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If this album is indeed the beginning of a long, arduous journey of rediscovery and rebirth and other fun ponderous stuff, here's hoping the rest of the trip is more enjoyable than this initial misstep.
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Alternative PressA whole that's less than the sum of its parts, a bittersweet pill that's best taken in small doses. [Feb 2005, p.88]
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Half a good album, half disastrously wrong.
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Whether this is an album that actually suits them is another matter, but it actually makes them feel entirely relevant and, for as prolific a decade-old band, that’s high praise indeed.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 33 out of 38
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Mixed: 2 out of 38
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Negative: 3 out of 38
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Jul 23, 2012
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Sep 14, 2010
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MoLFeb 22, 2006One of my favorite albums, and by far the best album of the year.