Breach
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Universal acclaim- based on 28 Ratings
- Record Label: Interscope
- Genre(s): Rock, Alternative
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Positive: 12 out of 16
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Mixed: 3 out of 16
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Negative: 1 out of 16
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On the surface, there's not much different between this album and its predecessor, but the songs are stronger, sharper, and the performances are lean, muscular, and immediate.
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There's one big knock to be made against ''Breach'': It lacks the spark of the new, the original. Both lyrically and musically, Dylan works within traditional forms rather than pushing at boundaries... Dylan is more craftsman than innovator (in this way he resembles John Mellencamp), and some listeners will be put off by the feeling they've heard it all before.
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Jakob Dylan and his team have fashioned an album that's longer on big guitars, crunchy grooves and cool changes than overt confessionals. All told, Breach is a subtle, seamless effort with nary a lull or misstep -- in contrast to its multiplatinum predecessor, the second half of which suffered from a series of pedestrian songs.
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Breach is equal parts likeable, lyrical jamming, and inflated mediocrity. The Wallflowers achieve their most noteworthy moments in their uptempo, instrumentally thick songs, such as the first track, "Letters from the Wasteland," and "Sleepwalker." When the band leans hard on lyrics as the primary stability of a song, the album falters a bit ("Witness," for example, is slow and tedious).
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Fans will be happy to find Jakob more upfront, and keyboardist Rami Jaffe utilized, but differently than past straightforward organ parts.
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Q MagazineGeneric, maybe, but very nicely done. [Nov. 2000, p.117]
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Breach is a dull affair of humdrum tunes, mundane performance, and lyrics which lose themselves in vague imagery as if Dylan were actually evading the chance to express himself.
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Positive: 10 out of 10
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Mixed: 0 out of 10
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Negative: 0 out of 10
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AmandaS.Aug 19, 2001Definitely better than the first album. Every single song is great!
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adreasSep 14, 2005an amazing cd! Still love it years later!
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KateR.Sep 22, 2001Anyone who doesn't appreciate the Wallflowers is an idiot.
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KelleyWApr 25, 2005The best of the four Wallflowers albums. Highly recomended.
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DavidRJun 21, 2005
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TaniaGAug 27, 2005
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Mar 22, 2012
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