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- Summary: The Portland, Oregon, indie band's fifth album features guest appearances by Lavender Diamond's Becky Stark, My Brightest Diamond's Shara Worden, My Morning Jacket's Jim James, Robyn Hitchcock, and the Spinanes' Rebecca Gates.
- Record Label: Capitol
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Top Track
The Rake's Song | |
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I had entered into a marriage In the summer of my twenty-first year And the bells rang for our wedding Only now do I remember it clear Alright,... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 18 out of 31
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Mixed: 12 out of 31
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Negative: 1 out of 31
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The Hazards of Love is shockingly good.
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The real surprise of The Hazards Of Love is how well it works as a straight-up rock album.
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MojoBy turns acoustic intimate and theatrical-loud, this spellbinding work peaks and soars with all the warmth and wonder of some great romantic adventure, demanding and rewarding total immersion in its magical narrative. [May 2009, p.110]
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This song cycle concerning Margaret, her swain William and forest queens is as dazzling as it is beautiful.
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This is a man who penned a song called 'Chimbley Sweep' without conceding how daft that sounds, and this overblown opus about a mythical Margaret is equally wet and earnest.
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There are certainly enough good things about the album to let its more infuriating conceits pass.
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Hazards of Love drowns in convoluted plots, blustery guest vocalists, and comically out-of-place guitar shredding.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 32 out of 35
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Mixed: 2 out of 35
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Negative: 1 out of 35
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MarcusHJul 20, 2009
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DanielLMar 31, 2009
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MattYMar 24, 2009The bands best album so far. Wonderful visions evoked by the wild lyrics and a cohesive album of brilliant tunes.
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BrianBAug 17, 2009
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AaronAMar 25, 2009
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PaulAMay 13, 2009
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christianpMar 26, 2009
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