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MojoA typically heartfelt and demonstrative record given to wistful glances backward. [Aug 2006, p.90]
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New Musical Express (NME)Sounds like a man freed from the shackles of history. [22 Jul 2006, p.31]
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An Everything Must Go-ish vein of melodrama runs through the music, which stands up to being sung along to in the shower... but Bradfield also deserves plaudits for his lyrics.
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UncutReal-life dramas wrapped in uplifting tunes. [Aug 2006, p.86]
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It is modest, lucid and tender.
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Q MagazineThe Great Western is arguably stronger than either of the last two Manics albums. [Aug 2006, p.116]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 10
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Mixed: 1 out of 10
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Negative: 1 out of 10
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Aug 9, 2020As perfect as an album JDB could have produced. Under the strain of a Manic Life Crisis this album is as uplifting as it is biopic.
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HarrietHa.Jul 17, 2007
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adilsMay 11, 2007It's a great album, I love it. It's better than Lifeblood.