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Out of Season - Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man
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83 out of 100

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9.1 out of 10

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  • Summary: The first solo outing for Portishead's Beth Gibbons finds her teaming up with former Talk Talk bassist Paul "Rustin' Man" Webb on a largely acoustic, melodic collection of 10 tracks.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Mojo
    100
    It's among the best albums ever made. [Nov 2002, p.92]
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  2. ShakingThrough.net
    94
    That Out of Season leaves an imprint, and a powerfully lasting one at that, is a testament to Gibbons’ carefully sculpted lyrics and her vocal interpretation of same, combined with Webb’s unobtrusive but no less vital studio work.
  3. Blender
    60
    Out Of Season's usefulness as ambience almost trumps its self-importance and paucity of standout material. [Dec 2003, p.136]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. HeikkiH
    10
    Truly amazing.
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  2. RexA
    10
    One of the BEST albums to come along in the last 10 years. Moving yet subtle.. in one word Amazing.
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  3. crushc
    5
    while undoubtedly more listenable than most things released in the US this fall, out of season is nonetheless dull. stripped of all production, gibbon's songwriting falls flat and the songs lack vitality. she handles her voice well, but the record really just fades into the background. none of the album sticks with me, despite repeated, dedicated listenings.… Expand
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