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Universal acclaim- based on 26 Ratings
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Positive: 23 out of 26
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Mixed: 2 out of 26
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Negative: 1 out of 26
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Dusty1/2Jul 9, 2007Excellent, to hear in the night with a pain jaajaja.
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JayBOct 18, 2006
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LauraFApr 11, 2007This is just a beautiful album. Not only the sound of it, but the incredible lyrics.
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MarieJan 7, 2007
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[Anonymous]Sep 25, 2006Beautiful. Not Perfect. But it's flaws make it even more beautiful. Some tracks are better than others. There's a certain element of emptiness, transcendence. Gentle voice, playful ornaments. She's there, breathing into your ear. There is no better lullaby than "Winning". Some of the best songs I've heard in a long time.
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MattD.Sep 26, 2006Spin needs to get a clue. This album is moving the Tori Amos piano sound forward! A nice complement to Metric's rock sound.
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RBOct 6, 2006
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mattaNov 10, 2006
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MattMSep 27, 2006One of the best albums of the year: poignant and beautifully understated, and Haines has never sounded better. Must hear "Our Hell," "Doctor Blind," and especially "The Maid Needs a Maid."
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KatrinaHNov 20, 2006
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BrettBSep 28, 2006Great album. It's one you have to listen to multiple times before you really get into it. After a while certain songs start haunting you as you proceed with the day and you can't wait to go listen to them.
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GinaPApr 26, 2007This album is good. It has some amazing pieces and incredible lyrics, really make you feel like there's someone out there you can relate too. Only thing I didn't like was the songs had the same style too much.
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AlexAug 12, 2007You either love this cd, or find it boring. Even though the songs may seem a little repetitive, I personnaly loved it. Emily Haines' voice and the soft melodies really got me.
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JoeJMar 13, 2007
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MarkKOct 6, 2006
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GeorgeLSep 26, 2006progressively worse since Metric's debut album. This is so self-indulgent I feel embarrassed for her listening to it.
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OnceBittenNov 22, 2006
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Alternative PressKnives Don't Have Your Back is like the soundtrack to an excellent Alfred Hitchcock film. [Oct 2006, p.200]
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The songs are emotive, and yet have catchy hooks; they are at times unrestrained and at others, calculated.
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etric's clunky riffage and hi-hat beats are replaced by simple piano figures and subtle adornments (strings, feedback, breathing organ) that draw out Haines' most stirring vocal performances to date, and the muted milieu highlights her natural, sensuous whisper, lending a sympathetic thrust to these broken-down anthems for a thirtysomething girl.