Critic Reviews
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Sonicnet
A work that retains their signature sound while embracing a more mature and cautiously positive outlook on matters of the heart.
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Dot Music
Cowboy Junkies have made a 'growing older' record - there's a greater preoccupation with loss and death, reflected in a heavier, darker musical cast.
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Pitchfork
Long time fans will undoubtedly be delighted, but it's tough to predict if this record will inspire converts.
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Wall of Sound
The songs, however, are principally concerned with creating atmosphere, as has always been the band's strength. Only this time the atmosphere is centered on Michae [Timmins's] contemplations of his own mortality, and it seeks musical complexity, not simplicity.
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Alternative Press
A surprisingly substantial collection of lyric-heavy, humbly grandiose barroom-rock storytelling... [Jul 2001, p.63]
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Q Magazine
Dark and knotty, Open takes a while to win you over but when it does, it hangs around in your head like an unpaid debt.
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All Music Guide
The whole gang sounds as good as ever.
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The Onion (A.V. Club)
While the continued drive to mix up its sound remains admirable, the weak spots are downright deadly, making Open feel sort of like a between-albums goof, an experiment strictly for the fan club.
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