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- Summary: Following her tenure as singer for roots-rockers Lone Justice, Maria McKee issued a series of three solo releases in the mid 1990s, and then remained relatively quiet for seven years until 'High Dive,' her self-released return.
- Record Label: Viewfinder
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 6
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Mixed: 1 out of 6
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Negative: 0 out of 6
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McKee's High Dive is simply an awe-inspiring album and easily her finest recorded moment.
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Entertainment WeeklyThe music winds and soars and sidles. [9 May 2003, p.76]
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UncutPacked with big, epic pop. [Jun 2003, p.102]
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MojoThe best solo album of her career. [May 2003, p.90]
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Q MagazineThere's a lack of clutter to songs such as To The Open Spaces and the title cut, with its barely-there brass arrangements, which makes them simple pleasures, and among the best songs of her career. [Jun 2003, p.102]
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BlenderSome of her material still has an emotional earnestness that would make Bono blush. [#16, p.121]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 4
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Mixed: 2 out of 4
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Negative: 0 out of 4
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Aug 4, 2011This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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PaulPMay 30, 2003
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PeterJun 4, 2003
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BJO'MalleyJan 23, 2005
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