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- Summary: 'North' is a song cycle of piano-based ballads dealing with the ups and downs romance--both the ending of one releationship and the subsequent beginning of a new love.
- Record Label: Deutsche Grammophon
- Genre(s): Rock, Adult-Alternative, Singer-Songwriter
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 10 out of 15
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Mixed: 3 out of 15
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Negative: 2 out of 15
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Entertainment WeeklyFeels like a mash note to autumnal Manhattan. [26 Sep 2003, p.93]
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Costello stays away from pop hooks here, concentrating instead on a tentative but engaging marriage of words and melody.
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North moves with an inevitable constancy, and could have perhaps benefited from one or two more upbeat tracks. But such consistency is certainly a forgivable flaw, especially when it's done as elegantly and earnestly as presented here.
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Q MagazineAll very creditable though, for a man who once oozed vitriol, a tad bloodless. [Oct 2003, p.103]
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BlenderIt's art music first and pop second. [Oct 2003, p.115]
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North exudes a consistent, subdued beauty that, at times, is almost too delicate to make a true impression.
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UncutArid and mannered. [Nov 2003, p.112]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 6
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Mixed: 1 out of 6
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Negative: 0 out of 6
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Nov 5, 2020
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dariuswSep 26, 2004My fave EC record of recent years....Sam K is a fool
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AndrewRSep 23, 2003
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ChuckROct 22, 2003Few faults to find with this. Repeated listening makes it even more endearing, like the greatest Costello records.
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JeannePOct 8, 2003
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samkOct 26, 2003A bit of a shocker. Lyrically and musically unappealing, Costello's voice is rudely exposed on this record.
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