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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings

  • Summary: The seventh full-length solo release for the singer-songwriter features full-band versions of tracks from 2016's Ruminations (plus seven new songs) with contributions from Pearl Charles, Jim James, Blake Mills, Gus Seyffert, Maria Taylor, Nathaniel Walcott, M. Ward, Gillian Welch, andThe seventh full-length solo release for the singer-songwriter features full-band versions of tracks from 2016's Ruminations (plus seven new songs) with contributions from Pearl Charles, Jim James, Blake Mills, Gus Seyffert, Maria Taylor, Nathaniel Walcott, M. Ward, Gillian Welch, and Jonathan Wilson.… Expand
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A Little Uncanny
We started drinking the Kool-Aid We were taking the bait We were talking the big talk Never playing it safe Looking good as Jane Fonda On a Vietnam... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. The Independent (UK)
    Mar 15, 2017
    100
    The result is probably the best work of the singer’s career, a wide-ranging survey of contemporary shortcomings in which the frequent bursts of offhand spite and bitterness are perfectly balanced by the warmth of the folk-rock arrangements.
  2. Drowned In Sound
    Mar 14, 2017
    90
    It’s the sound of a gifted songwriter comfortable with his craft and in his own skin, offering glinting new facets to earlier sounds and the songs present on Ruminations, and it makes for a subtle, yet striking departure from everything that came before.
  3. Mojo
    Mar 7, 2017
    80
    The increasingly salty bite of Oberst's lyrics is only sharpened by the homely warmth of Salutations' arrangements. [Apr 2017, p.97]
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  4. DIY Magazine
    Mar 17, 2017
    80
    Releasing two similar albums in such close proximity might seem like a cynical attempt to double-down on the success of the first, but rather than feel like a re-release thrown together by label execs, these were the tracks as they should be; rich, nuanced, and steeped in major key melodies.
  5. Consequence
    Mar 7, 2017
    75
    While gentler than its predecessor, Salutations is his bulwark against the tide, a warm record that offers calm in the cacophony, comfort in the struggle, the darkness amid the hope and the hope amid the darkness.
  6. The 405
    Mar 21, 2017
    75
    Salutations is good, but it is apparent it could have been better. Rather than swing for the fences, Conor and crew settled for a base hit that didn’t move any runners on base.
  7. Slant Magazine
    Mar 14, 2017
    50
    Ultimately, Salutations abandons the potent vulnerability found on the sparer versions of many of these songs, and muddies its tone with the uneven newer ones.

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  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. LUISBENAVIDES
    Mar 28, 2017
    10
    Great album. Honestly I was not sure what to expect because the songs in Ruminations seems to work really well as the are.
    but the    Great album. Honestly I was not sure what to expect because the songs in Ruminations seems to work really well as the are.
    but the re-arrengemets really give something fresh to those songs.    … Expand
  2. molecular
    Apr 5, 2017
    9
    Thank goodness Conor Oberst is back. After three miserable albums I was ready to write him off as a misguided sell-out. His lyricalThank goodness Conor Oberst is back. After three miserable albums I was ready to write him off as a misguided sell-out. His lyrical edginess and musical quirks are all present. Wonderful drumming and production from Jim Keltner.… Expand
  4. basedghoul
    Mar 22, 2017
    8
    Great album if you are a fan of Conor's previous solo work or bright eyes, this album is essentially a rearragement of previous songs on hisGreat album if you are a fan of Conor's previous solo work or bright eyes, this album is essentially a rearragement of previous songs on his last album but with a few extras and better instrumentation.… Expand

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