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It's a Wonderful Life - Sparklehorse
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9.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14

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  1. KellyW
    Apr 29, 2005
    10
    Beautiful and delicate, yet dark and frightening. A absolute must for fans of Radiohead and Modest Mouse.
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  2. AdamP.
    Sep 21, 2001
    8
    Never buy Spin magazine ever. Or Blender for that matter.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. wonkwonkle
    Oct 19, 2001
    9
    Meet it halfway -- you'll love it
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  4. TimS
    Sep 24, 2005
    9
    i love this album more than i love my girlfriend.the lyrics are like some kind of poetry written in a forest about a hundred years ago.
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  5. JohnnyComelately
    Jan 26, 2004
    9
    One of the best albums of recent years. Absolutely beautiful to listen to. It is an very mellow and somewhat dark album but it will sonically deliver, in abundance, to the willing listener. Radiohead did not personally ask Sparklehorse to be their European opening act for nothing. David Fridman's production perfectly brings out the haunting artistry of Mark L. Total ear candy.
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Metascore
81 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 17 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Blender
    60
    Too often, songs drift off into a fog of vague guitar atmospherics. [Aug/Sep 2001, p.130]
  2. Magnet
    90
    It's a Wonderful Life raises the bar already set high by fellow post-modern woodsmen types like Grandaddy and Mercury Rev. [#51, p.116]
  3. Pitchfork
    77
    The most focused Sparklehorse effort yet, the album flows along with the grace of a river occasionally stirred by a rapid or two.
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