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9.2 out of 10

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  • Summary: This is the second full-length for the Olympia, Wash-based indie-punk trio led by powerful singer Beth Ditto.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Splendid
    90
    Primal and raw and powerful, the Gossip's third full-length is straight-from-the-gut punk desperation tinged with the hope of gospel salvation.
  2. Spin
    83
    [Vocalist Beth Ditto's] temper-tantrum vocals turn tired indie-rock poses into two-minute biblical epics. [Jun 2003, p.105]
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  3. Village Voice (Consumer Guide)
    58
    Face it, folks--when it comes to putting good old rock 'n' roll on record, a bass player really helps.

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
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  1. JudiiC.
    10
    While not as polished as the newer albums (as one would expect). This whole album has dirt and sleaze running all the way through (in a good way). Beth Ditto is seriously underrated at an artist due to her size and sexuality and I just hope people can get past that and realise how freakin amazing she is and how her and the rest of the band mesh together so perfectly.… Expand
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  2. JoeS
    10
    The Village Voice called this their "Dud of the Month" when it came out and said they need a bass player. I think they said similar things about The Ramones, so I guess that means that this is a punk rock masterpiece. And hey, it is. I think I know how to read the Village Voice now. Seldom.… Expand
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  3. PeterDV
    8
    This is some dirrrrrrty garage rock goodness.
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