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- Summary: The Canadian rockers follow 'Shine A Light' with this 10-track set.
- Record Label: Sub Pop
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Positive: 21 out of 24
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Mixed: 3 out of 24
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Negative: 0 out of 24
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A slow burn may not be quite as exciting as a scorch, but this is a hotter flame than most anything else you'll hear this year.
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Classic without being too traditional or contrived, Tournament of Hearts is the sound of the Constantines operating at the peak of their powers.
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What makes the Constantines appealing, then, is not that they do something totally new but rather that they do something familiar very well.
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This is a great rock and roll record.
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It's gentler than its predecessors, relying on sweat and unresolved tension rather than a glorious gutter-poet deluge, though the change is more of subtleties than of substance.
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Rolling StoneOn Tournament Of Hearts, [Constantines] ratchets up its brand of apocalyptic post-grunge. [3 Nov 2005, p.92]
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Lyrically, Webb and Lambke are as masterful as always, but unfortunately, somebody should have told them to focus more on the actual music, as the actual songwriting is inconsistent at best; for every one track that renews our faith in the band, there's another that shatters our expectations, disappointingly hookless, lifeless songs that just go through the motions.
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Positive: 6 out of 6
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Mixed: 0 out of 6
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Negative: 0 out of 6
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TomasSDec 31, 2005Working class rock'n'roll. Stoical and poignant at the same time. One of the best albums in 2005.
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AButlerOct 14, 2005A natural growth and progression. Even the redundant stuff is good.
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jmayOct 11, 2005
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doctorcrunkensteinOct 20, 2005
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dOct 17, 2005
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JablesOct 11, 2005
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