Vulnerable (Tricky album)

Vulnerable
Studio album by
Tricky
Released19 May 2003 (2003-05-19)
GenreAvant-pop
LabelEpitaph
ProducerTricky
Tricky chronology
Blowback
(2001) 		Vulnerable
(2003) 		Knowle West Boy
(2008)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic60/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blender[3]
Mojo[4]
Pitchfork4.9/10[5]
Q[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
SpinB+[8]
Slant Magazine[9]
Stylus MagazineC−[10]
Uncut[11]

Vulnerable is the sixth album by English trip hop artist Tricky released in 2003 on the Epitaph record label.

  1. ^ "Vulnerable by Tricky" – via www.metacritic.com.
  2. ^ "Vulnerable - Tricky | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ He's a full-fledged alternative auteur, skipping effortlessly from hypnotic electronics to refracted torch songs to balls-out alt-rock. [Aug 2003, p.134]
  4. ^ Quirky, detail-rich arrangements nodding at dub and death metal. [Jun 2003, p.108]
  5. ^ "Tricky: Vulnerable". Pitchfork.
  6. ^ The year-round sunshine [of new home L.A.] seems to have induced creative lethargy, sapping the adventure that elevated his last album. [Jun 2003, p.106]
  7. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 18 August 2006.
  8. ^ The Trickster's best record in years. [Aug 2003, p.119]
  9. ^ Cinquemani, Sal (17 June 2003). "Review: Tricky, Vulnerable". Slant Magazine.
  10. ^ "Stylus Magazine". stylusmagazine.com.
  11. ^ 13 avant-pop gems evocative of Pere Ubu and Talking Heads. [Jun 2003, p.96]