Take Me to the Alley
by Gregory Porter
User Score
5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 13
  3. Negative: 4 out of 13
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  1. Monsholepala
    Jun 6, 2016
    2
    what a delusion! I was hoping in something like "Real Good Hands" or "Liquid Spirit", but this album is too much repetitive.... This is one of the worst jazz album ever made
  2. Vladimirovicic
    Jun 6, 2016
    4
    This album is a "jazz-pop" album that shows that sometimes you can't say that some works are good. This album hasn't an highlight, it's just stale, and this is why the album isn't good. This album should have at least one good song that hasn't
  3. Frankkie
    Jun 6, 2016
    4
    This is the Gregory Porter work less enjoyable, he can do a lot better, tracks like "In Heaven" or "
    Don't Lose Your Steam" are just lazy and bad .
  4. tulliomystrech
    Jun 7, 2016
    2
    This isn't real jazz, this man should take a new style of music, he has a beautiful voice that could be perfect on an R&B album, this type of music isn't clearly his style, this album proofs it

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Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Pitchfork
    May 11, 2016
    67
    It’s more of a slow burn and a slight step backward from Liquid Spirit’s dynamic nature. The results are nice, but with too few standouts, Alley breezes by.
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  2. PopMatters
    May 11, 2016
    90
    Every song sounds earned, not just by life but by musical wisdom. Each track may cannily remind us of great music from the past, but the core of each song is original. Porter’s knack for melody is sure, and the musical settings are more truly tailored to the melodies than they are derivative.
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  3. The Telegraph (UK)
    May 6, 2016
    80
    It may be resolutely old-fashioned and, for sure, we’ve heard it all before, but the sheer pleasure in Porter’s singing is all but impossible to resist.
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