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Universal acclaim- based on 142 Ratings
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Positive: 118 out of 142
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Mixed: 7 out of 142
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Negative: 17 out of 142
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AllenKMay 24, 2006
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NickMay 23, 2006I honestly didn't expect much; I loved the bluegrass-tinged Home and thought their next album would find them reverting to earlier (albeit still good) form. Instead it's their best, most cohesive, hook-filled album to date - even better than Home. Enough about the politics; this is just damn good music.
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LisaLMay 23, 2006This album is an undeniable masterpiece. Music with this much honesty and integrity, and above all, talent, is certainly a rarity in the music industry.
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LuisGJul 5, 2006
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S.J.DonovanOct 10, 2006
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SuzieKMay 24, 2006I Love It! Forget they hype. These are just great songs.
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EricSMay 24, 2006
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veronicacMay 25, 2006I have been a long time Chicks fan and this album blew me away. They seem to have raised the bar on their musicianship. Unapologetic and straight forward, it is their very best effort to date
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zeldarMay 25, 2006These songs blow away the tripe Nashville is spewing out these days. It's nice to see mainstream country show some guts. Damn pansies! -mainstream Country Fans that is. Dixie Chicks Kick it!
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MattBMay 25, 2006
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PatTMay 25, 2006Just a great album. Period. The melodies are fantastic and every song drips with passion.
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DanWMay 26, 2006
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JohnTMay 26, 2006Their talent, heart, and values shine through this spectacular CD. It is music with warmth, but it is also written with a thouhtful artistic depth that separates the "Chicks' from the musical formulas that characterize so many other recording artists.
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rudibMay 29, 2006Country music has long celebrated "the rebel." But apparnetly not when the rebel is a strong, free thinking woman (or three) who's willing to speak honestly when public opinion is running the other way. The Chicks' honesty and heart shines through in this album. Thie music will move you.
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TommyTMay 31, 2006This album is their best yet. I think it shows the real maturity of the Dixie Chicks. Natalie Maines still has the best voice in America; regardless what she thinks about the president. I think many people would agree with her today.
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ValarieSMay 30, 2006It really saddens me that the people who the Dixie Chicks really could speak to and make a difference with have chosen to bury their collective heads in the sand. This CD is incredible, and they don't even care. Blind patriotism was big in Germany not so long ago too!
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WiltDJun 1, 2006Further proof that creative talent is not Republican in the least. The only thing the Republicans have talent at is manipulation and scamming. Thank GOD the Dixie Chicks are here & maybe will wake the masses from their blinding coma.
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JerryPJun 1, 2006
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MikeJun 20, 2006awesome. each song is better than the next.
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GlennMJun 3, 2006Best country album since the last Dixie Chicks album.
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MelissaPAug 30, 2006Although not the usual twangy get up and dance tunes the new CD is fabulous and very mature and has substancial heart felt meaning! A classic in it's own right!
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CarySJan 20, 2007I am not a country music fan. Nor was I a DC fan before this album. This album has the guts to tackle personal issues (Voice inside my head) and of course political issues. No other group I know has the guts to challenge its listeners to think like the DC have on this CD. I guess that explains why some don't like it.
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AaronLMar 7, 2007Another amazing album by one of the most incredible groups to date.... Taking The Long Way is sure to hold a place in my cd player for a long time to come... "Taking The Long Way", "Not Ready To Make Nice", "Silent House", and "I Hope" are certainly heart felt, personal works of art!! Enjoy!
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franciscogApr 10, 2007The best album of the year without a doubt.... flawless!!!
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NormaRMay 23, 2006I love it and I am glad that they are so defiant. It gives them a new breath of life. I love, love, love this album.
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JoeJMay 24, 2006Earthy, gritty, melodic and memorable--as only three really pissed-off Texas gals can make it!
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KenJMay 24, 2006Their best yet. Not one "throwaway track" on the entire album. Destined to be a classic even without country radio support.
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RasieDaeMay 24, 2006It amazes me that these girls are villianized and spat at by country fans. These 'Chicks' are the ones looking out for the working people of America and are the real PATRIOTS. What a shame that people vote against their BEST INTERESTS and don't even realize it!!! I vote to give this album 10 plus. These songs are timeless. WAKE UP Country fans, and buy this album.
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ScottOMay 24, 2006To Don C, your loss. One of the best records of the year.
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SethMMay 25, 2006A very good album. It is consistently well done unlike some of their previous work that had a couple of songs and others not so much. I must add that it is not the Dixie Chicks who are idiots, but rather the head-in-the-sand "fans" who are mad about the Chicks telling the truth. Wake Up!
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Finally, they put their music where their opinionated mouths are.
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On first listen, Taking the Long Way seems too somber--in need of a bit of levity and more than a couple of uptempo songs (like the sexy, '60s-flavored "I Like It") to resonate for the long haul. It also seems to lack the writing quality that Darrell Scott, Patty Griffin, and Bruce Robison brought to Home. But on repeated plays, those concerns dissipate.
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BlenderThis album has some of what was missing from Home: fire, ugliness, resentment. [Jun 2006, p.135]