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Though it's no masterpiece, With the Tides is certainly a good record. At the very least it should ease your Britpop jones better than Menswe@r.
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There's a sharpness that was absent before, a shift in focus and time that's strict in design.
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The sense of dynamics on With the Tides sounds almost like the missing link between Pablo Honey and The Bends.
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OutburnMore mature than their debut. [#23, p.101]
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Rockist textures and lush dreamscapes that could very well be the Cocteau Twins take on heavy metal.
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FilterThough With The Tides is undoubtedly the document of a band in transition, it gracefully lacks the awkwardness that usually marks the cost of evolution. [#7, p.92]
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MojoStalking drumbeats collide with lush chords and Joel Cadbury's smoky vocals for an emotionally fragile record. [May 2004, p.104]
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Q MagazineA second album full of ambition and epic arrangements so unexpected it knocks you sideways. [May 2004, p.108]
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BlenderSouth won't win any prizes for originality, but their songwriting is endearing enough to mask the stink of opportunistic career change. [Nov 2003, p.121]
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Alternative PressThough it has a couple great cuts that are in the running for Britpop song of the year, With The Tides lacks definition, making South more a group in the midst of a movement than one defining it. [Oct 2003, p.138]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 7
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Mixed: 1 out of 7
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Negative: 0 out of 7
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RSkellsNov 28, 2005
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CalleApr 16, 2005
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JorisMar 20, 2005