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Tenderness Image
Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critic Reviews What's this?

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7.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

  • Summary: The third full-length solo release for the Guns N' Roses bassist was produced by Shooter Jennings.
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  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
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  1. Kerrang!
    May 30, 2019
    80
    Country-fuelled it may be, rather than the expected full-pelt rock, but so open is this letter that it easily succeeds in transcending genres. [1 Jun 2019, p.53]
  2. 80
    What is surprising is just how good it is. [Jul 2019, p.82]
  3. May 30, 2019
    80
    Older, wiser and more concerned with the greater good than selfish excess, Duff McKagan's punk edge hasn't left him, but instead has been refined into a loving world view that believes there's still a chance for humanity. This bright outlook combines nicely with some of the strongest and most disarming songwriting of McKagan's winding career.
  4. May 31, 2019
    80
    McKagan is an interesting artist. He seems to have no trouble moving between musical genres and he’s equally good at writing in different styles. ... Tenderness isn’t just good for a hard rock guy or a member of Guns N’ Roses. It’s a good album, regardless of whomever, McKagan has played with.
  5. Mojo
    May 30, 2019
    80
    Judicious use of pedal-steel, fiddle, Southern horns and strings brings subtle power, with McKagan just occasionally lending shades of Mott The Hoople to proceedings, and singing with an admirable new confidence and conviction. [Jun 2019, p.90]
  6. May 31, 2019
    70
    Tenderness is a grand gesture that works. Woke looks good on Duff.
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