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Apr 25, 2012Somewhere along the way, though, the emotions fail to match up, or the song structures that always sound so familiar fail to separate themselves from what's come before.
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Apr 23, 2012Few songs on "Blunderbuss" truly knock the wind out of you, as the White Stripes could - even with riffs that were fragmentary, simple or borrowed. This is a songwriter's record, and a kind of orchestrator's record; there's also a new overall vehemence in the lyrics, hammering on dishonesty, jealousy, immorality.
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Apr 23, 2012Despite all the critics desperately wanting White to continue being our modern-day rock savior, the record can't have it both ways [being both a pointed statement about the pains of a break up and a collection of daring, wacky and eccentric songs] -although it's still a blast to hear it try.
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Apr 19, 2012Thankfully, there are just enough flashes of brilliance to save it, even if much of the album comes across as a really expensive demo.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 158 out of 178
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Mixed: 17 out of 178
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Negative: 3 out of 178
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Apr 24, 2012
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Apr 24, 2012
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Feb 17, 2013