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Feb 12, 2014Perhaps the most that can be said for Have Fun With God is that it is reverent of its exceptional source material.
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Feb 5, 2014If you want to hear the emphasis of some of Callahan’s most satisfyingly minimalist lyrics shift slightly in this foreign landscape, this is a keeper. Otherwise, it’s merely a cool, respectful diversion that’s way better in practice than it looks on paper.
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The WireJan 30, 2014As it is, Have Fun With God is never less than listenable but seldom more than vaguely pleasant. [Feb 2014, p.44]
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Jan 23, 2014As a standalone album, Have Fun With God doesn't totally compel--but as a companion to its source material, it's fascinating.
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Jan 21, 2014While much of Have Fun with God will be reserved for Smog and Callahan superfans, or those who loved Dream River so deeply they'd need to hear it in dub, casual listeners will find something to ponder in the mumbling percussion, deep basslines, and scattershot echo vocals of tunes like "Expanding Dub."
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Jan 31, 2014On its own, it’s an interesting album that becomes torpid much too often. But when compared to Dream River, it completely crumbles.
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Feb 10, 2014Have Fun With God has greatest potential as nap music on long bus rides, but is otherwise only listenable in the context of its source material.
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Jan 21, 2014Compared to Dream River, Have Fun with God sounds like a featureless expanse of echoing congas, with the artist occasionally rising from the depths to sing something that doesn't make sense.