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Universal acclaim- based on 12 Ratings
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Positive: 11 out of 12
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Mixed: 0 out of 12
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Negative: 1 out of 12
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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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doctorcrunkensteinOct 20, 2005
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dOct 17, 2005These boys rock, pure and simple. And they deserve to be HUGE. On second thought, no - I'd rather have them stay under the radar and keep making brilliant records. If they can pull off using a single chord for the duration of one entire song, and have said song ROCK like mad, they deserve all the best things in the world, and then some. Very, very good stuff.
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AButlerOct 14, 2005A natural growth and progression. Even the redundant stuff is good.
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JablesOct 11, 2005Not as poppy as Shine The Light, but equally as good. There is more intensity and poinding of the fist but not in a Judas Priest kinda way. Lizaveta needs to be on radio immidiately and Good Enough is a song that can get all the panties on the emo poser chicks.
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jmayOct 11, 2005i've found this much more of a grower than their last one, except a couple of the more immediate tracks (like draw us lines). it's tense and down-to-earth. i like how the guitars are often used economically, making the songs seem really tight.
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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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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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The greatest aspect of Tournament of Hearts is Bry Webb's singing. His voice convinces you of the truth of the emotion and power of his songs.