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| n/a by www.tinymixtapes.com |
The Outsider screams to be downloaded in sections by fans of specific genres. |
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| n/a by www.musicomh.com |
This is a fascinating record that will initially bewilder, but rewards repeated listens. |
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| n/a by uk.launch.yahoo.com |
Contrary to the way he's been perceived, Shadow has never been anything other than passionate about hip hop, and "The Outsider" is his love letter to the genre, revelling in all its myriad excesses. |
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| n/a by www.rapreviews.com |
Despite the presence of some must-hear rap tracks, it's hard to justify the purchase if you are paying for only about half an album. |
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| n/a by www.dustedmagazine.com |
The cadre of eclectic guest appearances... make it seem like this record would play more like a mix tape, but Shadow pulls it off, and for the most part, each of the guest artists deliver the goods. |
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| n/a by Popmatters |
I suspect that it will be one of those albums that people might dismiss today but will go back to in six months or six years, in the process rediscovering a treasure trove of interesting music. |
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| n/a by www.playlouder.com |
Aside from track sequencing issues... and dodgy indie geezers, 'The Outsider' is a great album and well worth the wait. |
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| n/a by www.prefixmag.com |
The Outsider shouldn't be framed as the second coming of a masterpiece but as a stepping-stone. |
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| n/a by Billboard |
More often than not, even Shadow's most extreme sonic detours hit home. |
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| n/a by www.shakingthrough.net |
The Outsider is a mix tape. The artful flow that defined Endtroducing and The Private Press has been eschewed in favor of individual tracks, and the album succeeds or fails along these lines. |
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| n/a by arts.guardian.co.uk |
While the hyphy tracks might scare some people off, they are the record's undoubted highlights. |
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| n/a by BBC |
While it’s a bit hit and miss, the sheer bullishness of this album is impressive. |
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| n/a by Pitchfork Media |
This album should alienate virtually everyone who's ever been a Shadow fan. |
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| n/a by www.nytimes.com |
It’s hard to imagine anyone going for the whole album, because it doesn’t hold together. [18 Sep 2006] |
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| n/a by observer.guardian.co.uk |
Shadow's head scratching choice of singers detract from the potency of his fluid beats. |
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| n/a by www.nowtoronto.com |
Problem is, the odd hodge-podge of tracks have no apparent connection to each other and certainly don't make for a coherent statement or even a decent mixtape. |
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| n/a by www.blender.com |
Distraught longtime fans can take comfort in the gothic ire of the Banner-fronted, Hurricane Katrina–lamenting “Seein’ Thangs” and the ambling blues-hop storytelling of Phonte Coleman on “Backstage Girl,” but little else can be salvaged from the wreckage of Shadow’s abruptly imploding talent. |
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| n/a by www.stylusmagazine.com |
Great ideas abound--it’s just that they stumble on their face. |
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