Despite Our Differences
by Indigo Girls
User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8

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  1. ToddW
    Nov 28, 2006
    3
    This is a group that literally drove me to drink. I saw them open once for R.E.M., I believe, in the late 1980's and walked out before their set was finished to warm up for the main act in a bar across the street from the venue. Let's be honest, if it wasn't for their politically correct alternative lifestyle one wouldn't know about these two; they'd be playing This is a group that literally drove me to drink. I saw them open once for R.E.M., I believe, in the late 1980's and walked out before their set was finished to warm up for the main act in a bar across the street from the venue. Let's be honest, if it wasn't for their politically correct alternative lifestyle one wouldn't know about these two; they'd be playing some Holiday Inn on some lonely interstate before the obligatory businessman and local bombshell. Their first offering was interesting and had some nice songs, but if I want to listen to female singer/songwriters with something consistently worthwhile to say I'll cue up Joni Mitchell, Rosanne Cash, Kate Bush, Judee Sill, Patti Smith, Dusty Springfield, Stevie Nicks, or Carole King. Heck, even Linda Ronstadt, the late Karen Carpenter, and the late Patsy Cline are infinitely more talented than these two, despite their differences.… Expand

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Slant Magazine
    70
    Despite Our Differences... is both the most commercially viable and the most focused and energized that the Indigo Girls have sounded in a decade.
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  2. AllMusic
    80
    There is no commercial slant on this music, but it's more relevant than anyone dared expect.
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  3. NOW Magazine
    60
    Their distinctive differences as songwriters (Emily Saliers is soft and spiritual, Amy Ray punk rock and raw) are often complementary, but sometimes the songs cry out for more input from the other.
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