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Metascore
88

Universal acclaim - based on 12 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 14 Ratings

  • Summary: The fifth full-length for the Seattle-based singer-songwriter returns with ten new mostly-acoustic tales about America's heartland, including live favorite "Texas to Ohio."
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Alternative Press
    100
    [Jurado] may be our generation's Neil Young. [Apr 2003, p.78]
  2. Mojo
    100
    While the comparisons to Springsteen's Nebraska and Gillian Welch's Time (The Revelator) are obvious, they don't do justice to Jurado's wholly original craft. [Jun 2003, p.98]
  3. Uncut
    90
    Not for the faint-hearted, Damien Jurado is a habit which won't necessarily bring joy to the listener. But once acquired, you will find it hard to kick. [Apr 2003, p.106]
  4. His most rewarding and assured work yet.
  5. A small triumph, but a triumph nonetheless.
  6. Magnet
    80
    Less, in this case, proves to be much more; Jurado's songs just cut closer when unadorned. [#58, p.95]
  7. Where Shall You Take Me? brings Jurado back to familiar, minimalist territory.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Sep 13, 2022
    10
    Such a comfortable, self assured artist at his peak. Sparse, heavy, and beautiful.
  2. willieb
    Mar 25, 2003
    9
    Not since I See A Darkness has someone so succesfully spun the thin thread that lies between hope and despondency. Far and away his best work Not since I See A Darkness has someone so succesfully spun the thin thread that lies between hope and despondency. Far and away his best work in years; Jurado hits both points high and low (albeit more frequently) with comparable eclat. Expand
  3. bjorkboll
    Apr 20, 2003
    8
    Beats Will Oldham at his own game. Reminiscent of old american traditionals, especially when Rosie Thomas' vocals transcend time and space.
  4. JohnW
    Apr 19, 2005
    8
    its not quite rehearsals for departure, but its close

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