Nashville
by Josh Rouse
  • Record Label: Rykodisc
  • Release Date: Feb 22, 2005
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 35 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 35
  3. Negative: 1 out of 35

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  1. MichaelK
    Mar 3, 2005
    6
    A nice general sound, but none of the material particularly moved me. There may well be deeper rewards buried in this album, but nothing drew me in to find them.
  2. stompied
    Feb 27, 2005
    5
    i don't get it. this album doesn't elicit any emotional response. i find it incredibly boring and the lyrics are precious. i'll give it another few listens, but right now, i just see this as a mediocre disk lacking in personality.

Awards & Rankings

89
#89 Best Album of 2005

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. ShakingThrough.net
    90
    Nashville validates the promise Rouse has exhibited since Dressed Up Like Nebraska, encompassing a gift for emotional detail and a fondness for simple, unadorned lyrics. It's an understated, impeccably played collection of heartfelt tunes about a time and place that can never be returned to.
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  2. AllMusic
    90
    Somebody will really have to pull off a miracle to top Nashville as far as intelligent, honest and entertaining guitar pop goes in 2005. Or any other year.
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  3. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    Persistently gorgeous. [25 Feb 2005, p.102]
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