New Earth Mud - Chris Robinson
Metascore
55 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 8
  2. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. 80
    A very fine record. [Feb 2003, p.86]
  2. 60
    Robinson establishes himself as a distinctive singer, his world-weary yet optimistic drawl no longer beholden to the rock larynxes of yore. [#11, p.140]
  3. It's an old-fashioned record, feeling as if it was nearly 30 years old, even when it's informed by relatively recent funk, rock and jam bands.
  4. Some rubbishy funk aside, Robinson sounds more energised than he has in ages. [Nov 2002, p.113]
  5. Instead of the Crowes' entertaining aping of the Faces and Bad Company, Robinson puts on a dreamy face and is just boring company. [25 Oct 2002, p.76]
  6. 40
    He sounds like a man lost amid his own vast record collection. [June 2003, p.109]
  7. With too many half-baked songs, he ultimately comes off like a generic amalgam of a bunch of Seventies singer-songwriters.
  8. 40
    Unfortunately, Robinson too often relies on shoddy -- if not overly elemental -- lyrical passages, which ultimately prevents New Earth Mud from lodging itself into your musical memory.
User Score

Universal acclaim- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. laloc
    10
    Este disco está muy bien hecho, sonidos muy finos y arreglos excelentes hacen de este disco un imprecindible . Grande Chris Robinson, mantiene vivo el espiritu de los Crowes en esta producción. Full Review »
  2. Pete
    10
    Stellar work. Does take a little time to grow on you as it's pretty mellow. Beautiful songwriting.
  3. Andrea
    10
    New Earth Mud is the best CD I've heard in a while. It's a CD I will never get tired of. I've seen Chris solo 3 times and the songs are even better live. Full Review »