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Rehearsing My Choir - The Fiery Furnaces
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63 out of 100

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7.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 130 Ratings

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  • Summary: Siblings Matt and Eleanor Friedberger are joined by their 83-year-old grandmother (!) on their latest eclectic release.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 25
  3. Negative: 5 out of 25
  1. Alternative Press
    100
    As exhausting as it is brilliant. [Dec 2005, p.202]
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  2. Blender
    60
    Not for all--or even most--tastes, the result is abrasive and weirdly haunting. [Nov 2005, p.135]
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  3. Prefix Magazine
    30
    Thrilling prospect though it may be, the result is a disaster.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 48 out of 64
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 64
  3. Negative: 14 out of 64
  1. SpencerM
    10
    Critics hated it for not being a pop record; a record they wanted. But it's not supposed to be, you idiots! Who would ever do a pop record with their 83 year-old grandmother?? Nobody has, and nither have the Furnaces. This album is more of a radio show, a theatrically-whimsy and changing-as-is-life collection of sounds that tell the story of Olga Sarantos, the Furnaces' grandma. It's brilliant and if you don't like it not because you don't like Furnaces' style, but because it's too "out there" or "too far", then you're missing out.… Expand
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  2. GlennD
    5
    It's all great fun, especially very funny on first listen, but musically it can be pretty trying. It just doesn't leave a lasting impression.… Expand
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  3. RogerT
    3
    Enough of this artsy-fartsy stuff. Let's write some hits, kids.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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