by
Josh Ritter
- Record Label: Sony
- Release Date: Aug 21, 2007
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Universal acclaim- based on 40 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 37 out of 40
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Mixed: 0 out of 40
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Negative: 3 out of 40
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AndrewH.Sep 17, 2007The best album of Ritter's career and a shoo-in for the top 10 albums of this year, if not almost any year in recent memory. This is the kind of quality music that transcends taste: I could listen to this album with my hippest, snobbiest friends and I could listen to it with my grandma. Nearly perfect.
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LunaF.Sep 18, 2007
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RD.Sep 18, 2007A musical landscape-changing record. A neo classic.
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ErikH.Sep 19, 2007Easily among the best albums of the year!
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MatthewP.Sep 21, 2007A definite improvement on The Animal Years, and that was as near perfect as a alternative country album can get! He is slowly becoming a big player and its about time!
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JeffA.Sep 30, 2007I like a lot of albums. Some I like a lot. But I really love this one.
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timeSep 17, 2007I thought he died a few years ago? I loved him in Threes Company
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PatrickMM.Sep 17, 2007
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MikeJ.Sep 17, 2007
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GeorgeB.Sep 17, 2007Strong songs hampered by cramped sound
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BrendanSep 17, 2007Josh Ritter is the Man!
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BrendaH.Sep 18, 2007Great!
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GregB.Sep 19, 2007Gets better with every listen. My vote for album of the year thus far.
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matta.Sep 21, 2007Not as good as The Animal Years, but still solid. He has definitely came into his own as an artist and these last two albums are his best work to date.
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ChrisC.Nov 4, 2007Not only the best record of the year, but the best record in a decade.
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chrisFOct 24, 2007Melds into the room when played and makes everything better. Don't know the names of the tracks and don't care. It's instantly pleasant.
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RobertD.Sep 17, 2007
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DB.Sep 17, 2007album of the year
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PaulCSep 18, 2007Dylan's best album since Blonde on Blonde!
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ChrisK.Sep 18, 2007Ritter's best record and easily one of the best of the year.
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Aug 6, 2011There are some great songs on here. There's no denying that. As for an album, it's a little all over the place, but still.. fantastic. "The Temptation of Adam" might be Ritter's best song. Ever.
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Apr 25, 2012Strongest Josh Ritter album, I love every song on it. It is one of the few albums I can listen to the entire album at one and repeatedly. His use of variations on a single chord structure makes for a great musical coloration. Rapid fire lyrics on the first track are very impressive. One of the best lyricists today.
Awards & Rankings
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Historical Conquests is above all a fun record. It's got all of the heartache, acute observation, and crushing truth that fans are used to, but it never preaches without a wink and, most importantly, sounds as good blisteringly loud as it does drifting out of a clock radio in the garage.
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You're presently reading about what may be the best album of 2007, hands down, by the most under-accorded American musical genius.
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The Historical Conquests of..., a sprawling diorama of down-home rhythms and thoughtful lyrics, isn't immediately striking. But there's a joy in unfurling the half-submerged melodies and wry, tender sentiments.