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Generally favorable reviews- based on 29 Ratings
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Positive: 21 out of 29
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Mixed: 6 out of 29
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Negative: 2 out of 29
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wilkesbJun 7, 2006"Throw It All Away" was my favorite song initially, but now I'm not so sure. I already like this one better than "When It Falls," better than "Simple Things" though?? No Tina Dico, but her solo album is awesome. Cop the new Sia album too.
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justinedFeb 3, 2007Absolutely wonderful and inspiring!
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PhilGJun 9, 2006
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dlJul 17, 2006superb album, amazing (and beautiful) sounds.
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DanDJul 5, 2006Zero 7 took a turn towards peppier with The Garden, their third release, but it's still as tasty as Simple Things and When It Falls.
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Feb 6, 2021The pitchfork rated this as 3.2 which is just an uneducated stab by an imbecile.
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GreggGJun 7, 2006Excellent...a wonderful new direction, sounds more CSNY than Portishead.
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KenJJun 11, 2006Suprisingly good. Beautiful music and easy to listen to
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ScottFJun 6, 2006It's pretty funky, Zero 7 fans know what to expect and this does not disappoint.
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acetJun 18, 2006Refreshing new album for summer. Takes me back to the days of driving around in my dad's Lincon listening to Fleetwood Mac on the 8 track, with the windows rolled down while taking in the sights on the highway, circa 1982.The sounds and sensations are simmilar.
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TuwhittJun 7, 2006Leaps and Bounds better than their lackluster second effort. This cd is more like Simple Things, yet at the same time different. The sound and feel is consistantly interesting, and this time there are a few more instrumentals than When it Falls had. Overall a great chill album.
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MattD.Jun 9, 2006Just a good CD for chilling out - not much more. It's a little better than the solo album from Sia.
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JImHJun 14, 2006this cd is an overreach for zero 7 and not nearly as good as the last 2 cd's from them.if you want a little more uptempo i would recommend tahiti 80 or sea and cake. they should have stuck with their downtempo formula
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MartinLJul 19, 2006Mildly disappointing...what went wrong?
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sANDAug 22, 2006Surprisingly disappointing compared to two previous albums, thoough not lacking nice tunes, sung mostly by Sia Furler. Where is Sophie Barker???
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AnthonyBJan 4, 2007
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GuilhermeVJun 9, 2006It seems all music are the same... and the beautiful voice of Sia didn't need to be so... superlative. Sometimes, less is more.
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PerspicaciousCriticJun 8, 2006The first song, "Futures," is amazing, and the rest is, well, boring. (And Simple Things is one of my favourite albums.)
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EdMJun 7, 2006Beware - if the warmth and emotion of "Simple Things" was what attracted you to Zero 7 in the first place, then this record will be worthless to you. The production and vocals are mechanical and often just cheesy. A real disappointment.
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EverettMAug 2, 2006Not for fans of the last two albums. I don't really know if I can rate this fairly, as Zero-7 have flipped to a genre I don't really recognize (repetitive up-tempo). Esthero's newest CD, and some of the emerging groups from France do a much better job of...whatever this is.
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Awards & Rankings
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A quirky lo-fi wonder or the best album the '70s never had, "The Garden" feels like a lost gem, discovered in a box in the attic; a forgotten masterpiece full of tantalising sounds, odd voices and tingling ideas.
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Another superb Zero 7 album.
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It feels like a bunch of friends jamming on a farm, even if there are still a few electronica elements here and there.