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SpinAmazing Grace is at peak moments an amazingly graceful representation of MC5/Stooges skid marks on a psychedelic superhighway. [Oct 2003, p.112]
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UncutAnother Spiritualized album. Another great Spiritualized album. [Oct 2003, p.120]
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Indolent, perturbed and volatile, Amazing Grace finds Pierce checking his wide-screen Spectorian visions at the studio door; he has opted, instead, for a coarse mix of electrified Southern gospel and somnabulent balladeering that has produced the most urgent Spiritualized album since Electric Mainline.
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Review 1: He may well be repeating himself... but Spiritualized are still a force. Review 2: With Amazing Grace, Pierce has achieved a perfect balance between his traditional blues-rock leanings and his appetite for studio excess. [Score is an average of both reviews: 79 and 90]
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Entertainment Weekly[Pierce is] not averse to thrash; songs like "Never Going Back" find him crawling around in broken glass like Iggy, a supplicant for love. [12 Sep 2003, p.153]
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Alternative PressPierce's organic approach on Grace makes the album feel exquisitely intimate, personable and warm. [Oct 2003, p.138]
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While the songs aren't that different from "classic" Spiritualized, the method in which they were recorded presents a whole new set of sonic possibilities.
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OutburnThe sound is taut and tough, with a much more spontaneous sound than previous efforts. [#23, p. 101]
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Even in the current climate, they sound unique.
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UrbAmazing Grace holds its place in the ever-evolving sound of one of the most momentous bands of the past decade. [Oct 2003, p.86]
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There is absolutely no doubt that this is an important album.
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MojoFor every song that reacts against the last album, another chimes perfectly with its mood of epic redemption. [Sep 2003, p.101]
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More difficult when played initially, you will find yourself becoming immersed in it, a generous reward for your initial endeavours.
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Under The RadarAmazing Grace is loud, dirty, sloppy, and crude. But it rocks hard. [#5, p.103]
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Easily the least indulgent of the releases for the group thus far.
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It is a Spiritualized album in every sense of the word: bombastic, beautiful, energized, dynamic, and for some damn reason, just a little emotionless.
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Even in its most inspired moments, Amazing Grace lacks the fiery intensity of any of Pierce's previous outings.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 18 out of 23
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Mixed: 2 out of 23
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Negative: 3 out of 23
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Apr 30, 2012
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Mar 19, 2011
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WillieLAug 12, 2006