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Go-Betweens fans should be very happy with Bright Yellow Bright Orange and glad the band has decided to stay together and continue to make smart, exciting adult pop music.
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Alternative PressRecalls the band's earliest days. [Apr 2003, p.74]
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Bright Yellow, Bright Orange is further proof that the second half of the Go-Betweens career is one well worth following.
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An album of uncommon intelligence.
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BlenderA beautifully contained album, short in length and miniaturist in vision. [#14, p.135]
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A summery pop journey, complete with mellow melodies and gentle guitars.
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This is one consistent record that will being a smile to your face; there is nothing breathtaking, but there doesn't have to be.
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Entertainment WeeklySmart, sitting-room songcraft barbed with bright guitars. [21 Feb 2003, p.150]
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Bright Yellow Bright Orange is a much better album than Friends of Rachel Worth primarily because it largely abandons the formers' modern rock ambitions for a reflective and more natural folk-rock sound.
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It's every bit as essential as any of its predecessors; completely essential, in other words.
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A lovely album, understated and tender, and indeed quite distinct from the angrier, more angular sound on Spring Hill Fair.
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Q MagazineAn absolute masterclass in thoughtful, emotional songwriting. [Apr 2003, p.104]
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Robert Forster's and Grant McLennan's distinctly different songwriting styles mesh brilliantly here.
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SpinBright Yellow is the soundtrack for a small town, like New york, where everybody knows too much about everybody else. [May 2003, p.112]
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A mature, elegant effort, full of richness and depth.
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Bright Yellow almost never reaches the highs of the group's classic early albums, nor does it embarrass itself by straining to duplicate them.
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UncutAnother treasure. [Mar 2003, p.95]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 12 out of 13
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Mixed: 0 out of 13
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Negative: 1 out of 13
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MattApr 24, 2003
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rogergMar 8, 2003
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mauricewFeb 28, 2003Melodic and intelligent, up to the standard of their best songs. No harsh inconsistencies as on the last album, "Friends Of Rachel Worth". Brilliant.