Let Me Get By
by Tedeschi Trucks Band
  • Record Label: Fantasy
  • Release Date: Jan 29, 2016
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78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. AllMusic
    Feb 3, 2016
    90
    Never has TTB sounded so organic, relaxed, and free. Let Me Get By is the album this group has been striving for since their formation. You need this.
  2. Exclaim
    Jan 29, 2016
    80
    Though not every song on this overlong album is a winner--if the band has a weakness, it's in crafting enduring melodies--the bright, instinctive performances more than carry the thinner material.
  3. PopMatters
    Jan 29, 2016
    80
    A bonus disc with live tracks, early mixes and other, well, bonuses. But the main event is just as good as you could hope. Actually, better.
  5. Uncut
    Jan 29, 2016
    70
    Their music rarely sounds like the blues: "Let Me Get By" is a fiery funk waltz, "In Every Heart" a 6/8 Stax-styled ballad with woozy horns, while the blue-eyed soul of "Crying Over You" segues into a flute-led raga. [Mar 2016, p.81]
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  1. Whiskeycloned
    Feb 7, 2016
    8
    This is a huge improvement from the hit-and-miss Made Up Mind, which at times felt overwrought and stiff. They've made an album here thatThis is a huge improvement from the hit-and-miss Made Up Mind, which at times felt overwrought and stiff. They've made an album here that sounds like I'd always hoped they would - the jams are hot, Tedeschi sounds great, and there are some surprising new tricks sprinkled throughout. It's a shame all the tastemaker websites auto-ignore stuff like this because they hate jam bands.… Full Review »
  2. Custom_Concerns
    Feb 6, 2016
    6
    Tedeschi Trucks Band is a band I would absolutely love to see live. They exude stellar musicianship, from the guitars to the horns to theTedeschi Trucks Band is a band I would absolutely love to see live. They exude stellar musicianship, from the guitars to the horns to the vocals. In terms of songwriting, however, the tracks on Let Me Get By are gripping for only as long as Tedeschi's soulful style of rock entertains you. It doesn't keep me interested for its 56 minute duration. Tedeschi Trucks Band has a lot of personality, which makes this record generally pleasing throughout, but not an album I will return to any time soon.… Full Review »