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| | Elliott Smith: Figure 8: Pitchfork Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | Figure 8, ultimately, isn't as good a record as XO or Either/Or, though the man's not out of the picture yet. |
 | | It carries the burden of that "wall of Schnapf" reverb overdrive, and is a shining example of Smith's sometimes lumbering songwriting which, in its attempts to remain original, can become unbearably random-sounding-- a problem that plagues this record from start to finish. |
 | | Figure 8 is, without a doubt, another step down from XO in terms of songwriting, even if its production has taken a step in the right direction (that is, away from Michael Penn's house). |
| www.pitchforkmedia.com /record-reviews/s/smith_elliott/figure-8.shtml (825 words) |
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