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Generally favorable reviews- based on 29 Ratings
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Positive: 21 out of 29
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Mixed: 5 out of 29
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Negative: 3 out of 29
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taApr 5, 2006one of the best records of the year. beth is the most sexy musician
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MarkRFeb 17, 2006This is her best album to date (and that's saying a lot!). Her voice, writing, and music have a perfect synergy...especially on "A Place Aside", "Shopping Trolley" and "Shadow of a Doubt". This record is a masterpiece.
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RichardRFeb 9, 2006
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MPFrankMar 22, 2006gets better with each and every listen - her best
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RaülJFeb 14, 2006A masterpiece. Stunning
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StephenPMar 18, 2006This album is so beautiful, organic, lush, and heartfelt. I have found Orton to be "boring" in the past, and I cannot overstate how striking, pretty and engaging this album is. Highly recommended.
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JaniceNFeb 14, 2006It took 4 years but well worth waiting for, beautiful song-writing, fantastically expressive voice and full of raw human emotion. Just been to see her live and the songs sounds even better. Excellent
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Daniel,Natalie,JamieVariousFeb 7, 2006
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KeriHFeb 8, 2006Her finest work yet. Very intimate and dirrect. This simpler acoustic sound suits her better.
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IPCFeb 8, 2006Her best record. Lazy? No way! If I reviewed Comfort after the first listen, I'd give in a 5. After listening to it a few more times it really started to grow on me and now its all I listen to.
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ZyurnFeb 17, 2006Strong, genuine, heartfelt music with spare, tight accompaniment. Orton's best yet. I'd give it a 10, but 9 means there just a hint of rawness to it and I like that better. A wonderful gift from Orton. Thank you.
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enricoFeb 28, 2006I love this girl, andi lov her music too. I waited for her a long time, and now i can listen to this new fantastic album.
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[Anonymous]Oct 25, 2006i've been listening to this album non-stop now for about a week. it gets better each time. although i have to say it would probably be a better album without 'worms'.
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JohnBFeb 7, 2006like a better version of cat power who can actually play live.
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MattFeb 7, 2006From Orton, I like the electro-folk pop sound of Daybreaker the most. On Comfort Of Strangers, her voice, which I'm already not crazy about, sounds unclear. On the positive side, some songs do sound fresh.
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susieMay 28, 2006
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TomBFeb 8, 2006I am predisposed to liking Ms. Orton, but I must agree with Katie's comments below. A snoozer of an album.
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EvanSFeb 21, 2006I have Orton's album on a loop in my office and have found it nothing short of grating - her droning, wah-wah vocals and lackluster accompanimentmake "Comfort of Strangers" a ho-hum Jon Brion wanna-be effort.
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katie,aprincessFeb 7, 2006are you keeeding me? there are no legs on 90% of the songs on this album. not only did orton make a visit it snoozeville, but her songwriting sounds lazy. i don't need big melodies or trip-hop... i just want a reason to spin it. i have heard very few reasons in "comfort of strangers."
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ddjamesFeb 17, 2006I love Beth Orton. But this album is total bore.
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SteveSFeb 26, 2006Her most boring CD so far. Very dull and uninspired. I'd pick up Central Reservation instead.
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DavidK.MMar 8, 2006Solid, long-time fan here. Without question the worst Orton album she's ever released. Maybe three decent cuts -- with the rest rambling, bambling, shrilling, sinking. Can someone explain to me the positive reviews listed above? Am I in some alternate reality where people have ears on the bottom of their feet? What a disappointment.
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Both her most musically spare and artistically complex [album] to date.
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While Orton has a tendency to mimic her own melodies, she explores jazz structures here in engaging, exciting ways, and the indigent heartland iconography of her lyrics is beautiful without being cloying.
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SpinUnerringly lovely, but best when the drums heat up. [Feb 2006, p.87]