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Universal acclaim- based on 1396 Ratings
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Positive: 1,131 out of 1396
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Mixed: 58 out of 1396
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Negative: 207 out of 1396
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Aug 7, 2020Loved every second of it. From writing, production, vocals, and dogs barking. Fiona did an amazing job
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Aug 7, 2020
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Aug 8, 2020I knew some Fiona's songs, i have never heard an album from her before, and this one fed me it was exquisite.
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Jul 25, 2021Original, emotional, blunt, captivating and immersive. Best album of all time.
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Sep 2, 2020This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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May 1, 2021Very experimental kind of music
It's very difficult to describe this album. I didn't have any kind of emotional connection to this kind of music and some tracks seemed a little awkward, detached and way too dissonant. Her soulful voice is great, but I think this album did not show her full potential. -
Oct 30, 2020This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Oct 30, 2020Am I the only person who feels like critics were paid to give this album perfect 100 scores? It didn't do anything for me.
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Nov 5, 2020The Best Album Of ALL TIME! it is just so amazing and gets better every time i listen to it!
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Jul 3, 2021
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Nov 21, 2020This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Nov 20, 2020This album is the definition of human emotion. Exploring the concepts of love, anger, sadness and joy, Fionna's ability to turn a song on its head within a blink of an eye is second to none. Writing ranges from comedic to shocking. Fantastic album.
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Nov 21, 2020
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Nov 24, 2020This album is incredible. I understand that some may find it confusing but it brings a sound with it that's like making an album from the 90's today (an extremely rare occurrence). When listening to Fetch the Bolt Cutters it actually feels as though the music is live - incredible
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Nov 25, 2020This is such a huge statement as an album. The lyrics are brilliant, incredible instrumental, incredible production, incredible everything. It feels almost like a new statement for music in general, it got too much going on and everything just works incredibly well, nothing like it. It feels like a huge fresh air of a completely original, innovative and refined masterpiece.
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Dec 1, 2020This album has so much power, it is pure perfection and everyone should listen to it at least once.
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Dec 5, 2020This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Jan 24, 2021This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Dec 11, 2020worst and boring. wth is dis. make smth better sis. FN was way better. But at least better than Positions and Changes.
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Dec 12, 2020Instant classic. When you start to analyze every detail of this album you get to understand its greatness and the reason why this is an album that will define a decade.
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Feb 26, 2021i really didnt like it bc its so bad like idk its just bad i would like to have reparations for this pls
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Feb 23, 2021Love this album so much. Has fantastic lyrics and Uses a wide range of instruments.
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Dec 16, 2020This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Dec 27, 2020FTBC's "I Want You To Love Me" is the best album-opening track I've ever heard to date. Fiona's voice is so moving
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Dec 28, 2020There is a lot of raw emotions and I appreciate the honesty of the album but the melody & the sounds are really not for me. Don't think I would listen to this album again.
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Jan 9, 2021raw, emotional, and real every song every lyric every sound was crafted by an artist
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Jan 23, 2021Es muy experimental, para mi es horrible! Para gustos los colores pero no es para mi.
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Mar 22, 2021
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Nov 2, 2022
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Mar 29, 2021Wow. Just...wow.
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Apr 9, 2021This is such a huge statement as an album. The lyrics are brilliant, incredible instrumental, incredible production, incredible everything. It feels almost like a new statement for music in general, it got too much going on and everything just works incredibly well, nothing like it. It feels like a huge fresh air of a completely original, innovative and refined masterpiece.
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Mar 19, 2022
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Apr 17, 2021I feel like Fiona has a window into my soul, I have always said if anyone would like to get to know me, all they have to do is listen to her entire discography. Fetch the Boltcutters is a welcome addition to my psyche.
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Aug 15, 2022Perfect! Iconic! Amazing! Acclaimed! Memorable! Through instruments and lyricals, Fiona was able to understand human emotion in a simple and real way!
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May 18, 2021Wow, I was wary at first but now this album is all I think about. Unconventional and wise. Fiona Apple at her best.
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May 18, 2021This album is definitely a grower. I didn't like it at first, but now I'm listening at least once a week. It's innovative, original and completely out of the box. It might not be appealing to everyone
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Jun 16, 2021A fantastically enjoyable and interesting album the whole way through. I can listen to it endlessly and never get bored.
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Nov 13, 2021It’s a modern masterpiece and it can only be made by Fiona Apple. Love her new experiments. This is one of her best albums for sure.
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Sep 9, 2021Do have anything else to say? It's a practically perfect album. It's Fiona.
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Sep 24, 2021I don't see the hype for it. Mostly boring and not really an enjoyable project.
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Oct 9, 2021The way every single music outlet collectively decided this was a masterpiece but the jobless fat ugly misogynists hate that it got a higher rating than their fav so they use the little power this website has given them to lower her score just for the thrill of it.
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Nov 13, 2021most perfect album ever fiona apple has done it once again. the production of it is something i’ve truly never heard before which is something i find a lot in her music.
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Jul 15, 2022she's such an icon and this is perfect. fiona apple IS the music industry forever
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Mar 19, 2022I didnt like this album. Its just something unnecessary that produces no sensations in my mind
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Mar 26, 2022This album is lyrically incredible poetic but still brutally honest and self aware, but still enough lines to **** the patriarchy! congratulation Fiona, you done good [:
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Apr 12, 2022This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Apr 25, 2022honeslty a beautiful album, I just never go back to it, but when I do, it's beautiful.
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May 13, 2022
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Jun 12, 2022the best album of 2020, fiona managed to outdo herself with this work of art.
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Sep 16, 2022You might not like the songs, but you do have to agree that this album is one of her best.
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Aug 22, 2022Didn’t quite understand the complex nature. She doesn’t quite deliver as best from previous work but still a great body of work start to finish!
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Sep 24, 2022Definitely not one of my favorite albums and I find the album artwork to be a little weird. Its far from being unlistenable and perfect coffee table music.
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Sep 18, 20229.8/10
Only Fiona Apple can only use the call of the cats and dogs, the sound sent by the bench, a piano and a long string of sighs to write a song. -
Oct 9, 2022Fiona Apple's latest album, Fetch the Bolt Cutters is one of the greatest alt-rock albums ever. Shameika has some of the greatest vocals of all time making it an incredible rock song.
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Jun 21, 2023
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Nov 25, 2022As a writer I can say that Apple is one of those indescribable and unpredictable women, this album is magical and it is the best of 2020, even one of the best of all time.
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Aug 20, 2023It's a good album, but it's not for me. Although I didn't get bored while listening to the album in general, I wished the album to end as soon as possible. If I listen to it again in the future, maybe it will be for me with that mindset.
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Sep 4, 2023
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Sep 8, 2023Fetch the Bolt cutters i’ve been in here too long MASTERPIECE fiona will never disappoint me i love every thing shes doing
Awards & Rankings
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Aug 18, 2020Guttural, soft, cacophonous, and poetic, Fetch the Bolt Cutters is a reminder of Apple’s genius and that we are all interconnected, one people, existing in a pulse.
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Classic Rock MagazineJul 6, 2020Forget the bolt cutters, Apple's already shed her last shackle. [Summer 2020, p.87]
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UncutMay 22, 2020Fetch The Bolt Cutters is mostly the soundtrack of liberation, not recrimination, with Apple's piano keys, battering on the walls and barking dogs as its percussive, beating heart. [Jul 2020, p.27]