Rolling Stone (9/13/01, pp.108,111) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...A completist's compilation...featuring lost of unreleased songs...suggesting that Echo's songwriting produced some contemporary standards....Echo's crystal days haven't shattered yet..."Q (Summer/01, pp.122-3) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Conjures McCulloch's insolent good looks and the band's more willful inclinations....giving a chance to view their music in relief free of grand, heroically absurdist gestures..."Uncut (8/01, p.98) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Very fine indeed.....What's startling about spinning back to the band's beginnings at the dawn of the Eighties is how strong they became in how short a time..."Mojo (Publisher) (1/02, p.70) - Ranked #4 in Mojo's "Best [10] Box Sets & Compilations of 2001".28.42657
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Rolling Stone (9/13/01, pp.108,111) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...McCulloch's in fine voice, and wonderfully 'louche'....proving that Echo's crystal days haven't shattered yet..."Q (8/01, p.128) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...From the opening line McCulloch is still in love with the idea of being a poet in the demi-monde....Every track is festooned with backwards guitar..."Alternative Press (7/01, pp.66-7) - 8 out of 10 - "...Rooted in chiming and growling guitar licks, the dense layers of each songs are revealed only through multiple listens...yielding unexpected pleasures..."Magnet (6-7/01, p.87) - "...Life-affirming....among their best..."CMJ (5/14/01, p.12) - "...Stripped down and sporting a welcome ruggedness...thier dark pop with an ironic silver lining still burns brightly....the bloom has not fallen off these black flowers..."Mojo (Publisher) (6/01, p.108) - "...A fine bunch of songs..."NME (Magazine) (6/2/01, p.37) - 7 out of 10 - "...FLOWERS adds a little Beatlesome jangle and some comfortable footwear to the Bunny blueprint laid out in OCEAN RUIN in 1984..."0.241052
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Mojo (Publisher) (p.120) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Pushing acoustic guitars to the fore on three songs...the band employed a far more direct compositional approach, with Ian McCulloch's lyrics eschewing doomy portent for universal human connection."Mojo (Publisher) (12/03, pp.129-30) - 4 stars out of 5 - "Effervescent songs, sympathetically orchestrated..."Record Collector (magazine) (p.90) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "A disparate, one-off masterpiece in an already amazing oeuvre, OCEAN RAIN was an album of unparalleled scope and ornateness..."Uncut (magazine) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[P]sychedelic sex shanties, crooned beneath a Sinatra moon and swathed in the Parisian strings of Piaf and Brel."0.1187526
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Q (Magazine) (p.116) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his is music of heroism, enigma and pop vigour..."0.1017879
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Mojo (Publisher) (p.100) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his is a richly textured debut that creates a very agreeable collision between the organic and the electronic."Uncut (magazine) (p.99) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Sun Airway's shimmering pop-electronica breaks like dawn with the lush, hazy layers of 'Infinity,' a gorgeous melodrama of unfolding textures..."16.3184
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Rolling Stone (12/21/00, pp.174-5) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...2 '73 LPs shelved during the chaos of his brief association with the Impulse label....CYMBALS is a bluesy smoker....CRYSTAL SPEARS is a big-band fantasia propelled by an army of percussionists and Ra's Afro-space keys..."Alternative Press (3/01, pp.92-4) - 4 out of 5 - "...Fanatics will surely rejoice....With passionate horn and reed soloists and uniquely textured arrangements the Arkestra are in dramatic form..."The Wire (10/00, p.60) - "...Extraordinary....it's music that doesn't sound much like anything else you might have heard..."JazzTimes (12/00, pp.99-100) - "...Decidedly bluesy....Ra's keyboards dominate the program....a reminder that many of Ra's better albums are simply all over th ecosmic lost, mixing concise, riff-based blowing vehicles with freely formed marathon improvisations..."12.48438
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No Depression (p.91) - "Packed with some truly refreshing music, COLD BEER & HOT TAMALES places the McKay Brothers among the next generation of talented Texas troubadours."11.24663
