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Universal acclaim- based on 9 Ratings
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Positive: 8 out of 9
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Mixed: 1 out of 9
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Negative: 0 out of 9
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SteveMMar 3, 2006This guy is a master songwriter! It amazes me that he's not bigger than he is in terms of public recognition.
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TomWMar 2, 2006
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KeithHMar 24, 2006A catchy,sometimes thrilling album that grows with repeated listening.
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MattMar 7, 2006Less rocky than the last album, and more alt-country - but just as satisfying. Lots of good, basic song structure here.
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StephenVMay 19, 2006Rhett Miller understands how to write catchy songs that get better with repeated listens. I can't understand the low ratings. To me it is one of the top five recordings of 2006. Having said that I still prefer the Old 97's.
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StanApr 8, 2006I like this a lot more than the last 97's album too. I like Singular Girl at least as much here, and you can't blame him for rerecording "Question" which should be a hit somewhere. Put him in the long tradition of artists like Matthew Sweet, Marshall Crenshaw and The DB's who put out perfect pop songs and will never make it on the radio. What's wrong with this world?
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JDSaintApr 4, 2006Better than the Old 97s Drag it Up or the 1st Rhett Miller solo The Instigator. This one continues the evolution from alt country to power pop though the re-recording of Singular Girl is actually twangier than the Satellite Rides outtake - and Question is inferior to the all acoustic original.
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PrestoFeb 28, 2006
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BlenderThere's a little too much goop here. [Mar 2006, p.113]
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Miller's compositions are typically well crafted and slightly artier than what you'd hear on, say, a Josh Groban disc, but this isn't too far off that sort of pouty boy bellowing.
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Entertainment WeeklyA few more quirks and blemishes might've made it more memorable. [3 Mar 2006, p.100]