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Universal acclaim- based on 309 Ratings
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Positive: 274 out of 309
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Mixed: 17 out of 309
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Negative: 18 out of 309
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Sep 1, 2012This album has some lovely moments, but the whole saturday afternoon at the renaissance fair vibe ends up feeling forced upon repeated listens. Didn't even make it to my IPod.
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Jul 22, 2011
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DennisD.Dec 15, 2008I don't get the hype and really don't understand how this made so many best of 08 lists. It's listless and dull, without a memorable track. It sounds like My Morning Jacket on valium.
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ChristianPNov 17, 2008Technically proficient but other than "White Winter Hymnal," there's no real magic.
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ZackT.Oct 4, 2008A great first album , it give hope , but vocal are not really good , sometimes yes sometime no. A bad production with boring songs. But when i hear Tiger mountain or your Protector , i am sure this bands have a great potential.
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GeneS.Sep 15, 2008
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BelleAug 21, 2008No no no. Way overrated. It was really... boring. All the tracks sound the same and there's just nothing I loved about it. Bleugh.
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DagW.Aug 15, 2008
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JCC.Jul 24, 2008After all the hype, I finally listened to this. And what a letdown - it just fits in that dull niche of paint by numbers alternative music. Nice, safe, repetitive but ultimately disengaging and downright dull.
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FletcherD.Jun 20, 2008This album is solid, but let's get ahold of ourselves, this is not one of this years best in the big picture. People kind of need to cool their jets and quit riding the Hype Train.
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J.E.Jun 11, 2008More civil war beard blog rock. They sound just like a less rock influenced My Morning Jacket and Band of Horses. There's nothing original going on here. The songs are pleasant enough, but you've heard it all before. The title track "ragged wood" very blatantly rips off MMJ's "golden".
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PaulCJun 10, 2008Slightly above average, but nowhere near as good as the reviews. Maybe I expected too much after seeing such a high metacritic score. There are definitely albums with lower scores that rock more, are more fun, and more worth a listen.
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Awards & Rankings
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May 11, 2011Helplessness Blues is one of the few things reminding me that behind the liquor stores and condominiums is a little freedom and a lot of hope.
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Throughout the album, the band sounds wise beyond its years, so it's not really that surprising that Fleet Foxes is such a satisfying, self-assured debut.
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With their self-titled debut, Fleet Foxes have attained this and have delivered one of the best albums of the year.