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- Summary: The Thorns is a collaboration between singer-songwriters Matthew Sweet, Shawn Mullins and Pete Droge, with this disc marking their first release together.
- Record Label: Sony
- Genre(s): Rock, Adult Alternative, Singer-Songwriter
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 9
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Mixed: 2 out of 9
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Negative: 1 out of 9
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The butter-drenched vocal harmonies can be overwhelming in spots, but each of the principals involved brings enough of his songwriting savvy to the table to make The Thorns a guilty pleasure of pure California dreamin'.
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Q MagazineSomething rather lovely with a jittery edge that halts proceedings well before they arrive at saccharine-sweet. [Aug 2003, p.115]
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BlenderSome of the brightest three-part harmony singing since Crosby, Stills & Nash first gathered around a mic 30-plus years ago. [#17, p.144]
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MojoOccasionally gestures towards greatness, but remains earthbound for the most part. [Sep 2003, p.112]
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UncutIt's a long time since we heard three-part harmonies as good as this from anyone. [Jun 2003, p.104]
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The most successful songs are those that either embrace their influences so fully that they become glorious reproductions or those that dispense with the idol worship altogether.
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This is toothless, banal music that is so sweet it's like eating an extra helping of cotton candy.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 3
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Mixed: 0 out of 3
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Negative: 0 out of 3
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CharlesGJun 1, 2003Bought this and the new Jayhawks on the same day and cant wait for one to finish so can hear the other again. What a dilema!
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BrianMJun 12, 2003
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rchavezSep 18, 2003
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