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8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 50 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 43 out of 50
  2. Negative: 4 out of 50

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  1. MarcS
    Sep 23, 2003
    2
    This record is lousy! I bought it because it was marked wrong at Best Buy ($3.99) and I'd seen a lot of good reviews. But the songs are all plodding and go on way too long! The production is terrible too, each song sounding as if it was recorded in an airplane hanger. Or at the other end of a big tunnel. The singer's high plaintive whine may give some people a roots Americana This record is lousy! I bought it because it was marked wrong at Best Buy ($3.99) and I'd seen a lot of good reviews. But the songs are all plodding and go on way too long! The production is terrible too, each song sounding as if it was recorded in an airplane hanger. Or at the other end of a big tunnel. The singer's high plaintive whine may give some people a roots Americana buzz, like the Band but worse (and the Band wasn't very good IMHO)... I barely made it through this cd. So dull. Expand
  2. Jul 24, 2020
    2
    Only three good songs, the rest crap. Easily the worst MMJ jacket album. Highly overrated. I enjoy all their other albums, some of which I would consider my favorite albums of all time. Not this one though. No.
Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 23
  2. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. My Morning Jacket has come into its own here, transcending underground fetishizing to become the kind of band that can make jaws drop and tears fall anywhere it damn well pleases.
  2. 100
    Some are already calling it a landmark. This year's 'Deserter's Songs' or 'Soft Bulletin'. In truth it's probably better than both of those records.
  3. Entertainment Weekly
    67
    At times, the results can be distancing. [22/29 Aug 2003, p.132]