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100
Luminous and alive, Dear Scott is just what Mick does: Head music, straight from the heart.
2mo
100
As is typical with Head's gorgeous music, you'd never guess his own turmoil from his conversational vocals and simply executed acoustics.
1mo
100
Dear Scott finds the great man right back on top form, on an album that ranks right alongside his finest work.
90
Even by Head's own lofty standards, this represents a late-career masterpiece.
2mo
80
Not only is it nice for long-time fans of his work, it gives those looking for someone making these kinds of desperately beautiful, painfully human songs a new artist to discover and love.
80
The bard of Liverpool latest gem is beautifully set by producer Bill Ryder-Jones.
40
Shackled by its own turgid competency, Dear Scott fizzes with all the life of a demo tape recorded in a local community hall double-booked with a bingo night. No matter how loud you turn up the volume, it still sounds quiet. It sounds uncomfortably naked, too.
Does the Telegraph reviewer have some deep repressed childhood trauma associated with red elastic bands?
Kismet - 5/5 ❤
Broken Beauty - 5/5 ❤
The Next Day - 5/5 ❤
Freedom - 4/5
American Kid - 3/5
Grace and Eddie - 4/5
Fluke - 3/5
Gino and Rico - 5/5 ❤
The Grass - 3/5
The Ten - 4/5
Pretty Child - 3/5
Shirls Ghost - 3/5
Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band - Dear Scott
Genre: Singer Songwriter
Country: UK
Final Verdict: 61% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 220th / 487
Highlight: Fluke
Made me think of:
Andy Bell
Paul Weller
Liam Gallagher
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Track List
| 1 | Kismet 4:35 | 94 |
| 2 | Broken Beauty 3:44 | 92 |
| 3 | The Next Day 2:34 | 82 |
| 4 | Freedom 3:27 | 80 |
| 5 | American Kid 3:13 | 74 |
| 6 | Grace and Eddie 3:35 | 80 |
| 7 | Fluke 5:24 | 67 |
| 8 | Gino and Rico 4:18 | 90 |
| 9 | The Grass 4:44 | 73 |
| 10 | The Ten 5:01 | 82 |
| 11 | Pretty Child 4:10 | 68 |
| 12 | Shirls Ghost 2:02 | 64 |
Total Length: 46 minutes
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Added on: January 25, 2022