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MojoLooting a Smithsy guitar line for Winter In The Hamptons or aping Steve McQueen-era Prefab Sprout on My Love Has Gone momentarily lifts Rouse's gloom, but it is scant relief from the stillness at Nashville's core. [Mar 2005, p.106]
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BlenderLyrically, Nashville... is about as insightful as a Hee Haw rerun. But... his warm, reedy voice gives comfort where his words can't. [Apr 2005, p.125]
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Under The RadarWhere artists such as Elliott Smith or Jeff Tweedy manage to express their unique creative personalities while they wield the traditional tools of the trade, Rouse's songwriting lacks a similar sense of urgency or drama, too often stumbling into amazingly trite cliches. [#9]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 31 out of 35
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Mixed: 3 out of 35
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Negative: 1 out of 35
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Aug 6, 2011
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eirikeNov 26, 2005what a brilliant album - it should really be on all best music of 05 lists !
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MichelleTJun 8, 2005Almost as good as 1972 and different than the albums that came before.