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- Artist(s): Patterson Hood, Mike Cooley, Brad Morgan, Jay Gonzalez
- Summary: Produced by David Barbe, the 10th studio release for the alt-country band features six songs written by Mike Cooley and takes over the microphone for one track.
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- Record Label: ATO
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Hard Rock, Alternative Country-Rock, Southern Rock
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| Put your cigarette out and put your hat back on Don't mix up which is which They don't pay you enough to work They don't pay me enough to bitch The... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 20 out of 25
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Mixed: 5 out of 25
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Negative: 0 out of 25
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Mar 4, 2014They’ve created a complex and detailed world, and English Oceans adds more memorable characters to it.
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Mar 3, 2014Dedicated to Lieske, English Oceans is a triumph for the Drive-By Truckers, one that capitalizes on Hood and Cooley’s strengths as songwriters and also gives them something to sing for that means more than all those colorful characters put together.
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Mar 7, 2014Hood and Mike Cooley, the only original members left, handle all of the songwriting for the first time since the band's 1998 debut, and it makes for a unity of vision that prevents the grief from sounding gratuitous, that makes the uncertainties resonate with our own.
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Mar 3, 2014English Oceans, their 12th album in 17 years, confirms they've lost little of their potency, despite major personnel changes over the past decade.
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Mar 12, 2014The group may be battling their more indulgent tendencies at times, but Drive-By Truckers always find a path back towards redemption somewhere along the line.
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Mar 5, 2014Cooley’s superlative performance on English Oceans would be more worthy of celebration if it wasn’t negated by Hood’s most non-committal songwriting to date.
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Feb 28, 2014Basically, this is the sound of a band happy to be coasting, which can be a chore to listen to.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 2
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Mixed: 1 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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Mar 6, 2014
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Mar 11, 2014
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