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- Summary: The seventh album for the artist was produced by Dennis Herring.
- Record Label: Sony
- Genre(s): Rock, Singer-Songwriter
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| You Don't Know Me | |
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| I want to ask you Do you ever sit and wonder? It's so strange That we could be together for so long And never know, never care What goes on in the... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 21
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Mixed: 11 out of 21
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Negative: 2 out of 21
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This is the first album where his artistry seems fully realized, both in terms of subject matter and performance. Witty, balanced and highly charged.
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Alternative PressIt's a handy metaphor for the record, and Folds in general: Obsessed with love but with a careful eye for the absurd, humanizing details. [Nov 2008, p.160]
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There is nary a weak link to be found. More than anything, Way to Normal is simply Folds’s way of showing us that, at 42, he’s still doing this piano-power-pop thing better than anyone else around.
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UncutFolds' third solo album is filled with songs about breakups, laced with some low-key experimentalism and, of course, a lot of keyboard pounding. [Nov 2008, p.94]
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Although he seems to have rediscovered his panache, the music supporting his narratives is still lacking the originality of his best work.
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Way to Normal may win a few fans back who balked at the newfound sincerity that peppered his last two or three records, but a little more nuance and a lot less displaced teen angst would have made it palatable for everybody.
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He issues his grievances with a smart-ass certainty, rarely showing empathy or compassion for his characters or admitting that maybe it's his perspective that's skewed.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 2
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Mixed: 1 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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Jun 29, 2013
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