Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 16
  2. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Rolling Stone
    60
    An uneven album... but it's a nice soundtrack for a lonesome drunken night. [14 Oct 2004, p.98]
  2. Musically, the disc feels jerky and distracted, as if Gelb was plagued with fragments of ideas.

Awards & Rankings

User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. Aug 29, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. Es un álbum muy completo que no se queda con los mismo estilos en sus canciones siempre busca nuevos ritmos y se esfuerzan tanto, todas sus canciones tiene definición de arte Full Review »
  2. GregJ
    May 22, 2006
    10
    After so many albums with so many great, great songs, how did Gelb & Co. manage to pull this stellar album out from nowhere? Like After so many albums with so many great, great songs, how did Gelb & Co. manage to pull this stellar album out from nowhere? Like Calexico's 'Feast of Wire,' this is the absolute peak of their capabilities and finally does what they have been doing all along, only perfectly. Everybody needs to hear this. Full Review »
  3. eirike
    Nov 26, 2005
    9
    another splendid album by howe gelb and giant sand - after more than 20 albums they still amaze and delivers yet another gem!