Love & War
by Daniel Merriweather
Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Mojo
    60
    It would be easy to write off the album as pastiche but a confessional, honky-tonk-styled "Cigarettes," and the grit Merriweather puts into the immaculately fashioned grooves, show he's more about feel than fashion. [Jul 2009, p.95]
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  2. Q Magazine
    60
    This Ronson-produced collection of swinging '60s pop and blue-eyed soul is still well-crafted, with standouts. The problem is Merriweather's voice, which is technically agile but emotionally anodyne. [Jul 2009, p.127]
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  3. Rolling Stone
    50
    Love & War is sharp and bright, full of limpid melodies, punchy brass arrangements and, in songs like "Change" (with rapping by Wale), beats that gesture to 1974 but feel thoroughly 2010.

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User Score
6.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. owenrw89
    Dec 19, 2016
    5
    Well sang, but ultimately bland. It's an enjoyable album, but after a few spins it's a little on the forgettable side. No real killer tracksWell sang, but ultimately bland. It's an enjoyable album, but after a few spins it's a little on the forgettable side. No real killer tracks or lasting lyrical content.… Full Review »
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