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I think it's a reaction against the mainstream reviewers frankly. With Rolling Stone, US, AllMusic Guide and Entertainment Weekly all raving about the album, I think the hipster rags started feeling that it would be "uncool" to also rave about the album. A.V. definitely often gives off this vibe of being very condescending to what's "popular".

The negative reviews from Slant and A.V. don't even make logical sense in that they're quite vague in their criticisms and in fact basically recycle the same criticisms that have been leveled at Nicks before: her lyrics are "school girlish" or the songs meander or whatever. It's SO strange to see these criticisms leveled at THIS album, because this album so obviously doesn't do any of what they're complaining about. One of the negative reviews said most of the songs on the album were "incomplete"! Are they kidding? How in the world are "Secret Love", "For What It's Worth", "In Your Dreams", "New Orleans", "Everybody Loves You" or "Ghosts Are Gone" incomplete in any way?

I also found it very telling that in both cases the reviewer made great pains to claim they are a Nicks fan but this album just isn't good. It's like the old saying goes: "Thou protests too much". I think they went to such great pains because they knew they were going to be called on their bull**** reviews.