Baby I'm Bored
by Evan Dando
Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 16
  3. Negative: 1 out of 16
  1. AllMusic
    80
    Even if it seems unassuming and underwhelming upon its first listen, Baby I'm Bored with each spin reveals the uniform strength of the songs and the sweet, understated charms of Dando as a performer.
  2. Blender
    80
    Shambling and confessional. [May 2003, p.116]
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  3. Delusions of Adequacy
    80
    Dando conjures up a combination of The Lemonheads' It's a Shame About Ray, Buffalo Tom's Smitten and Wilco's Summerteeth - fashioning this year's most essential post-rehab record in the process.
  5. Dot Music
    80
    'Baby I'm Bored' is the album Dando's fans hoped he would return with.
  6. Mojo
    80
    Baby I'm Bored's knotty guitars and ramshackle production values recall the Lemonheads' swansong, Car Button Cloth. [Mar 2003, p.94]
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  7. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    A blissful happiness pervades 'Baby I'm Bored', but then that's Evan all over.
  8. Playlouder
    70
    We don't dislike anything on here, and each time we listen, we like what we hear even more.
  9. Spin
    83
    Frank folk-rock songs that are too sketchy to be great but too good to write off. [May 2003, p.116]
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  10. Stylus Magazine
    86
    A fantastic revelation.
  11. Uncut
    80
    While Baby I'm Bored is way too modest to be a masterpiece, it's far more than a join-the-dots account of a life on the rocks, and grows brighter, and more optimistic, with every play. [Apr 2003, p.102]
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User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. PaulaD
    Feb 25, 2004
    8
    I'm giving this an 8. I've been meaning to buy this album for ages now. Evan came to Perth this weekend just gone so I went out and I'm giving this an 8. I've been meaning to buy this album for ages now. Evan came to Perth this weekend just gone so I went out and bought it beforehand so I'd know some of his new tunes. I have always been a huge Lemonheads fan and this album did not disappoint me. I've always found that the Lemonheads managed to balance and mash up between folk/rock/country/pop and even though a few tunes on this album have more of a country feel to what I'd normall like, I still loved it. Maybe I'm biased because I've been a Lemonheads fan for over 10 years. If you get a chance to see Evan live any time soon I'd recommend going because it was one of the best live performances I've seen in a long time. He has an amazingly beautiful and strong voice live and I'd never, ever miss a chance to see the man with just his guitar, ever again. … Full Review »
  2. ChrisT
    Feb 17, 2004
    10
    This is album is stunning! It hurts its so good! sweet rock and roll
  3. jasona
    Apr 9, 2003
    8
    Hey, maybe its not cool to like Evan Dando anymore but i was never cool in the first place. It takes about 3 listens to really absorb this cd Hey, maybe its not cool to like Evan Dando anymore but i was never cool in the first place. It takes about 3 listens to really absorb this cd and appreciate it. Deeply personal songs or so it would seem, i dig it. Plus the track "waking up" cowritten by that lucky ba#tard who married Liv Tyler is pretty good as well.… Full Review »
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