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- Summary: Will Oldham and members of the Jesus Lizard and Lambchop guest on David Berman's country-tinged fifth Silver Jews disc, which also sees the return of on-again, off-again band member Stephen Malkmus.
- Record Label: Drag City
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 27 out of 32
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Mixed: 5 out of 32
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Negative: 0 out of 32
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SpinTanglewood roars back to life with a massive band, a detailed sound, and a voice that sounds ravaged but right. [Oct 2005, p.142]
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Berman's most accomplished album.
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FilterTanglewood Numbers probably won't win many new fans, but it will make the cult of David grow fonder. [#17, p.104]
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MojoA timely reminder of how speculative and exciting American alternative rock was before it discovered Duran Duran and money. [Nov 2005, p.100]
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A languid yet invigorating shrine to indie-pop, Americana, and nudie shirt psychedelia that electrifies the blood and squeegees the mind.
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The New York TimesA series of relatively straightforward tunes, the better to show off the relatively crooked lyrics for which he's known. [17 Oct 2005]
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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.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 13 out of 14
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Mixed: 1 out of 14
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Negative: 0 out of 14
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romanmcFeb 27, 2006
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BrainZDec 12, 2005He's back, niggers.
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timothymJan 29, 2006dc is my hero
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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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MatthewPOct 28, 2005This album rocks where the other Joos albums rolled. The keyboards are a weird, cool touch.
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HenryOct 23, 2005
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DuderROct 18, 2005
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