Big Day in a Small Town
by Brandy Clark
User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
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  1. TVequality
    Apr 10, 2021
    0
    So many of the songs are just bad. The Ballards she can sing, her voice doesn’t go with upbeat songs. It’s just stereotype poor country coming from someone living a better life. Not authentic.

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Metascore
84

Universal acclaim - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Rolling Stone
    Jun 17, 2016
    80
    Clark is good at bending country boilerplate.
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  2. Uncut
    Jun 9, 2016
    80
    These diorama-songs of a Mayberry gone to seed don't sound to different from what you might hear on mainstream US radio--only much more lovingly observed and finely crafted. [Jul 2016, p.71]
  3. AllMusic
    Jun 9, 2016
    90
    If Big Day in a Small Town occasionally feels like nothing more than a collection of great songs that don't quite gel into a larger picture, that's a minor complaint: songs rarely come much better than these.
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