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It will, rightly, go a long way to repairing Pete Doherty's reputation as a singer and songwriter of note. But half of it is a bit boring.
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Peter doesn't quite have a full batch of tunes here--the weird, World War II–themed '1939 Returning' is one of a few songs that could use an actual chorus--but for much of the album he manages to make his dysfunction sing.
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BlenderThe closest his polite bum comes to tearing loose is when he gives his music-hall skiffle a Dixieland bounce. [Apr 2009, p.80]
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Consider Grace/Wastelands more of a step in the right direction, a sign that maybe all is not lost and he can turn things around yet.
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He doesn't quite succeed, though in the process of failing, he turns in his most restrained and focused recordings to date.
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Problem is, the more traditionally reflective Grace/Wastelands just manages to make his solipsism double over on itself and your memories of listening to "Up the Bracket" are more rewarding than his memories of making it.
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Under The RadarBasically, Grace/Wasteland is Doherty as strolling minstrel. [Spring 2009, p.71]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 26 out of 30
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Negative: 2 out of 30
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DBApr 10, 2009
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JohnP.Apr 1, 2009
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Mar 14, 2012