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Universal acclaim- based on 42 Ratings
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Positive: 38 out of 42
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Mixed: 0 out of 42
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Negative: 4 out of 42
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Oct 15, 2010
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TonyRDec 14, 2007Simply goodness all around from start to finish, to talk about just one song and leave others out would be bad on my part its one of my all time favorite albums and I can only wish more people would listen to it.
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ChristianWAug 24, 2006
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ScottHAug 23, 2006A record written to extricate Darnielles pain over his abusive stepfather. Remorse for his silenced mother, and how not even death can free you from everything.
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FelixAFeb 26, 2006Brilliant. Simply Brilliant. One of the most touching albums I have ever listened to.
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saramFeb 12, 2006No other score possible
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CThomasJan 12, 2006I don't know why this didn't end up on the "best of '05" lists I've seen.
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[Anonymous]May 28, 2005This is an unbelievably intimate piece of art. Genius at work...!
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ChadSMay 28, 2005Talk about your idiosyncratic phrasing; "Dance Music" is pretty special. I can't stop playing it. Do you think John Danielle sounds a little like Jools Holland? I can imagine him singing "Wrong Side of the Moon" off Squeeze's "Argybargy". "Love Love Love" is the other keeper. I guess Darnelle doesn't believe in the Nick Broomfield documentary.
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WayneBMay 25, 2005Another lyrically potent songbook from the wonderful planet inhabited by the one and only, John Darnielle. The second consecutive release brilliantly produced by John Vanderslice (how does he get theat sound?). Buy this record!
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RobBMay 22, 2005
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JaredMay 13, 2005All I have to say is that I've loved The Mountain Goats for years, and this album is like falling for them all over again. And I quote, "Way out in Seatle a young Kurt Cobain snuck out to the greenhouse and put a bullet in his brain. Snakes in the grass below our feet rain in the clouds above. Some moments last forever...some flare out with love love love."
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VJayMay 6, 2005I do not give 10's easily but this album is so moving and funny and beautiful...there you have it. 10!
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PerryZMay 5, 2005
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Awards & Rankings
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Ultimately the album is bolstered by the risks he takes, and though it trips a bit and never quite achieves the direct vision of previous efforts, it's rewarding nonetheless, for the perspective it brings to Darnielle's body of work.
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SpinDarnielle's written some of the toughest and most open-souled music of his lo-fi outlet's oft-brilliant history. [May 2005, p.110]
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It's a gloves-off catharsis occurring in real time for the gifted singer/songwriter, and it leaves a mark on the listener as well.