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Universal acclaim- based on 27 Ratings
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Positive: 24 out of 27
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Mixed: 1 out of 27
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Negative: 2 out of 27
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nofriendofyoursOct 19, 2005Great stuff,man
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KrisBFeb 9, 2006It's no American Water, but it'll do. Something is missing this time around, and i think it's probably because of the absence of Steven Malkmus.
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CrileyLOct 19, 2005Awesome return to a full band sound for the Jews, more rocking than previous efforts.
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JoeSOct 20, 2005Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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HenryOct 23, 2005The Sliver Jews do it again! This is a really good album. it's good to hear DCB sounding like he's having some fun and as usual, writing great music.
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AndyROct 25, 2005Berman betters American Water? it can't be true. It is. 34 and a half minutes of dry, wry heaven. Thanks guys, again.
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marblesDec 7, 2005I have read a lot of harsh reviews and that's too bad. granted the silver jews do not jump out at you and assault you with super sonic rifs. they require a more mature, patient taste. few bands out there today bother to make their music mean somthing, and that is why the silver jews are still refreshing. my biggest complaint is that it isn't very long.
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MatthewPOct 28, 2005This album rocks where the other Joos albums rolled. The keyboards are a weird, cool touch.
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timothymJan 29, 2006dc is my hero
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romanmcFeb 27, 2006You will not be dissapointed. Berman flat-out embarrasses anyone else out there trying to compete with him in lyrical craft. The music is varied on this outing as well. A much fuller pallete than other albums.
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RaulJuliaNov 6, 2005After several listens it is obvious this is a decent Silver Jews album, and not a great outing. I love Punks in the Beerlight to the max. Pony is ailing and needs to be shot. K-hole sounds like a Mike Watt throw-off. Animal shapes sounds like a Smile track. I could go on, but I'd rather listen to some earlier Jews. Perhaps American Water. Ahh, that's better. blah blahh blah
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BrainZDec 12, 2005He's back, niggers.
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JohnANov 12, 2005
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Awards & Rankings
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If another band were to serve up the fiddling strings and lollygagging vocal harmonies of “Animal Shapes,” the wanky guitar breakdowns of “The Poor, The Fair, and the Good,” perhaps Tanglewood Numbers wouldn’t feel like such a disappointment. But Berman’s a brilliant lyricist with 30 or 40 minutes to spare every couple of years, and his voice seems oddly absent from this record.
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A uniquely powerful and moving set of songs.
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A record that is wholly satisfying: not too overwrought and never self-assuredly slick.