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UncutSo wild and stripped-down it makes The White Stripes sound like Yes. [Jan 2004, p.102]
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Westerberg's not making sensitive statements or trying to write a pop song as good as "Alex Chilton" here. As such, it's the best music he's made in years.
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More fun than Come Feel Me Tremble.
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Garage rock at its finest, messiest and most welcomingly insignificant.
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Dead Man Shake is a kick in the pants that shouldn't be missed.
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For simple gut-level satisfaction it's more engaging than the bulk of his post-Replacements catalog, though anyone expecting a masterpiece will be in for an unpleasant awakening.
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MojoAn engaging genre exercise. [Dec 2003, p.112]
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I can't imagine a single Westerberg fan being displeased with Dead Man Shake.
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A shambolic, blues-based record that will repel purists of the 12-bar form but delight anyone who brings a six-pack and a cockeyed sense of humor to the party.
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Ramshackle, jumpy and curiously charming, Dead Man Shake is full of Westerberg's trademark spastic vocals and nimble guitar work, only now determinably fuzzed up and shrouded in Sun Records spunk.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 3
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Mixed: 1 out of 3
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Negative: 0 out of 3
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scottbNov 21, 2003
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BrianMOct 30, 2003