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The WireDec 7, 2012As a collection, Psychedelic Pill is spotty and, at times, sleep-inducing.
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Nov 1, 2012What we get on Psychedelic Pill are stream-of-consciousness attempts ("Driftin' Back"), along with musings on the grim reality of old age ("Ramada Inn") and the regrets that come with it ("Walk Like A Giant").
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Oct 31, 2012Too often bloat tempers the brilliance.
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Oct 29, 2012The man refuses to be parcelled up into neat bitstreams and that's never been clearer than on this uneven but involving album. This, it seems, is his message: embrace the sprawl.
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Oct 26, 2012It's a loose album, an indulgent album, and not all likeable but, unlike any other outfit of their tenure, they maintain a raw punch as if recording in a local bar for the sheer blast of it.
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Nov 7, 2012It's sad to report then, that Psychedelic Pill is nothing less than a crushing disappointment as it gives way to Young's most meandering and directionless tendencies.
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