Rolling Stone (5/9/02, pp.74-76) - 3.5 out of 5 stars - "...MONO [is] the louder half of this double-disc release....[STEREO is] an album of post-punk saloon ballads..." Spin (6/02, p.109) - 6 out of 10 - "...Thoughtfully observed, carefully played, and achin' to be respectable..." Q (6/02, p.124) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Chiming with the sound of Westerberg's signature irreverent guitar and topped off by half-sung, half-drooled lyrics, it's just fine..." Uncut (1/03, p.95) - Ranked #28 in Uncut's "100 Best Albums of the Year" - "...The first features lovely, home-recorded ballads. The second bristles with punk exuberance..." Alternative Press (6/02, p.90) - 6 out of 10 - "...His melodies are golden, and he occasionally demonstrates why one major magazine once labeled him the embodiment of rock'n'roll..." CMJ (4/29/02, p.12) - "...An acoustic-based introspective work..." Mojo (Publisher) (7/02, p.104) - "...The singers in these songs look an awful lot like a fella we know who had the misfortune of being stuck post-punk and pre-emo..."

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