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3.5 stars out of 4 -- "[H]is witty banter is still decidedly intact....The excitement picks back up and, overall, it's pleasantly nostalgic to see Harrison Ford as Jones again....The stunts and special effects are spectacular..."USA Today "Entertaining on its own right....Spielberg clearly got enormous pleasure employing a lifetime's worth of skill and turning out wave after wave of smartly done stunts and effects set pieces."Los Angeles Times "At its best, it's a satisfying shuffle of the deck of famous Spielbergian moments....The first 20 minutes, especially, are a blast of old-timey pleasure..."Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "Indy is older, but Spielberg hasn't diluted the integrity of the character....[An] adrenalising movie....Cast-wise, it's impeccableEmpire "In the action-packed opening 45 minutes, Spielberg and Lucas have recaptured the magic of the INDIANA JONES franchise with its signature blend of mysticism, adventure, red-blooded action, and slapstick."Premiere 3 stars out of 5 -- "Back in the hat to stop Soviets mining the mind-control powers of the titular quartz cranium, Harrison Ford still rocks the bullwhip....Lean and keen, he hasn't been this engaging -- and engaged -- for years."Total Film10.23783
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3.5 stars out of 4 -- "[H]is witty banter is still decidedly intact....The excitement picks back up and, overall, it's pleasantly nostalgic to see Harrison Ford as Jones again....The stunts and special effects are spectacular..."USA Today "Entertaining on its own right....Spielberg clearly got enormous pleasure employing a lifetime's worth of skill and turning out wave after wave of smartly done stunts and effects set pieces."Los Angeles Times "At its best, it's a satisfying shuffle of the deck of famous Spielbergian moments....The first 20 minutes, especially, are a blast of old-timey pleasure..."Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "Indy is older, but Spielberg hasn't diluted the integrity of the character....[An] adrenalising movie....Cast-wise, it's impeccableEmpire "In the action-packed opening 45 minutes, Spielberg and Lucas have recaptured the magic of the INDIANA JONES franchise with its signature blend of mysticism, adventure, red-blooded action, and slapstick."Premiere 3 stars out of 5 -- "Back in the hat to stop Soviets mining the mind-control powers of the titular quartz cranium, Harrison Ford still rocks the bullwhip....Lean and keen, he hasn't been this engaging -- and engaged -- for years."Total Film10.23783
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"...[Crystal and Ryan] are appealing and sometimes even unpredictable....Perfectly pleasant..." New York Times "...This sweet, romantic fairy tale speaks for itself." -- Rating: B+ Entertainment Weekly "...Affection, as well as simmering wit, is definitely in the air....The results are charming..."Los Angeles Times "...Warm-hearted..."Chicago Sun-Times "...A benchmark for laugh-packed rom-coms, filled with witty dialogue and classy comedy performances..." Total Film 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he two leads spout definite truisms from male and female perspectives, with amusing and endearing results."Ultimate DVD9.090922
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"...[Crystal and Ryan] are appealing and sometimes even unpredictable....Perfectly pleasant..." New York Times "...This sweet, romantic fairy tale speaks for itself." -- Rating: B+ Entertainment Weekly "...Affection, as well as simmering wit, is definitely in the air....The results are charming..."Los Angeles Times "...Warm-hearted..."Chicago Sun-Times "...A benchmark for laugh-packed rom-coms, filled with witty dialogue and classy comedy performances..." Total Film 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he two leads spout definite truisms from male and female perspectives, with amusing and endearing results."Ultimate DVD9.090922
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3.5 stars out of 4 -- "[H]is witty banter is still decidedly intact....The excitement picks back up and, overall, it's pleasantly nostalgic to see Harrison Ford as Jones again....The stunts and special effects are spectacular..."USA Today "Entertaining on its own right....Spielberg clearly got enormous pleasure employing a lifetime's worth of skill and turning out wave after wave of smartly done stunts and effects set pieces."Los Angeles Times "At its best, it's a satisfying shuffle of the deck of famous Spielbergian moments....The first 20 minutes, especially, are a blast of old-timey pleasure..."Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "Indy is older, but Spielberg hasn't diluted the integrity of the character....[An] adrenalising movie....Cast-wise, it's impeccableEmpire "In the action-packed opening 45 minutes, Spielberg and Lucas have recaptured the magic of the INDIANA JONES franchise with its signature blend of mysticism, adventure, red-blooded action, and slapstick."Premiere 3 stars out of 5 -- "Back in the hat to stop Soviets mining the mind-control powers of the titular quartz cranium, Harrison Ford still rocks the bullwhip....Lean and keen, he hasn't been this engaging -- and engaged -- for years."Total Film8.203269
