Dear Scott
by Michael Head & the Red Elastic Band
Metascore
89

Universal acclaim - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. The Observer (UK)
    Jun 6, 2022
    80
    Every Head album is a gem, but Dear Scott – named after a note-to-self by F Scott Fitzgerald, down on his luck – has a particularly deep internal lustre.
  2. Mojo
    Jun 3, 2022
    100
    Luminous and alive, Dear Scott is just what Mick does: Head music, straight from the heart. [Jun 2022, p.82]
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  3. AllMusic
    Jun 3, 2022
    80
    Not only is it nice for long-time fans of his work, it gives those looking for someone making these kinds of desperately beautiful, painfully human songs a new artist to discover and love.
  5. The Telegraph (UK)
    Jun 3, 2022
    40
    Shackled by its own turgid competency, Dear Scott fizzes with all the life of a demo tape recorded in a local community hall double-booked with a bingo night. No matter how loud you turn up the volume, it still sounds quiet. It sounds uncomfortably naked, too.
  6. Uncut
    Jun 3, 2022
    90
    Even by Head's own lofty standards, this represents a late-career masterpiece. [Jun 2022, p.29]
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