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Generally favorable reviews- based on 280 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 233 out of 280
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Mixed: 17 out of 280
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Negative: 30 out of 280
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Oct 21, 2021
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Jan 22, 2020By far his best album. Concise, thoughtful and self aware. Not as accessible as his other albums but will stick with you far longer if you dive into it
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Nov 23, 2019Great album.Songwriting is fantastic.His singing is great too.I love the way he criticize everything in world.Love the production too.
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Dec 17, 2018
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May 14, 2018
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Apr 25, 2018Very different from Honeybear, but almost equally as great. There are two or three tracks that it could have done without, but overall I loved this album. His expressions of alienation from the rest of the human race really resonate with me. I can't think of a thing he said on this album that I didn't agree with
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Feb 7, 2018
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Jan 9, 2018Father John Misty provides witty, comedic, thought provoking and amazing lyricism in each and every track.
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Aug 2, 2017I absolutely love this album: the composition, the depth of his (as usual) irony-infused lyrics that are highly relevant in today's political and cultural climate. It was difficult - if not impossible - to deliver an album even better than the last two, but he did it.
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Jul 21, 2017Fantastic album. Joshua is a genius artist. I loved this so much.
The lyrics and the structure of each song is perfect. Is not so cohesive as I thought it was going to be, but It's completly wonderful -
Jun 29, 2017
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Jun 27, 2017I really like the lyrics on this album but melodically it's not very diverse. I hate, however, the "preachy" feelings that I get from Pure Comedy, he's acting like he's the new Messiah trying to save us all from capitalism and tumblr blogs for **** sake.
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May 14, 2017There’s a surprising level of motivic mastery within these deceptively basic harmonic structures, and it combines with Tillman’s oozing passion to create a genre-defining album nothing short of inspirational. My Score: 150/180 (Great) = 8.3/10
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May 2, 2017
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Apr 29, 2017When it comes to a statement about all the craziness that is going on, this album is the best example of that. Its done with somber guitar and piano ballads that spark light in darkness. Father John Misty has made a great album for 2017 that we can all listen to while taking deep breaths and have a think on what we are doing here and how we can help.
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Apr 19, 2017
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Apr 17, 2017This album is not for everyone. That said, I enjoy this album to such a high extent. FJM proves himsef on a whole new level of musicianship on this record with the instrumentals, themes, and vocal performances.
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Apr 14, 2017
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Apr 13, 2017
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Apr 13, 2017This is literally Twitter Rants: The Album. FJM is just a whiny anti-Christian edgelord. Please do not waste your time on this album. There's really not much going on.
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Apr 11, 2017
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Apr 11, 2017This record is way too long and way too preachy, though it does have its clever moments. Overall it's okay, but could stand being shorter and sweeter.
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Apr 10, 2017
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Apr 10, 2017Definitely a grow-on-you kind of album. The more I listen to it the more its eccentricities move from seeming off-putting to incredibly honest and beautiful. It's nice to hear him bare his soul so unabashedly, even if his opinions don't always match up with mine.
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Apr 10, 2017
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Apr 10, 2017
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Apr 9, 2017Lyrically I like the album and much of it's subject matter. Musically it lacks the diversity of Fear Fun and even Honey Bear. I don't understand all the negative reviews and it's not as good as many of the critics claim it is....solid 7 IMO.
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Apr 8, 2017His previous albums were among my favorites. This time around, he spent so much time writing the lyrics he forgot to write any songs. I'd rather just read these lyric sheets while listening to I Love You, Honeybear. While I liked Bored in the USA in the context of his past album, this new record is like listening to that song on repeat for 75 minutes.
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Apr 8, 2017
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Apr 8, 2017Philosophical thinking MASTERPIECE.
This remembered me Pink Floyd mellow sounds found in the album The Final Cut.
Possibly one the best albums of the year!
Can't wait for more of this in the near future.
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Apr 7, 2017
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Apr 7, 2017I love this album. It is nearly as punchy as his previous work, but that seems alright given the meaning of the lyrics and the times we find ourselves in these days.
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Apr 7, 2017
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Apr 7, 2017
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Apr 7, 2017Fantastic, thoughtful, soul-bearing music the kind of which is in short supply. Some of these songs are amongst the best written so far this decade, and his voice is simply amazing.
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Apr 7, 2017Pure Comedy is the kind of album that makes you feel like a piece of **** for being a human being, but at the end of listening you're glad you're not anything else.
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Apr 7, 2017Lyrically and musically, this album is gorgeous - and wholly unique to anything else out there. Songwriting is clever, esoteric, and suddenly affecting. Melodies are subtle, but lush. On its whole, it will bring Father John Misty to another level entirely.
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Apr 7, 2017
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Apr 7, 2017
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Apr 7, 2017One of the best album of the year. Great lyrics.. Great melodies.. great vocal .......................................................................
Awards & Rankings
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Apr 28, 2017One of the most frustrating releases of recent times. Tracks meander insipidly, crushed by the weight of a solipsistic “message” and the real moments of quality only serve as a reminder of what might have been.
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Apr 18, 2017To be sure, his willingness to descend into darkness, both regarding the world and within himself, is a large part of the man's appeal, but here he seems to have misunderstood, or simply ignored, what makes him truly great.
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MagnetApr 14, 2017Tillman wisely scales back the orchestration and flourishes to their bare minimum in order to put his voice and lyrics at the forefront. [No. 141, p.54]