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Spin (p.122) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[They] sound feisty and determined, with keen observations on the mundane yet crucial aspects of everyday black life."13.3502
$15.31
12.69485
$18.96
12.68417
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$18.96
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$10.10
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$13.34
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$8.26
Living Blues (1-2/02, p.57) - "...An excellent intro to the label..."8.65942
$15.31
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$14.06
8.45023
$15.44
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$26.31
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$23.31
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$10.13
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$14.25
Mojo (Publisher) (p.100) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "'Back It On Up' is a stand-out, as is Donald Banks's 'Status-Quo,' whose stripped-out, sweat-drenched deep funk mixed with social commentary is a close sibling of Grandmaster Flash's 'The Message'..."7.507766
$15.81
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$15.96
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$13.83
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$6.06
Spin (p.83) - "[T]his San Francisco octet transcend rote nostalgia through extreme sincerity. The jams always pull back at just the right moment..."Pitchfork (Website) - "Opener 'Careful with That Hat' is a sidewinding epic veering between choral swells, a Motorik midsection, and a solo that sends San Francisco's past exploding into the air like sparks."Clash (magazine) - "[The album] opens with the unashamedly retro 'Careful With That Hat'....Citay have delivered the motherload proving that the third time is the charm."7.305477
$11.70
7.102651
$49.41
Down Beat (p.53) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "GOT TO GET BACK! finds them in a special zone where the word 'soulful' truly applies."Living Blues (p.38) - "[P]ure '60s-style Memphis soul....Memphis recording veterans Otis Clay, Percy Wiggins, and William Bell each take a commanding turn at the vocal mike."6.854682
$11.11
Living Blues (p.44) - "[H]is insinuating voice, his personal aura of good-hearted masculine gentleness, and the roomy, natural-sounding production he favors are all vital assets."6.824864
$14.23
Rolling Stone (p.69) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he 23-year-old diva plays a little nicer, adhering to the Mary J. Blige school of gritty, nuanced hip-hop soul."6.824864
$11.50
6.797321
$16.64
Alternative Press (p.133) - 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "[GET BETTER] feels like an undiscovered '90s indie-rock gem. Grungy power-pop guitars swirl and crunch on 'Dogs,' 'Buzz' and the standout 'Mechanical'..."Magnet (p.111) - "This Buffalo, N.Y., trio matches offbeat and witty lyrics to simple pop/punk."6.785985
$15.51
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$13.58
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Dirty Linen (4-5/00, p.77) - "From the opening seconds of screaming, screeching guitars, and pounding skins, it's obvious that Chicago's Lil'Ed and the Blues Imperials are once again a force on the blues highway....ranks as one of the crown jewels in the esteemed Alligator catalogue."Mojo (Publisher) (10/99, p.122) - "...only a dull listener won't want to cut a rug....but whatever problems kept him out of the studio, they haven't dulled his music's edge: the Blues Imperials are still minty fresh."6.74905
$14.31
Down Beat (p.61) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "His vocals and harp playing are personalized and immaculately ordered into arrangements of quality songs..."Living Blues (p.44) - "He incorporates stylistic elements of the fabled soul men -- Otis Redding, Percy Sledge, James Carr -- as he deems appropriate, but they all meld into a voice that remains distinctly his own."Mojo (Publisher) (p.105) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Robinson sings mostly original songs...with a range and smoothness of delivery that are exquisitely evocative."6.656151
$13.52
6.649073
$10.24
Living Blues (p.65) - "Guitar Shorty is a blues-rock original. Screaming guitar couples with motorboat backup while Guitar Shorty's singing stays casual."6.631277
$14.04
6.508708
$15.92
6.415836
$15.44
Rolling Stone (pp.705-106) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[The tunes] offer elegant patter, sharp melodies and details that are both dead-on expressive and literary."Spin (p.108) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[With] languid tempos and quiet full-band arrangements."Entertainment Weekly (p.87) - "[H]e incorporates offbeat percussion and foreboding cellos to create a nostalgic lament to lost love." -- Grade: BQ (p.109) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "GET LONELY is a laid-back affair clouded with melancholy, bearing traces of The Magnetic Fields' bone-dry humour..."Uncut (p.91) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] quieter, more intimately acoustic record....[It] probes the nooks and crannies of post-relationship blues."Magnet (p.103) - "[I]t's quite haunting. More than any Mountain Goats album, GET LONELY sustains a very particular mood that's discreetly articulated by spare accompaniment from bassist Peter Hughes, keyboardist Franklin Bruno and cellist Erik Friedlander."No Depression (p.129) - "[E]ven more inward-looking....Anyone going through a breakup might not want to hear anything else..."Mojo (Publisher) (p.103) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[A] series of stirring picturesque tales....The songs are redeemed by his breathtaking lyrical precision and eye for detail."6.338737
$12.46
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