Terroir Blues
by Jay Farrar
  • Record Label: Artemis
  • Release Date: Jun 24, 2003
Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Blender
    60
    Farrar revives Neil Young's habit of presenting the same songs in different styles. [#17, p.134]
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  2. Q Magazine
    60
    Sound[s] as much half-finished, stoner bumbling as personal offbeat vision. [Aug 2003, p.104]
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  3. Nude As The News
    60
    The album has enough setbacks that Terroir Blues cannot be considered on the same page as Trace, Straightaways, or anything he did with Uncle Tupelo.
  5. Rolling Stone
    40
    Farrar's introverted neofolky material is pretty forgettable.

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User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. stefans
    Mar 29, 2005
    8
    This really is a great recording that grows with each listen. The space junk fills what are usually silent transitions between tracks which I This really is a great recording that grows with each listen. The space junk fills what are usually silent transitions between tracks which I consider a captivating touch.… Full Review »
  2. kylec
    Sep 24, 2003
    9
    great songs...could live without the space junk...one would have to be a true farrar fan to fully understand this album.
  3. bend
    Aug 21, 2003
    8
    Look, this is jay farrar solo. if you go on trying to compare it with tup or sv then you are a fool. those were collaborative. you can only Look, this is jay farrar solo. if you go on trying to compare it with tup or sv then you are a fool. those were collaborative. you can only compare it to sebatapol. this is a sketchbook, but in classic farrar style, it is what it is. … Full Review »
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