Let's Just Be
by Joseph Arthur
User Score
5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 16
  3. Negative: 5 out of 16

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  1. BobW
    Apr 17, 2007
    10
    A great listen. Joseph at his best....
  2. EvanC
    Apr 19, 2007
    7
    Diamond Ring, Good Life, Precious One, Spacemen, Take Me Home, Chicago, Lack a Vision, Gimmie Some Company, and Star Song are all reminiscent of past Arthur albums. As a long time fan, I was surprised at the change in pace, but not overall happy with the results. The 20 minute 33 sec piece that is "Lonely Astronaut" is incomprehensible. It truly DOES sound like they snorted some Cocaine Diamond Ring, Good Life, Precious One, Spacemen, Take Me Home, Chicago, Lack a Vision, Gimmie Some Company, and Star Song are all reminiscent of past Arthur albums. As a long time fan, I was surprised at the change in pace, but not overall happy with the results. The 20 minute 33 sec piece that is "Lonely Astronaut" is incomprehensible. It truly DOES sound like they snorted some Cocaine "references to Cocaine Feet and Diamond Ring, also to the needles in Nuclear Daydream - anyone?) and decided to play a jam session. I appreciate Mr. Arthur for his exceptional lyrics, instrumentations, and so forth. This CD does not fill me up the way the others did - and it was all probably because of "Lonely Astronaut", a 20 minute break in what would be a fairly good CD, considering the expertise of the other musicians. Worth the buy, but I'd skip over Lonely Astronaut.… Expand
  3. Brynn
    Sep 22, 2007
    9
    I live for live music and i love the loose feel of this album. hearing these new songs at the shows made me fall in love. i guess everyone sees things differently.
  4. RockQuark
    Apr 17, 2007
    10
    Better than the last one....
  5. Matt
    Apr 17, 2007
    9
    While not as deepy personal/ poetic like other of his efforts, this album hold its own special place in Arthur's ever-growing catalogue. Oh, and the Lonely Astronauts...there are not enough adjectives in the dictionary to describe their musical bliss. 'Let's Just Be' is what music is all about...letting loose and having fun.

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Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. Paste Magazine
    70
    A chaotic mix of gorgeous T. Rex acoustic reveries, cheeky Stones-inflected rockers and studio-jam goofiness. [Apr 2007, p.55]
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    75
    Unfortunately, Arthur drags his backing players through a good deal of hoarsely hollered filler between [the] peaks. [20 Apr 2007, p.62]
  3. Los Angeles Times
    75
    Some more outré passages could have benefited from mad-scientist tinkering. But the mad-Mick Jagger that Arthur affects on the nasty "Cocaine Feet" and elsewhere is still nicely twisted.
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