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Pig Lib - Stephen Malkmus
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80 out of 100

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9.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 30 Ratings

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  • Summary: The second solo release for the former Pavement leader (although it is credited to "Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks"), 'Pig Lib' features 11 new tracks.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Spin
    100
    Pig Lib is both the loopiest music Malkmus has ever made and the most direct. [Apr 2003, p.104]
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  2. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    Pig Lib accomplishes what no punk-schooled fan would think possible: It makes prog-rock cool.
  3. All Music Guide
    60
    Apart from the wonderfully elastic, surprising “Us," it doesn't offer anything striking or resonant.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. danc
    10
    love every minute of it!! Saw them @ Irving Plaza, so tight and into it...It was great!
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  2. xPh
    10
    Pig Lib only has to spin four times before it burn a hole in your head and heart.
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  3. bjorkboll
    7
    Better than his solo debut, but lacking some of Pavements unpredictability.
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