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The Brave And The Bold - Tortoise & Bonnie "Prince" Billy
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65 out of 100

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7.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

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  • Summary: The first collaboration between singer-songwriter Will Oldham and Chicago instrumental post-rockers Tortoise features 10 covers, including takes on songs by Elton John and Bruce Springsteen.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 28
  3. Negative: 1 out of 28
  1. Drowned In Sound
    90
    At times they near the hybrid jazz of The Mars Volta or even the plentiful jam bands that can be found on the boulevards of certain Eastern European shores, but Tortoise's effortless ingenuity and Prince Billy's sensuous and aged voice raise it to a much higher plane.
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    60
    Twist[s] both the ultra-familiar and the obscure into awkward new shapes. [21 Jan 2006, p.35]
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  3. NOW Magazine
    30
    Unbearably bland.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 2 out of 6
  1. EstanislaoB
    9
    Es un album excelente, en el que se ve la perfecta unión entre dos grupos, que se multiplican hasta el infinito. Y además la seleccion de canciones es muy buena. Well done… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. FValeron
    4
    Do not ignore Chris M. my friends. I'm a huge Oldham fan, but this record is nonsense. 'Tis a shame...
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  3. madsl
    3
    the worst thing either of the involved has ever put their name to! I dont like anything about this collaboration. Whats the point of an album like this, anyway? Well, if you are Emmylou Harris you can churn out a masterpiece like Wrecking ball, but covers albums in general are surely risky business! And this one in particular underlines the rule..… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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