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Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 8
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Mixed: 1 out of 8
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Negative: 1 out of 8
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Feb 19, 2021Better than "Thrashing", my favorite of theirs since "Stay Positive". Looking forward to digging into the lyrics more, haven't had much time with it yet. But THS are always an 8-10 band and this is one of their best.
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Mar 24, 2021Simultaneously a return to form and the oddest album they’ve ever released. Gets better and better on every listen!
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Mar 18, 2021Open Door Policy is the album longtime fans have been waiting for. The lyrics are there and the music is there.
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Mar 8, 2021The band neither seems content to sit back and play the hits nor to break the formula too much. Perhaps that ambivalence holds Open Door Policy from ranking among their best, but The Hold Steady clearly have more to say and do in their second act, and the record points to how rewarding the possibilities can be.
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Mar 2, 2021While the album isn’t quite the overhaul that quote makes it out to be, there are enough twists to catch longtime fans off guard. Even with eight albums to their name, The Hold Steady continue to prove that consistency doesn’t mean going stale.