Songs From Black Mountain
by Live
  • Record Label: Epic
  • Release Date: Jun 6, 2006
User Score
5.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 14
  3. Negative: 5 out of 14

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  1. MArtinJ
    Jan 8, 2007
    0
    13 years ago 8 million America got a copy of throwing copper 13 years later only 50,000 people got a copy of their recent album
  2. SlyJ
    Aug 11, 2006
    1
    Nauseatingly horrible, especially compared to their earlier masterpieces (Mental Jewelry, Throwing Copper, TDTH). I'm embarrassed to say that I used to like this band.
  3. CharlieM
    Aug 22, 2006
    2
    This is one of those albums I really wished I had listened to before I bought it. Although many say they have been less than impressive of late, I purchased the CD because I genuinly like their music, ever since watching their monumental performance on MTV Unplugged. This release just doesn't do anything for me, in fact (lyrically) it actually makes me cringe at times. Such a shame.
  4. EricC.
    Sep 18, 2007
    0
    They released one really good album, and have been struggling ever since. Some bands just aren't made to last.

Awards & Rankings

63
#63 Most Shared Album of 2006

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Metascore
50

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 3 out of 7
  1. AllMusic
    80
    It's the sound of the band maturing, and while it's certainly more laid-back than any of Live's previous records, that low-key approach feels right for the music on Songs from Black Mountain and helps make it one of their most consistent and successful records.
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  2. Billboard
    40
    Live has settled too comfortably into the skin of a middle-of-the-road rock act. [17 Jun 2006]
  3. Entertainment Weekly
    67
    Proves they can still write hummable pop-metal anthems and equally clunky lyrics. [16 Jun 2006, p.75]
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