The songwriting on mellower numbers like "Promise" isn't as finely crafted as the expansive sound. [25 Aug 2005, p.99]
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  3. Blender
    30
    Sound[s] like bad Southern swamp songs covered by the world's most miserable bar band. [Sep 2005, p.131]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 29
  3. Negative: 3 out of 29
  1. RonP
    10
    Don't expect the same ol' BRMC - expect something that will blow you away and bring you back time and time again for more...
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  2. JorinR
    4
    To compare this to the previous two releases is un avoidable. This is horrible on so many levels if you are expecting the sound, feel and content of Take them on... Simply put this should have been made under the antother name. This is almost as bad as T{I}NC.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  3. MarkA
    2
    Utterly disappointed. The first record is amazing, and the second isnt bad at all, but this 'new direction' is appaling.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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