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May 17, 2011I Am Very Far can only be considered a stumble or misstep on a steeply curved scale, yet it proves, even as the shock of the musical pomposity fades and familiarity sets in, to be a less emotionally generative return to the same wells from which Sheff has long drawn.
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May 13, 2011With no connecting thread or great songwriting, I Am Very Far is difficult to engage with. It has its moments, of course, but the more I listen, the more I think of it as a creative palette cleanser -- a chance to try out a few ideas while planning the next big song cycle.
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May 9, 2011Okkervil River comes into its own when he forces some particularly oblique and unique strategies into practice.
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May 6, 2011As is, I Am Very Far is far from a lot of things, the biggest among these is the high bar that Okkervil River has never had a problem exceeding, until now.
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Jan 3, 2012While it is more realized than previous effort The Stand Ins, Okkervil River is showing potential for new direction more than they are showing versatility.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 17 out of 18
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Mixed: 1 out of 18
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Negative: 0 out of 18
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