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  • Summary: Encouraged by the reception the band received from touring the much delayed "Hungry Bird," the alt-country trio returns with its latest release, which features Tony Crow, Roy Agee, and Carole Rabinowitz as guest musicians.

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  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
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  1. Filter
    78
    As ambitious as ever, The Meat Of Life finds Clem Snide moving closer to living up to its potential. [Winter 2010, p.100]
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  2. The A.V. Club
    75
    Barzelay can be counted on to deliver clever turns of phrase and subtly engrossing moments, but The Meat Of Life just doesn't have enough of them.
  3. PopMatters
    60
    It may not quite match up to their best work-which is, for my money, The Ghost of Fashion-but it's a sure sign that they're on their way back to that high-watermark.

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