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The Brave And The Bold
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews What's this?

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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

  • Summary: The first collaboration between singer-songwriter Will Oldham and Chicago instrumental post-rockers Tortoise features 10 covers, including takes on songs by Elton John and Bruce Springsteen.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 28
  3. Negative: 1 out of 28
  1. Drowned In Sound
    90
    At times they near the hybrid jazz of The Mars Volta or even the plentiful jam bands that can be found on the boulevards of certain Eastern European shores, but Tortoise's effortless ingenuity and Prince Billy's sensuous and aged voice raise it to a much higher plane.
  2. Mojo
    80
    More than a curiosity. [Jan 2006, p.131]
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  3. PopMatters
    80
    The Brave and the Bold is a melding of the minds, a comic-book collision of musical forces whose mutant powers turn mere simulation into disturbing mimetic magic.
  4. Billboard
    60
    More often than not, Oldham's signature vocalizing keeps Tortoise from falling back on old sonic tricks. [21 Jan 2006]
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  5. Slant Magazine
    60
    The more adventurous picks on The Brave And The Bold sink more often than they soar.
  6. Pitchfork
    54
    In short: We all really wish this was better-- less tiring, less dour, less sluggish-- than it actually is.
  7. NOW Magazine
    30
    Unbearably bland.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 2 out of 6
  1. EstanislaoB
    Apr 11, 2006
    9
    Es un album excelente, en el que se ve la perfecta unión entre dos grupos, que se multiplican hasta el infinito. Y además la Es un album excelente, en el que se ve la perfecta unión entre dos grupos, que se multiplican hasta el infinito. Y además la seleccion de canciones es muy buena. Well done… Expand
  2. JamieS
    Jan 27, 2006
    8
    ignore chris m, he's probably a springsteen fan with a grudge. it's a fine album, some very good interpretations, the springsteen ignore chris m, he's probably a springsteen fan with a grudge. it's a fine album, some very good interpretations, the springsteen cover is amongst the best covers i've ever heard. the richard thompson and elton john covers are also fantastic. recommended.… Expand
  4. LeonardoF
    Feb 8, 2006
    8
    i would give this 7.5. there are some pretty good covers (daniel, love is love, cravo e canela, thunder road) but there are also some lousy i would give this 7.5. there are some pretty good covers (daniel, love is love, cravo e canela, thunder road) but there are also some lousy songs too.… Expand
  5. FValeron
    Apr 27, 2006
    4
    Do not ignore Chris M. my friends. I'm a huge Oldham fan, but this record is nonsense. 'Tis a shame...
  6. madsl
    Jan 30, 2006
    3
    the worst thing either of the involved has ever put their name to! I dont like anything about this collaboration. Whats the point of an album the worst thing either of the involved has ever put their name to! I dont like anything about this collaboration. Whats the point of an album like this, anyway? Well, if you are Emmylou Harris you can churn out a masterpiece like Wrecking ball, but covers albums in general are surely risky business! And this one in particular underlines the rule..… Expand
  7. ChrisM.
    Jan 24, 2006
    2
    This is truly awful. Taking great songs and stripping them of whatever strenghts they once had. "Have a little faith/there's magic in This is truly awful. Taking great songs and stripping them of whatever strenghts they once had. "Have a little faith/there's magic in the night" in Bonnie's voice is completely void of this faith, and "no hope/see that's what gives me guts" looses said guts. This man who once said he was sad because he "was born". What a load of bollocks.… Expand

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