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The Electric Mile Image
Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews What's this?

User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

  • Summary: The first album from the Philly trio since 1999's Philadelphonic features guest appearances from Medeski Martin & Wood keyboardist John Medeski and Morphine drummer Billy Conway.

Top Track

Free at Last
Now I am trying to tell you something about my life Maybe give you insight might just change your life I'm free at last, I'm free at last, I'm free... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    The real secret to the special sauce is the sly songwriting, which turns his groove gumbos into sardonic meditations on bruised romance. [4/27/2001, p.118]
  2. Here, country twang knocks against rap, funk basslines and blues harmonicas, and liberal lashings of reggae, ska and dub are added -- all adding up to a groove jam congealed into a multi-faceted but consistent and accomplished sound.
  3. 80
    Ultimately, there's a lot to be said about G Love's consistency and the way that amid a steadfast formula he never fails to feel fresh.
  4. The Electric Mile more than meets expectations because this fifth effort is the group's most fully realized.
  5. Electric Mile grooves along like one big outdoor party, where everyone is meant to have a funky good time.
  6. 60
    Electric Mile is good, just not earth-shattering, and coming from someone with Dutton's creativity, it would be nice to hear something a bit more, well, electric.
  7. Blender
    20
    The jam-band influence that now pervades the group's sound is as pernicious an additive as that strychnine somebody slipped into Robert Johnson's whiskey. [Jun/Jul 2001, p.110]
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 1 out of 2
  1. popofreitas
    Jun 19, 2004
    10
    this shit rocks
  2. davidr
    Jan 7, 2004
    3
    This album has about 2 or 3 decent tunes - not enough to make you want to put on more than a few times - get some of his older stuff - yeah This album has about 2 or 3 decent tunes - not enough to make you want to put on more than a few times - get some of his older stuff - yeah its that easy or his debut. Expand