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Universal acclaim- based on 33 Ratings
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Positive: 30 out of 33
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Mixed: 1 out of 33
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Negative: 2 out of 33
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HBMay 2, 2008R.E.T gets better with every successive playing. Smart lyrics match oddly tuned fuzzy guitar. The Jicks are simultaneously loose and tight.
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Shiftybob.May 17, 2008
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TrevorW.Apr 4, 2008The jamming is not as satisfying as it should be.
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BriboF.Mar 5, 2008
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RamirezApr 25, 2008
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JeremyXMar 10, 2008"The Dick said to Willie "you're in the klink, so save your pity party for the county shrink". I love that line. Solid cd, some great jams. SM freakin' rocks.
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ChrisMar 18, 2008Unbelievable. Malkmus has taken his style to a new level. And the new drummer is great.
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DrewApr 10, 2008
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RonaldMar 10, 2008How can any critic consider this album to be a failure? This is hands down Stephen Malkmus's best solo album and ranks up there with what he accomplished with Pavement.
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HexumSMar 15, 2008This is sweet
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MichaelK.Mar 16, 2008A 10 for Hopscotch Willie alone. Album of the year so far.
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MichaelC.Mar 5, 2008One of his best releases yet
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EastsideMar 5, 2008
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BrianB.Mar 5, 2008Its his most solid release since his solo debut album. Every song has a sing along quality to it. And he proves even in his 40's, he can still make music that dwarfs so many others best. A more than rewarding listen and proves their still can be quality after the four minute mark.
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LennyfMar 6, 2008Fuzzier, heavier but the same old Malkmus. A Black Sabbath vibe on a couple of tunes, a touch of Allman bros. on a couple others (not too much). What's not to like?
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JaredMar 13, 2008Great CD. Gardenia changed my life. Elmo Delmo gave me the courage to ask my wife to marry me.
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KGFReezeMar 17, 2008Money, in a bag. That is what this album is. Soooo much better than Face the Truth (not that Face the Truth was bad). Guitar wonderousness that I can follow as well as the lyrics, quite impressive. Janet Weiss, I love you, but mix those CD drums higher!! The jams rule but for a couple minutes there I didn't know if there was some samples Sonic Youth. Not that that's a bad thing.
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MeggieJApr 15, 2008Superb.
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AndrewAApr 22, 2008I think musicians and all time malkmus fans will really love this record. And as I am a Malkmus fan I would say it´s heavy, the jams are great, the key and tempo changes are amazing, and finally there are definitely some nice hooks to be discovered. But then, I think if you are not a musician or a malkmus fan, you will just hear a couple of long jams.
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Aug 30, 2011one of the few albums that has not left my rotation in the past few years. malkmus is still an excellent, distinctive songwriter with a voice to match.
Awards & Rankings
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The joy of listening to Malkmus's songs has always been the involvement the listener takes in separating the "truth" from the "spoof" (much like with other oddball geniuses like Robyn Hitchcock or Tom Waits). There's plenty of both here, but more importantly, there's enough interplay between the two to keep things interesting and delightful.
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The album is both a generous, transparent body pleasure and a flinty, oblique mind pleasure.
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Trash has its moments. [Mar 2008, p.106]