Vulnerable
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80
13 avant-pop gems evocative of Pere Ubu and Talking Heads.
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3y
49
By the end of the album, Tricky returns to acting on his worst impulses, stumbling through hackneyed sonics and wincing lyrics.
13y
40
Vulnerable is Tricky's most accessible album since Maxinquaye, but it has neither that album's shock of the new nor its enduring appeal.
9y
40
The year-round sunshine seems to have induced creative lethargy, sapping the adventure that elevated his last album.
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3y
30
Vulnerable has a cheap sound and a cut and paste feel from beginning to end and is hard to shake.
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3y
30
Tricky without edges and paranoia is freakin' dull.
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3y
To be quite honest, despite it being perhaps the most obvious example of an artist conforming to contemporary trends, "Blowback" was a definite improvement, because it rescued Tricky from his biggest enemy by 2001 - himself. He had painted himself into such a corner by 1998 that it seemed like he was actively trying to push away his listeners, unlike on "Maxinquaye" where he invited them into his fucked-up head.
"Vulnerable" is a record of many changes for our ... read more
One of the most awkward, unpleasing trip hop albums I've ever heard. It's actually impressive how much of an artistic drop this is from 6-7 years ago when Maxinquaye came out. Unlike Portishead and Massive Attack, who both made innovative and forward-thinking albums even after they made their magnum opus, Tricky spiraled into a weird blend of acoustic/electronic trip hop that really wasn't pleasant, to say the least. Speaking of not being pleasant, the vocalists make me really uncomfortable. ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Stay 3:50 | |
| 2 | Anti-Matter 3:01 | |
| 3 | Ice Pick 3:10 | |
| 4 | Car Crash 3:44 | |
| 5 | Dear God 3:49 | |
| 6 | Now High 3:14 | |
| 7 | What Is Wrong 3:35 | |
| 8 | Hollow 4:12 | |
| 9 | Moody 3:22 | |
| 10 | Wait for God 4:04 | |
| 11 | Where I'm From 2:50 | |
| 12 | The Love Cats 2:54 | |
| 13 | Search, Search, Survive 5:38 |
Total Length: 47 minutes
