Wind In The Wires
by Patrick Wolf
  • Record Label: Tomlab
  • Release Date: Mar 15, 2005
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 33 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 33
  3. Negative: 3 out of 33

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  1. KeviinT
    Mar 27, 2005
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    I am appalled of other reviewers comparing mr wolf with great singers. Sorry guys, but patrick has nothing to do with Jeff Buckley at all. He sounds like a proto-Dave Gahan, or a very proto-Marc Almond, the music is a mixture of folky instrumentation and cheap homemade electronica on the lines of the worst by Bjork. The lyrics are exaggerated and childish, if anything, this guy can make I am appalled of other reviewers comparing mr wolf with great singers. Sorry guys, but patrick has nothing to do with Jeff Buckley at all. He sounds like a proto-Dave Gahan, or a very proto-Marc Almond, the music is a mixture of folky instrumentation and cheap homemade electronica on the lines of the worst by Bjork. The lyrics are exaggerated and childish, if anything, this guy can make you blush, shame.… Expand

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#77 Best Album of 2005

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. AllMusic
    80
    There's a young man's honest pain behind all of the flowery English vernacular.
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  2. Dot Music
    90
    Prepare to be beguiled.
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  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    If 'Wind In The Wires' is not exactly an innocent record, then, it is certainly sincere. And that sincerity, allied to such extraordinary sounding songs, makes for an exhilarating experience. [12 Feb 2005, p.49]
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