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MojoAn extraordinary album. [Aug 2002, p.95]
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Q MagazineAn oddity for sure, but much too good to be restricted to specialist alt-rock record retailers. [July 2002, p.122]
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UncutTerrific stuff. [Aug 2002, p.122]
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An excellent and memorable album.
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Neither Modest Mouse Redux nor off-putting side-project indulgence, Sharpen Your Teeth is a small but effective stretch for a songwriter with a seemingly inexhaustible supply of great ideas.
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Cuts into raw indie rock with spells of country and folk, while allowing Brock to explore a varying scope of sounds.
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The collaborative nature of Sharpen Your Teeth, of course, yields a few missteps.... There are some damn fine moments here, though.
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The same studio experimentation that makes much of Ugly Casanova's music interesting also results in a handful of throwaway tracks enough to prevent Sharpen Your Teeth from becoming a wholly cohesive album.
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A just-okay collection of mellow ruminations that, at its best, recalls Tom Waits' Bone Machine, and, at its worst, sounds like indie rock's answer to James Taylor.
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If you take Sharpen Your Teeth as the superfluous wank-off side-project that it is, you wont be as offended by its utter lack of imagination and artistry.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 11 out of 13
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Mixed: 0 out of 13
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Negative: 2 out of 13
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AndrewKAug 3, 2007
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BrandonSFeb 12, 2006
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ATMmcinstuffMay 9, 2005