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Mixed or average reviews- based on 16 Ratings
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Positive: 8 out of 16
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Mixed: 3 out of 16
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Negative: 5 out of 16
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BrynnSep 22, 2007I 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.
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DanMJul 17, 2007
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RichardHApr 23, 2007
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JonnyKApr 21, 2007I am a big fan of the music of Joseph Arthur, but was very disappointed with his new record. It seems Joseph Arthur got stoned with his friends and made a record. The record is a big mess! I hope his second record coming out this year is not has bad as this one.
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GeraldWApr 21, 2007Disappointing to say the least. Seems he could use a good producer and editor. Redemption's Son is still an all time classic album though
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EvanCApr 19, 2007
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HOWARDCApr 18, 2007terribly disappointing, I have all his stuff and he is a terrific lyricist and can always find a good melody, neither of which are evident here. i understand the band thing with the simple, raw approach, but you still need the songs. i'll still wait for the next one..
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FanThomasApr 18, 2007I used to love music of JA up to Redemption's Son and the tours following the release of this album. Since "Our shadow will remain", the artist is (is right on this point) the shadow of his prewious work and it is getting worst and worst. Even shows are less exciting. The last very poor album will not make me reconciliate with him.
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MattApr 17, 2007While 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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BobWApr 17, 2007A great listen. Joseph at his best....
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RockQuarkApr 17, 2007Better than the last one....
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LaibApr 17, 2007Even as a huge fan, this cd is garbage! It sounds like Joseph and some friends got wasted one night and decided to record a record. The result is predictably bad: Simplistic lyrics, lousy singing and quickly arranged 'songs' make this easily the worse cd he's ever made. I hope Joseph doesn't take his fans for granted again.
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Paste MagazineA chaotic mix of gorgeous T. Rex acoustic reveries, cheeky Stones-inflected rockers and studio-jam goofiness. [Apr 2007, p.55]
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Entertainment WeeklyUnfortunately, Arthur drags his backing players through a good deal of hoarsely hollered filler between [the] peaks. [20 Apr 2007, p.62]
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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.