A Man Under the Influence
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| Studio album by Alejandro Escovedo | ||||
| Released | April 24, 2001 | |||
| Genre | Roots rock | |||
| Length | 50:09 | |||
| Label | Bloodshot Records | |||
| Producer | Chris Stamey | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Austin Chronicle | |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.3/10 |
| Q | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  |
| Slant Magazine | |
| Spin | 7/10 |
| Robert Christgau |  |
A Man Under the Influence is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Alejandro Escovedo, released on April 24, 2001 on Bloodshot Records. It was produced by Chris Stamey. A deluxe edition was released on November 15, 2009.
Billboard wrote that A Man Under the Influence was "the best studio performance Escovedo has ever delivered". Similarly, Joshua Klein wrote in The A.V. Club that the album "could be Escovedo's best yet", and James Mann said in PopMatters that the album was "far and away his best work".
Several critics also commended Stamey's production on the album: Joe Tangari wrote in Pitchfork that on the track "Velvet Guitar", his production "keeps [the five guitarists on that track] all in their respective places, avoiding a sloppy mess." Additionally, Raoul Hernandez wrote in The Austin Chronicle that Stamey "deserves credit for the LP's overall cohesion of sound", while Michael Barclay of Exclaim! wrote that Stamey's production "captures the mood perfectly".
Conversely, Robert Christgau of The Village Voice selected "Wave" and "Castanets" as "choice cuts", indicating good songs "on an album that isn't worth your time or money."
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