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You can actually hear the moment when the album turns sour.
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Lucky for him, he has Lisa Hannigan on board on several tracks in this album--her breathtaking vocals almost manage to make this take of epic heartbreak to the backdrop of Irish lullabies worthwhile. Almost.
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The big, inescapable problem with O is that, aside from being derivative, Rice's songwriting is also unbearably repetitive-- he stubbornly relies upon time-tested singer/songwriter formulas (quiet acoustic strumming and sober, wavering vocals), and repeats them almost exactly the same way, every time.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 98 out of 108
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Mixed: 5 out of 108
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Negative: 5 out of 108
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Nov 18, 2014
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May 30, 2017
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Sep 21, 2014