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Rolling Stone (p.69) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[With] stark blues by Lightnin' Hopkins, Fred McDowell and Skip James....It is the sound of a scene -- and a great label -- being born."0.2715205
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Rolling Stone (8/31/00, pp.69-73) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Lavish....Smith was a master of the segue...[and] had a prophet's ear..."Entertainment Weekly (5/26/00, p.75) - "...Depression-era and reflects the old folkways' collapse. From Robert Johnson to the Carter Family to a pre-bluegrass Bill Monroe - Smith's ear for greatness was uncanny." - Rating: AQ (9/00, p.116) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...This final volume is based on his 'content analysis' of the post-1932 Depression period....all the songs are just plain bizarre and have recurring or interwoven themes....it's the CD gift of the season for those in the know."The Wire (1/01, p.34) - Included in Wire's "50 Records Of The Year" [2000].The Wire (5/00, p.58) - "...Decades of crackle and fuzz have become inextricable parts of these songs, ghost channels that seem to calling directly over time, a little ruptured window onto another world. We can literally hear the sound of a world slowly retreating into the murk of history..."CMJ (6/12/00, p.25) - "...Features 28 long-lost ballads and social music recorded between 1928 and 1940....sequenced as Smith originally intended..."No Depression (5-6/00, pp.100-1) - "...Smith's careful construction compels the listener to experience the album as a whole....this formidable work...is likely to be remembered as one of 2000's finest archival recordings."Mojo (Publisher) (8/00, p.94) - "...More lives have been touched by the music in these volumes than almost any other source. Dig in and dig it."0.2612707
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Dirty Linen (p.61) - "[B]ountiful....Regardless of whether it's an ancient or more modern-day selection, everyone's a champ here."0.2612707
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Uncut (p.88) - 3 stars out of 5 - "Blake's musicianship and touch...is impeccable..."Dirty Linen (p.57) - "The richness of tone, the precision of each down stroke, the rapid-fire single-note bits, the flawless intonation: This is not the picking of a front-room amateur..."Mojo (Publisher) (p.110) - 3 stars out of 5 - "17 excellently-played old-time folk traditionals about God, love and dying with Carter Family connections."12.72402
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Musician (2/94, p.78) - "...the Ramblers' first recording in three decades ...CAJUN BOOGIE spins out like a live radio show where everybody gets in on the act....The Ramblers sing with voices that are weathered but never weary ....the music seems to laugh out loud with improbable joy...."0.3347533
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Dirty Linen (p.64) - "Lost Bayou Ramblers add hot spice to Cajun music with its raw, deep swamp beat, and its raucous energy and high spirits are enhanced by the backdrop of the live setting."0.2231689
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Rolling Stone (4/1/04, p.90) - "[The album] jumps with old-timey authenticity."Dirty Linen (4/04, p.46) - "The Ramblers' uniqueness is their ability to slowly cook like boot-legged moonshine whiskey on tracks like 'Honey Babe,' then snake on to the syncopated jive of 'Cloth of Gold'..."Living Blues (p.63) - "[T]he band has moved in a darker direction, with stripped-down production....This adventurous and well-executed project will be appreciated by fans of Fat Possum's edgier productions..."Mojo (Publisher) (p.105) - 4 stars out of 5 - "Using a tight guitar/drums, violin/string bass line-up, with sandpaper vocals and troubles on their mind, they achieve an intense, often claustrophobic sound....In a word, tasty."0.1691112
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Rolling Stone (3/5/92, p.70) - 3.5 Stars - Very Good - "...a consistently rewarding concert album....Harris can get to the heart of the matter.... always emotionally potent, never stuffy..."Entertainment Weekly (2/7/92, p.62) - "...a live performance of sparkling tunes....a stirring yet dignified performance....[Nash Ramblers are] the best backing ensemble of her career..." - Rating: AMusician (2/92, p.87) - "...some of her most spirited music..."Mojo (Publisher) (12/00, p.41) - "...Harris in concert at Nashville's most venerable theater....the orthodoxies - often glorious - are interleaved with songs about poverty...and racism..."0.1115844
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Down Beat (p.83) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Chenier places much of the success of his Creole r&b on his singing voice, a rich and sober companion to the sad-hearted or lively notes he squeezes out of his accordion."JazzTimes (p.90) - "Chenier's rendition of Hank Williams' mournful 'Lost on the River,' a timely anthem in the wake of Katrina, is both poignant and powerful."Living Blues (p.43) - "Special guests the Tarbox Ramblers and pianist Joe Deleault added numerous nice touches."Global Rhythm (Publication) (p.47) - "Chenier's voice is the real star here....[On] Van Morrison's 'Comfort You,' he loads all of poor lost New Orleans on his back and walks off into the sunset."0.09763638
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Dirty Linen (4-5/96, p.87) - "...a treasure trove incorporating many of the southern roots of old time, bluegrass, and American folk music..."Musician (3/96, p.98) - "...beautiful, archaic music....70-year-old recordings of this isolated region's string bands, sacred singers and balladeers..."0.09579936
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Dirty Linen (p.53) - "Decades of traveling are etched in his voice, which has lost none of its power, and he clearly connects profoundly with the menu of 1920s blues tunes."Living Blues (p.51) - "Elliot is surrounded by some exceptional, inventive musicians. Producer Joe Henry has created a relaxed, almost jam-session-like atmosphere."Billboard (p.30) - "Elliott brings a seen-it-all authenticity to this repertoire while Joe Henry's sympathetic production is pitch perfect..."Clash (magazine) (p.108) - "Elliott's scratchy wail is displayed with ardor, complemented with simple, poignant accompaniment."Record Collector (magazine) (pp.82-83) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he survival of hardship is celebrated as an affirmation of life, and Ramblin' Jack has done enough living for two lifetimes."Uncut (magazine) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The songs are well chosen, and the band -- including Van Dyke Parks and David Hidalgo of Los Lobos -- create a woozy, tumbledown feel, as if they are playing from a carnival float."0.08690101
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Mojo (Publisher) (12/02, p.99) - "...A brilliant 2-CD set by the first man to ever notch a major Cajun hit..."0.0810703
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Mojo (Publisher) (8/03, p.116) - 3 out of 5 stars - "...The jumble of performers makes for more diversity and, hence, entertaining listening than diving right into a single-artist old-time album would."0.08096524
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