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Why Should the Fire Die?

by Nickel Creek

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    192
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Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.
Overall Rating: 3.2125 Why Should the Fire Die? is ranked overall as 3.2125 out of 4 stars
Avg. Critic Score: 3.2046 Why Should the Fire Die? has an avg. critic score of 3.2046 out of 4 stars

Why Should the Fire Die? Album Reviews

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Very Good
3
 
(8)
Good
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Fair
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What will grab you first about the band this time out is their singing. The trio has always sung in gorgeously arrayed harmonies, but Why Should the Fire Die? utilizes sung harmony in striking ways. ...more
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