Some Devil
by Dave Matthews
  • Record Label: RCA
  • Release Date: Sep 23, 2003
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 29 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 29
  3. Negative: 3 out of 29

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  1. petediddyf
    Oct 3, 2003
    5
    You've got to respect his willingness to take a step away from the band and attempt an album on his own (or at least with the help trey and tim). I can only guess as to why he wanted to go solo, perhaps he feels like hes drying up creatively. Regardless of why, he still has an album here that is hit and miss in the same way that everything since Before These Crowded Streets has been. You've got to respect his willingness to take a step away from the band and attempt an album on his own (or at least with the help trey and tim). I can only guess as to why he wanted to go solo, perhaps he feels like hes drying up creatively. Regardless of why, he still has an album here that is hit and miss in the same way that everything since Before These Crowded Streets has been. The string arrangements certainly add a certain depth, and Trey's contribution is certainly appreciated, but these highs don't make up for the lack of feeling in his voice. He can write his lyrics with as much emotion (or lack of) as he wants to, but when it comes time to record the emotion just doesn't come through. Where's the love Dave? I get the sense that he is still searching spiritually, and that lack of spiritual depth detracts considerably from the overall effect of the album. … Expand

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#69 Most Discussed Album of 2003

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Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. E! Online
    83
    By far the best showcase for Dave Matthews' seductive, haunting and deep warble.
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  2. AllMusic
    60
    The end results are a bit unwieldy, perhaps, and not always successful, but it is interesting and certainly different than a Dave Matthews Band record.
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  3. Entertainment Weekly
    67
    The Matthews Band's absence does leave a void, mainly because their instrumental acrobatics usually glossed over the flimsier songs written by their fearless leader. [3 Oct 2003, p.70]
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