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4 1/2 Image
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71

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8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 20 Ratings

  • Summary: The mini-album features songs from sessions from 2013's The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories) and 2015's Hand. Cannot. Erase.
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  • Record Label: Kscope
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Album Rock, Neo-Prog
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Happiness III
Something in this town is draining me Could be the junk food or the gasoline I hide it well Tangled up in my last cigarette for a hundred years I'm... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. 70
    For its place in his canon, the 4 1⁄2 album is a relatively scant 37 minutes of sessions created around the recording of Hand..., and it’s easy to see where the songs might have fitted into the conceptual jigsaw of the original work.
  2. Feb 1, 2016
    70
    As an entry in Wilson's catalog, 4½ comes off as a fully considered EP, although leaving off "Year of the Plague" would have made it stronger. His obsessive attention to detail is everywhere in the production, but more than that, most of this provides fans with another fantastic showcase for his amazing band, excellent writing, and fine arranging.
  3. Uncut
    Feb 1, 2016
    70
    The instrumentations are the highlights. [Mar 2016, p.82]
  4. Feb 1, 2016
    60
    While these tracks may not have made the cut, some strong melodies and ideas make this release worth the listen.
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  1. Feb 19, 2016
    10
    A phenomenal follow up to Wilsons much acclaimed Hand. Cannot. Erase. Short and sweet and to the point, can't ask for much more from him andA phenomenal follow up to Wilsons much acclaimed Hand. Cannot. Erase. Short and sweet and to the point, can't ask for much more from him and his works. Expand