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Universal acclaim- based on 89 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 77 out of 89
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Mixed: 8 out of 89
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Negative: 4 out of 89
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Jan 29, 2018It is a wonderful album. Very slow, yet still engaging. The lyrics tell great stories.
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Nov 20, 2013
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Jan 13, 2011I listened to this album eveyday for 3 years. It's just wonderful. The backing band are rock steady and perfectly accentuate her voice. You have no soul if you don't like this album!
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rass.Jan 3, 2009perfect!
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JeremyFMay 8, 2007
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jaApr 5, 2007Another relese full of restrained, beautiful song writing, but these new songs don't quite grab you the way her last album did. Still great, but not her best.
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AndyAug 22, 2006Gets a little monotonous as it drags on. The first three tracks are fantastic though.
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mr.hankeyMar 28, 2006
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MeyaC.Mar 24, 2006it kind of bored me, but there were still a few good songs on it. chan marshall's voice is as beautiful as ever.
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kirbywMar 19, 2006some of you people aren't paying attention. i've got all of her cd's and this one alone has 8 great songs on it. and the '03 and covers cd are quality also. check out sally timms,get well soon chan.
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JordanMar 7, 2006I like some of there select songs better on other albums, flow wise. Still an epic band, with sure to be classic songs.
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StepanSMar 6, 2006Great form, but not really much content inside it.
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lasttimeIsawyouMar 2, 2006unfortunately chan's been smokin' too long and it finally got to her. her voice isn't as good as it was before and the spare instrumentation of her past two records is sorely missed. if you haven't heard "the covers record" or "you are free" then go buy them now!
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JimCFeb 19, 2006Beautiful and seductive.
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calvinhFeb 17, 2006No depression? Don't listen this album. I can listen Chan Marshall's "You are free" (2003) only at a very low dosage, but I like it: not the same for this last work.
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RobertAFeb 15, 2006I enjoy this album. It has a nice vibe and all around good quality. I give it a solid 8.
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BLFeb 8, 2006
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ChuckFFeb 7, 2006The first four songs are wonderful, and so is the last, but this woman is a train wreck. Her live shows are horrendous.
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JayMFeb 7, 2006Okay. Definitely overhyped. This is above average music, but nothing special.
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RIckFeb 6, 2006Honestly, what's so great about this?
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worpswedeFeb 5, 2006Chan's highest achievement and front-to-back best album.
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JasonFFeb 3, 2006
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[Anonymous]Jan 30, 2006cat power is overhyped crap, marketed to pretentious indie rock tone deaf idiots. this deserves a negative score.
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motbJan 30, 2006Marketing holds no credit for Cat Power's success. Word of mouth over the years and great music are the real reason this is even being heard. Marketing douches can kiss my arse and you Tom are a chump for implying that they help CP score high marks. Shame. Enjoy your Jovi, poseur dude.
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madslJan 30, 2006The three first songs are great and a welcome addition to the cat power canon. the rest of the stuff is not quite as captivating even though the album ends with yet another strong track, Love and Communication.
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AttaBoyJan 30, 2006this is simply a great album. marshall allows the songs ebb and flow from one to the next, while not letting the individual songs lose their immediacy. the overall effect is a great album that appears effortless. i really think that this album will talked about with reverence in 10 years and beyond.
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LawrencePJan 30, 2006Mostly first-class singing and songwriting. Almost on par with "you are free"....Mr Kurt Cobain , your wife is on line two...
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sarahkJan 29, 2006Good album--don't expect another YOU ARE FREE, this album proves Marshall's diversity while maintaining some familiar elements
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RaulJJan 29, 2006chan has expanded into orchestrated music and the results are a pleasure. her intimite charms are lushly accompanied with strings, horns and life. a welcomed step from a wonderful artist. to those who don't get it-good, you don't deserve to.
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AlexanderCJan 29, 2006A very fine album and a must have for any chan marshall fan old or new. Her eventual greatest hits album will be just sublime, however, that can wait.
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JamesAJan 28, 2006
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JamieSJan 27, 2006A big disappointment after so long. Average songs, not a lot of effort in the performances, and the band make her sound completely boring. What a mess.
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KurtCobainJan 26, 2006Meow! What a hottie! If I wasn't dead I would bang the bejesus out of her! Come to daddy baby.
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TomDJan 26, 2006i don't get it...this is just generic singer/songwriter territory. there aren't any memorable hooks or clever lines, and the songs are just bland. why does everyone think this is amazing? oh wait...marketing...
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BrianEJan 26, 2006don't beliee the hesitant reviewers - its perfect
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GnarlesJan 25, 2006
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AdamKJan 24, 2006I love this album and cat power. May she keep on truckn.
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LFJan 24, 2006This album is lighter, softer and brighter than everything she's done befone, but still this is Chan Marshall. The backing band, full of Memphis veteran musicians, is what gives her music a different atmosphere - soul & country touches, her minimalist piano and unmistakable voice. The highlights are "Lived in Bars", "The Moon" and "Love and Communication".
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MattJan 24, 2006Cat Power's The Greatest doesn't feel like an effort to re-create the soul sound. It feels as real and as natural as when Dusty Springfield did it. And her vocals are better than ever.
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rass.Jan 24, 2006perfect!
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ralphsJan 24, 2006gorgeous and heart breaking alll at the same time.
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Awards & Rankings
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Aside from one or two bore-me-ups, this is an album of understated perfection.
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It doesn't take a genius to see that this is a wicked concept on paper: Marshall's got the voice and the vibe to make it work, but there's a nagging sense that it wasn't properly planned out.
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UncutSimilarly to Lambchop's Nixon, it weaves together new and old, soul and country, black and white, love and hate, to form an understated masterpiece. [Feb 2006, p.74]