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==Critical reception== {{Music ratings | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000593378|pure_url=yes}}|title=''Blurring the Edges'' β Meredith Brooks|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=May 1, 2022}}</ref> | rev2 = ''[[Christgau's Consumer Guide]]'' | rev2score = {{rating-Christgau|neither}}<ref>{{Cite book |title=Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |chapter=Meredith Brooks |chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Meredith+Brooks |date=October 15, 2000 |publisher=[[Macmillan Publishing]] |isbn=9780312245603 |language=en |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/christgausconsum00chri_0 }}</ref> | rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' | rev3Score = B+<ref name="eweekly2">{{cite magazine|author=Steve Mirkin |url=https://ew.com/article/1997/05/16/blurring-edges/ |title=Blurring the Edges Review |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=May 16, 1997 |access-date=May 1, 2022}}</ref> | rev4 = ''[[The Guardian]]'' | rev4score = {{rating|2|5}}<ref>Sullivan, Caroline (August 15, 1997). "Music: This week's pop CD releases". ''[[The Guardian]]''.</ref> | rev5 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' | rev5score = {{rating|2.5|4}}<ref>{{Cite news |title=In Brief; ** 1/2 Meredith Brooks, "Blurring the Edges," Capitol |last=Scribner |first=Sara |date=May 25, 1997 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> | rev6 = ''[[Music Week]]'' | rev6score = {{rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-08-02.pdf|title=Reviews: Albums|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=August 2, 1997|page=21|accessdate=August 16, 2022}}</ref> }} [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] of [[AllMusic]] compared Brooks to [[Alanis Morissette]], stating that "''Blurring the Edges'' isn't necessarily a bad album -- Brooks is a competent melodicist and her lyrics are occasionally promising -- yet it isn't a distinctive one."<ref name="allmusic"/> Steven Mirkin of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' similarly noted that the album touches on familiar material, specifically comparing it to [[Sheryl Crow]]'s ''[[Tuesday Night Music Club]]'' (1993). However, Mirkin went on to praise the album as "leavened with hooks and humor and a refreshing, unself-conscious swagger."<ref name="eweekly2"/> In a more critical review, Paul Verna of ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' referred to Brooks as an Alanis Morissette imitator, commenting that "[Brooks'] ample writing and performing talents are underserved by her tendency to follow rather than lead."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Verna |first=Paul |title=Reviews & Previews |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |volume=109 |issue=21 |page=53 |publication-date=May 24, 1997}}</ref> Mala Mortensa of ''[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]'' noted "Bitch" as a highlight from the album. She further discussed the album's influence, stating, "[t]he alt-rock showcase was a stunning showcase of the 'bad bitch' mentality that largely defines the alternative scene. No doubt, [Brooks'] fiery energy has inspired many aspiring women to date."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mortensa|first1=Mala|title=110 alternative albums by women that have influenced music since the '90s|url=https://www.altpress.com/features/womens-90s-alternative-albums/|access-date=April 30, 2022|website=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date=March 19, 2021}}</ref>
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