I Can't Stop
by Al Green
Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    Though the songs are sometimes little more than vamps, the interplay is faultless.
  2. Q Magazine
    80
    Almost classic Green. [Jan 2004, p.114]
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  3. Uncut
    80
    It's not amazing... but it's great. [Jan 2004, p.106]
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  5. AllMusic
    80
    A well-made, funky, fun record that proves two things -- the Hi sound lives and Al Green still has it.
  6. Mojo
    80
    He is, if anything, singing better than ever. [Dec 2003, p.104]
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  7. Vibe
    80
    Though age has dirtied up Green's once angelic tenor, all it takes is a swaying guitar-organ, cooing harmonies, surging horns, and rapturous lyrics to conjure up his ol' black magic. [Jan 2004, p.122]
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  8. ShakingThrough.net
    80
    I Can't Stop is impressively consistent: There's not a sub-par song in the bunch.
  9. The Guardian
    80
    But I Can't Stop has more to offer than a rush of nostalgia. The songwriting is largely superb, which keeps the album from sounding like a clever pastiche.
  10. Austin Chronicle
    78
    The funk on the reverend's latest may be too smooth for some, but I Can't Stop will make even casual fans want to jump up and kiss somebody.
  11. PopMatters
    70
    This is a great work of soul music.... So what's the problem? Well, I'm not really sure that it's fair to say it, but I will, and let the cards fall where they may: This record is too happy.
  12. Rolling Stone
    70
    If there's a flaw, it's that the production is too sharp; the warm murkiness of Green's Hi era is much missed.
  13. Amazon.com
    70
    I Can’t Stop blows away the dust and finds more life and gutbucket flash in a seemingly inexhaustible vein.

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  1. [Anonymous]
    Oct 30, 2005
    10
    Al Green's comeback is a thing of beauty. He still sounds like he did all those years ago.
  2. uknownpersonuknown
    Jan 11, 2004
    9
    Good Album- they should put the song " lets stay together"