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Feb 28, 2012Where Roses shines the brightest is via the textures that gild the album's edges.
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Feb 28, 2012There are lyrical uh-oh moments ("Schizophrenic Playboy"), but Roses reminds us that note-hammering Brits from Adele to Florence owe Dolly a small debt.
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MojoFeb 27, 2012Cleverly, it mixes them [stadium rock and Celtic roots] both. [Mar 2012, p.99]
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Feb 22, 2012Stalwart fans may swoon, but Roses, like its title track, just kinda wilts.
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MagnetMar 16, 2012Even though bombast spawned the band's biggest hit, it sinks a lot of this record's second half. [No. 85, p.53]
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Feb 28, 2012The group has successfully channeled its signature sound after a decade of silence, but the lack of growth makes Roses feel stuck in the past.
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Feb 27, 2012An album which merely proves that the Cranberries haven't lost their knack of saying nothing in a grating way.
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Feb 17, 2012[Shows a] lack of development involved in either the music or the creators' worldview.
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Positive: 15 out of 21
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Mixed: 6 out of 21
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Negative: 0 out of 21
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Jul 5, 2012
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Feb 29, 2012This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view.
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Nov 25, 2021Another amazing record by The Cranberries, Dolores' vocals are still perfect and haunting