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Universal acclaim- based on 373 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 309 out of 373
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Mixed: 16 out of 373
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Negative: 48 out of 373
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jamesmDec 6, 2006I like it both musically and lyrically. But what I like best is the way it polarises your reviewers. It just show that our opinions are only useful to us....don' t listen to me, listen to you!
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JamesSMar 10, 2010Simply the most astonishing record. Having recently picked up
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KurtCobainNov 14, 2006b0ing!
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JustinMNov 16, 2006Fantastic album, start to finish.
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gNov 17, 2006album of the year... if Darwin is to be believed, newsom's record will survive as a classic for hundreds of years. seriously its THAT good
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JoeGDec 1, 2006Hmmm, I'll be joining the ranks of pretentious I guess. Or maybe it just that I love listening to it? A worthy successor to Astral Weeks.
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SeanDec 4, 2006
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KelseaLDec 6, 2006
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samfDec 6, 2006stunning
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DannyCJan 18, 2007
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ThomasG.Oct 26, 2007It's absolutely beautiful. Her lyrics are spot on, and the music is wonderful. Just because it's different doesn't make it pretentious. She's got her own unique style that shows alot of passion.
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BrandonHJan 20, 2007This is, by far, the best album of 2006.
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KennyMJan 8, 2007beautiful.
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BryanE.Jan 8, 2007
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johndMar 9, 2007If you don't like this album, you don't like music: it's that simple. There have been many albums released in the last deacade but none of them leave you as stunned as this. Perfect!
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JAMay 22, 2007Definitely one you have to be in the mood for. But wow, when the time is right, this album is pure magic. Phenomenally gorgeous and totally original.
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jaJul 3, 2007Gorgeous. Her occasionally screechy vocals will deter many potential listeners, but if you can get around those sparodic moments in the songs, you'll find an absolutely brilliant album filled with stirring music and beautiful imagery. It is fantastical, yet her humanity still comes across clearly.
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DelP.Aug 16, 2007
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cmiiiiicmiSep 9, 2007It makes me smile.
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BrandonV.Oct 30, 2008Tim Kasher and I once had a conversation about Joanna Newsom. we concluded that she is an olive artist. you either love her or hate her. We love her. "If Joanna Newsom is doing well, music is doing well." YS, this is an amazing album. a sound that actually is new. her songwriting and lyrics are genius. but again, thats just my opinion. i really like olives.
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JaaaaamedJun 18, 2008
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KurtDNov 13, 2006Perfect.
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RyanLNov 14, 2006It took 11 months but we finally have a genuine album of the year.
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MikeMNov 15, 2006Gorgeous, inspiring.
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GeraMNov 15, 2006"Hard to swallow." Wow RS, I think you should just go sit down and listen to Fergie's album cos ur out of ur leage. Just in! RS has lost all credibility! Oh no, wait that was about 15 years ago..
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GmanNov 16, 2006
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BillYNov 17, 2006An album like this only comes along once in a pink moon. It will take a little while to appreciate, which only adds to its longevity. Masterful.
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PhillipLNov 23, 2006An entrancing album, it's taken hold of me and won't let go. I can understand that some might not like it, but to me it is one of the best things I've ever heard.
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RosieRNov 25, 2006Original in the best sense of the term. Newsom is one of the finest lyricists around, and this is an album I will be playing for a long time to come.
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JManNov 28, 2006'Y's' is without a doubt the album of the year. It may not be for everybody, but there is not one other artist who has made this strong and original sounding record this year.
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Awards & Rankings
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It’s to her great credit that Newsom (literally) plucks artistic triumph from the jaws of cloying whimsy.
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It may well be the most off-putting album released this year. After playing it, there seems every chance it is the also the most astonishing.
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Newsom has managed to lessen the twee factor of her last record... in the process crafting an album as bewitching as it is odd.