Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle
by Bill Callahan
Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. musicOMH.com
    60
    It's reminiscent at times to what pal and label stablemate Will Oldham did on Bonnie "Prince" Billy Sings Greatest Palace Music.
  2. Q Magazine
    60
    The overlong 'Faith/Void' aside, this is another absorbing collection. [Apr 2009, p.100]
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  3. Hartford Courant
    60
    The uneven Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle finds Callahan's knack for twangy crispness, pastoral imagery, and stone-faced singing very much intact, though he adopts a distinct growl to utter the title of 'My Friends.'
  5. Under The Radar
    50
    There are moments peaking around 'The Wind And The Dove' with its gauzy Wurlitzer and "Thief Of Baghdad arrangements. Later, 'Rococo Zephyr' and 'My Friend' start in interesting places but slowly dissolve into the album's clunky tail section. [Spring 2009, p.65]
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#48 Best Album of 2009

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User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 32 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 32
  3. Negative: 2 out of 32
  1. dolanclass
    May 1, 2012
    5
    Bill Callahan doesn't quite measure up to his previous recordings on this one.
    Revamped lyrics to Faith/Void: "It's time to put Smog    Bill Callahan doesn't quite measure up to his previous recordings on this one.
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  2. Joanna
    Apr 28, 2009
    9
    One of the best albums of 2009 for me.
  3. GrantMacMillan
    Apr 24, 2009
    9
    Outstanding.
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