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Universal acclaim- based on 23 Ratings
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Positive: 20 out of 23
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Mixed: 2 out of 23
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A.GrayApr 16, 2007Best since Trace. "Mthamphetamine" and "Underground Dream" are classic alt-country songs.
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bryanteApr 6, 2007I listened to it in the store. I thought it sounded awesome with just samples of each song listened to. Definately on my list of things to buy. After I own it, my opinion my rating could very well go up.
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GManMar 30, 2007Great album. I keep playing the 5 first songs over and over. Circadian Rhythm (?) is pure gold. The previous album was great too, but this one is more relaxed and diverse.
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drewcMar 20, 2007Best album Jay Farrar has created yet!!
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MikeBMar 19, 2007A fabulous album that sees the band switching it up as much as thay (I mean 'he") did in Straightaways. Methamphetamine may be the next "Left a slide."
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DaveHMar 18, 2007Incredible. "Highways and cigarettes" is the most hauntingly beautiful song I have heard in years.
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RobSMar 16, 2007Very good album! I would give it an 8 normally but I pushed it up to a nine because it was great to hear Son Volt (Jay) stretching out a bit. It's very consistent, although for me, ther wasn't anything that quite reaches the heights of Bandages and Scars or Atmosphere from Okemah.
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EPortMar 10, 2007downright phenomenal. Farrar keeps proving himself to be one of the greatest songwriters of our generation.
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ScottSMar 10, 2007One of Son Volt's best albums!
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TomSMar 8, 2007This is the record I was waiting for. I liked Okema but it was a little one-dimensional. This seems to have a breadth that has been lacking since Trace. At one point during (I think) satellite, I was equally shocked and amazed - is this Son Volt????? Awesome. And Methamphetamine - is there anyone who does this genre better? Now if only they'd play Bonnaroo again this year....
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MikeJMar 7, 2007Excellent album! The best Son Volt record since Straightaways, and it's as good as that, just in a different way. I didn't think it would be this good after the spotty Okemah, but it's really a great record. Highways and Cigarettes, the Picture and Methamphetamine are all classics.
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jakosMar 6, 2007Awsome! Jay has done it again
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TimAMar 5, 2007Farrar and company add some new instruments and technique to their signature sound to great effect without coming off as experimental or forced. The same great songwriting and familiar voice remain. Great album.
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While it may be impossible for this Son Volt to ever reach the pinnacle of their 1995 debut, no one can accuse Jay Farrar of going through the motions.
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Alternative PressIt lacks the spark of the band's classic catalog material. [Apr 2007, p.191]
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Paste MagazineOn The Search... Farrar discovers some genuinely exciting new haunts, and frontloads them conveniently. [Mar 2007, p.62]