In the summer of 2002 I read a review (yours) of an album that I knew was right up my alley. The way the music was put together, the simple elements, the surprises... everything was perfect. The album was Thought For Food by the Books. When the next album came along I fell off the Books a bit, but it was still good. When Lost & Safe appeared in 2005 it totally blew me away. This is the album I recommend to people who want something new, and it works. I've always wondered; still a 7.0-album?
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I’d probably rank it a little higher, but not too much. But I will say that Lost & Safe was, in retrospect, a case where what I wanted the album to be was something very different from what they had in mind. That’s a tough spot for a critic. It probably succeeds on its own terms more than I gave it credit for, but I still like it far less than the previous two. I just don’t think it played to their strengths. I’m pretty sure it’s their most successful album and I know a lot of other people feel otherwise.
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