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CMJ (04/28/03, p.8) - "...Music that's as much rock as it is singer/songwriter fare...'7.403502
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CMJ (04/28/03, p.8) - "...Music that's as much rock as it is singer/songwriter fare...'7.403502
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Entertainment Weekly (8/11/00, p.82) - "...The steel guitar specialist reduces his favorite 'love' songs to quiet rubble. Improvised live in the studio...the CD reunited Whitley and producer Craig Street..." - Rating: A-CMJ (8/21/00, p.3) - "...Completely undeniable..."JazzTimes (12/00, p.98) - "...Worth checking out for the fragile, compelling chemistry between Whitley's swooning falsetto voice and MW's organic, coloristic interplay."Dirty Linen (4-5/01, pp.60-1) - "...A remarkable album that showcases Whitley at the top of his form and should appeal to blues, jazz, and rock fans alike."Mojo (Publisher) (11/00, p.101) - "...Engaging..."6.538063
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Mojo (Publisher) (2/00, p.103) - "...It's a measure of the depth of creativity of the era that at least half a dozen could easily have become rock'n'roll classics....There are plenty of gems along the way, and all presented in crystal-clear sound quality..."0.2636151
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Q (2/02, p.122) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Confident, with the cinematic allusions of 'The Summer Day Reflection Song' and the surrealist word-pictures of 'Sunny Goodge Street' still sending shivers up the spine..."s0.2499312
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Entertainment Weekly (12/1/00, p.95) - "...[He] remains as electrifying as ever....Wonderful...strewn with chestnuts as well as welcome rarities..." - Rating: A-CMJ (11/20/00, p.17) - "...Box sets don't burn any brighter than this."Dirty Linen (4-5/01, p.61) - "...Captures the his entire career...from his stint in Paul Ray and the cobras to selections recorded live a day before his death....It becomes crystal clear that Vaughan truly was the heir apparent...to Jimi Hendrix..."0.2348855
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Rolling Stone (p.130) - 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "It's a breathtaking, ambitious ride through a carnival of global music too rarely explored."Entertainment Weekly (p.76) - "[With] the post-Katrina hymn 'Any Other Day,' on which Norah Jones joins Wyclef to paint a poignant picture of families stranded on rooftops..."Vibe (p.108) - "[The album] makes Wyclef's M.O. crystal-clear: There are no division. He's aiming for one world, rocking to his thick, improbable grooves."Q (Magazine) (p.124) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he roll-call of guests reflects his savvy, anything-goes approach."Mojo (Publisher) (p.102) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Jean's sonic scope is breathtaking, complemented by imaginative lyrics whose themes range from family break ups, prostitution and drive-by shootings to the US occupation of Iraq."0.2294937
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Spin (pp.76-78) - "DEVIL'S MUSIC ranges wildly...from Day-Glo '60s freak-outs to balls-out disco burners to willowy space rock. It's all unified by the trio's studio skills..."0.1927833
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Q (Magazine) (p.102) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[There are] flashes of lo-fi pop brilliance, as when he underpins wistful melody of opener 'Old Panda Days' with a crashing hip hop beat..."Pitchfork (Website) - "Though the expected tracks of washed-out vocals, shimmery keyboards, lonely drum machine thumps, and efficiently told tales of romantic disappointment abound, there are also surprises here."Clash (magazine) (p.107) - "'White Corolla' is a perfect electro-pop dream, with Jenny Herbinson's crystal clear vocals skipping over the beeps and clicks superbly. Covers are plentiful too..."0.183733
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"Set in the present-day, with a story line that references the original's mythology, this movie attempts to reboot the concept, if that's the word, of this undying series. The surprise is that it does so with vicious aplomb..."New York Times0.1627453
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"Set in the present-day, with a story line that references the original's mythology, this movie attempts to reboot the concept, if that's the word, of this undying series. The surprise is that it does so with vicious aplomb..."New York Times0.1627453
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