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Like its concluding song, The Age of Adz is occasionally transfixing, but overall inconsistent.
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UncutThe downside of Stevens' inward journey is that it seems to have eroded his confidence, leading to a maddening tendency to sabotage his best tunes. [Nov 2010, p.82]
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MojoThe Age Of Adz, by contrast, is problematic for its mind-boggling ambitions, as Stevens harnesses his folkier songcraft and complex orchestration to electronica. [Nov. 2010, p. 100]
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Sure there's some nice stuff here and no one ever said Stevens lacked ideas. But I'm telling you that despite this, The Age of Adz is a major misfire from an artist of uncommon depth and talent.
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With The Age Of Adz, Stevens may simply be trying too hard.
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 164 out of 183
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Mixed: 9 out of 183
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Negative: 10 out of 183
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Oct 13, 2010
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Oct 13, 2010
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Oct 19, 2010