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72 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critics What's this?

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7.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

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  • Summary: The Canadian musician's follow-up to 'Infiniheart' was once again recorded solo at his home.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. cokemachineglow
    83
    Beautiful, thematic, meticulous, revelatory, and challenging.
  2. Urb
    80
    At times reminiscent of Neil Young. [Sep 2006, p.139]
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  3. All Music Guide
    60
    VanGaalen's a skilled musician, and compositionally the pieces are well-constructed, but there's nothing on the record that truly blows you away.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 1 out of 3
  1. LeroyM
    10
    good dude
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  2. MikeA
    8
    VanGaalen's songwriting is not the kind that can be fully digested upon first listen In fact, some of it may jsut be indigetable to some of us. But there is something very interesting here, something that cannot be easily categorized or dismissed. That, and a natural inclination towards an original hook, gives VanGaalen's music something to hold listeners by, and endear them to it that much more easily.… Expand
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  3. BobBuilder
    3
    Close to being unlistenable. In comparison to the first one it's a total travesty.
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