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| n/a by music.guardian.co.uk |
Such an eclectic, ambitious record might be expected to sound disparate, desperate even, but instead it's a set of distinctive, strangely addictive songs. |
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| n/a by www.uncut.co.uk |
Subtract [a couple of stinkers] and you have something of a minor masterpiece--and easily Wellers finest solo album to date. |
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| n/a by uk.launch.yahoo.com |
Ultimately, 22 Dreams is, simply put, Weller's best album since Stanley Road, and one to be remembered for years to come. |
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| n/a by www.nowtoronto.com |
Well sharp. |
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| n/a by Billboard |
Paul Weller's all over the place with his ninth solo album--he visits all his touchstones, but there's less nostalgia and more experimentation infused into the tracks than usual. And that's a good thing. |
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| n/a by Popmatters |
Apart from being the most eclectic and resourcefully imaginative solo album of Wellers career, 22 Dreams also turns out to be one of his most consistent efforts. |
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| n/a by Pitchfork Media |
This stands pretty much alone in Weller's catalog in terms of sheer eclecticism and unpredictable, dream-like flow. |
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| n/a by www.courant.com |
There are plenty of worthwhile moments, such as the banging soul romp of the title track, but Weller surrounds them with exhausting filler cuts and showboating genre change-ups. |
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| n/a by www.spin.com |
Craft can be a cage, and come the eleventeenth pleasant chord progression and workmanlike melody, the album's title may portend the listener's immediate future. |
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| n/a by www.avclub.com |
There's a sense of fun and wonder to 22 Dreams that keeps it from feeling pretentious--just not any less tedious. |
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| n/a by www.villagevoice.com |
22 Dreams, Weller's ninth solo effort, is complete bollocks. |
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| n/a by www.boston.com |
Weller can seem like a dilettante, selling himself as Roy Harper one minute and Marvin Gaye the next. But that's easily forgiven. At least the Mod-father isn't resting on his laurels. |
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