The Grand Tour
by Land Observations
  • Record Label: Mute
  • Release Date: Jul 29, 2014
Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. The Line of Best Fit
    Jul 28, 2014
    85
    If your faith in the concept album is failing, The Grand Tour will restore it. And if you have any long, trans-national train journeys coming up, this album will be great for those, too.
  2. Mojo
    Sep 12, 2014
    80
    James Brooks conjures the motorik rhythm and magnificent vistas. [Oct 2014, p.96]
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  3. musicOMH.com
    Jul 29, 2014
    80
    There’s something almost mathematical and architectural about Brooks’ guitar aggregations but these qualities are conveyed humbly and unobtrusively throughout.
  5. Delusions of Adequacy
    Jul 28, 2014
    80
    Putting analytical angst aside though, in short this is another tranquil and refreshing oasis on the compelling Land Observations journey.
  6. AllMusic
    Jul 28, 2014
    80
    It could be argued that Brooks trades intensity for pleasure on The Grand Tour, but as the album moves from dazzling to serene and back again, he sounds more assured than ever.
  7. PopMatters
    Oct 27, 2014
    70
    The Grand Tour is considerably quieter but it, too, has a sense of movement.

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