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9
by Damien Rice
ALBUM RANKINGS:
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews and awards.
Overall Rating:
2.6995
Avg. Critic Score:
2.5021
9 Album Reviews
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Entertainment WeeklyRice stands apart from the pack because of the genuine beauty and eccentricity of his tunes. ...more
All Music Guide9 is by no means a failure, or even bad, but it dulls in comparison to what Rice can really produce, which makes it disappointing overall. ...more
Rolling StoneThe tortured melancholy bit -- part of it, anyway -- takes a back seat on the follow-up to this Irish bard's well-loved 2003 debut. ...more
PopMattersNot all of 9 is obnoxious, though. Much of it is merely boring; the unmemorable tunes failing to elevate beyond everyday, coffee house, bland competency. ...more
Stylus MagazineThe biggest problem might be Rice’s vocal technique. On O, he had a tendency to endearingly strain for notes he couldn’t reach. Now, it sounds like he’s purposefully written songs to allow him to overextend his thin voice. ...more
Reviews by score:
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musicOMH.com
Overall, Rice has produced a release which equals and perhaps even surpasses his debut, a album that takes you through emotional highs and lows you are unlikely to hear anywhere else this winter....read the complete review at musicOMH.com
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Mojo
Rice doesn't dismiss outright the folky troubadour charm that distinguished O, but here it's a springboard for jealousy, sex,...read the complete review at Mojo
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Amazon.com
Not quite as endearing as his raw and seductive 2002 debut....read the complete review at Amazon.com
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StylusMagazine
The biggest problem might be Rices vocal technique....read the complete review at StylusMagazine
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CDreviews
Back after a 4 year hiatus, Damien Rice takes us further into the realm of sweetly sung folk ditties and grating violent distortion. A bit of thanksgiving joy to all of you Damien Rice fans. As of today, Rices new album has been out for a total of 10...read the complete review at CDreviews
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