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Generally favorable reviews- based on 38 Ratings
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Positive: 22 out of 38
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Mixed: 6 out of 38
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Negative: 10 out of 38
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Scratch My BackYour Score0 out of 10User ScoreGenerally favorable reviews- based on 38 Ratings
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MariaCsMar 3, 2010Bad, bad, bad. A deception.
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OscarVMar 4, 2010Very inglorious album. Gabriel did it bad.
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FedericoAMar 4, 2010I don`t like that record.
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AngelaBMar 4, 2010Very boring.
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TomBApr 7, 2010There is not a single song on this album that was made better by the voice of Peter Gabriel! I always thought that the man could do no wrong...and then he released this schlock! Simply HORRIBLE!
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Jan 11, 2011As a long-time Gabriel-fan, I am very disappointed with this album. Extremely boring arrangements. The feeling of the original songs are not there, not even in another form or shape. PG, please make a real album with good arrangements and your own songs.
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He slows the songs' tempos and sets them to string arrangements that range from filmic and lush to something approaching the icy screech essayed by John Cale on Nico's Marble Index.
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Mostly, it works well. Intriguingly, Gabriel fares better with more recent material.
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In spite of the lack of original material, Scratch My Back is as rewarding an experience as a brand-new studio album could be, as it stands as a potent display of Gabriel’s power as a performer.