Xenophanes - Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
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  • Summary: Mars Volta's Omar Rodriguez Lopez releases his first Spanish-only solo album.

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. Delusions of Adequacy
    80
    Xenophanes might be the most concise statement Rodriguez Lopez has ever made (11 tracks in 45 minutes), and its tidiness is evident from the (mostly) taut song structures, urgent pacing, shortened solos, and singable melodies.
  2. Alternative Press
    60
    It's a moody composition with occasional moments of brilliance that will ultimately leave most listeners as confused as they are content. [Oct 2009, p.114]
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  3. Spin
    60
    The result is a listenable, more conventional version of his primary band. Though refreshing in a solo-career context, we've heard most of this stuff before.
  4. Tiny Mix Tapes
    30
    For a solo artist obsessed album-in and album-out with delivering a product alien to the mothership, this move represents a regression, a willingness to tread ground he's covered, almost note-for-note.

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