JazzTimes (pp.127-128) - "Many of the songs are built on blues riffs or vamps, and when these guys start blowing, it's hard to sit passively..."101.9781
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Dirty Linen (p.59) - "Traditional jazz is what's flowing here with the majority of modern-day selections stemming from Ruffins and his contemporaries, who keep the flame burning when it's practically charred ashes in a Yankee land."0.5217505
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Mojo (Publisher) (10/03, p.132) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...The is exactly what it says on the tin. And ace at that..."0.3913128
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Uncut (p.90) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[I]ts 85 tracks range far and wide: jazz and ragtime spar with blues and R&B, plus there's backwood Cajun tunes, swamp pop, hip-swivelling zydeco and good-timing rock'n'roll."0.1956564
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Down Beat (p.70) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Ruffins has reigned over Thursday nights at Vaughan's for more than 15 years, and this recording delivers the most honest experience of his show to date."Global Rhythm (Publication) (p.57) - "Kermit is absolutely ebullient....This vibrant recording shows that the music is still kicking, and Kermit's having a good time doing his part."0.6727664
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JazzTimes (8/99, p.117) - "...With his horn way up front, Ruffins struts his stuff, showing off more trumpet technique than on previous discs....SWING THIS! is swathed in the sauce of New Orleans..."0.1922031
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"...A fairly sophisticated affair, allowing the vivid charm of the original to work on its own level as well as providing fodder for parody, slapstick and the vaudeville revue formula of the Muppets' television shows..." Sight and Sound "...Kermit looks quite dashing in his captain's uniform, and Miss Piggy gives Dorothy Lamour a run for her sarong as a jungle goddess worshipped by wild boars..." -- 3 out of 4 stars USA Today "...Curry makes a fine, flashy Long John Silver....A hoot..." -- Rating: B+ Entertainment Weekly "...Pure delight, and constantly inventive and engaging..." Variety "...A wonderful picture for children, a work of considerable artistry and craftsmanship that ought to please many adults as well..." Los Angeles Times0.1792161
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Down Beat (1/02, p.49) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Ruffins goes beyond here...leading a droll, taut band boasting solid solos..."JazzTimes (10/01, p.99) - "...Appealing good-time tunes that easily straddle the modern/traditional divide..."0.1647455
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"...THE MUPPET MOVIE is a winner....[The puppets] prove highly attractive....A love of films and showbiz is apparent in every frame and gives THE MUPPET MOVIE a touch of class..." Variety "...The last word in 'road pictures'....We very quickly come to accept the Muppets as real people who just happen to be made largely of felt." New York Times "...[A] smart, lively musical farce....Henson's mix of grown-up humor and endearingly humanlike characters make this a must-have..." Entertainment Weekly0.1510137
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Down Beat (p.76) - 3 stars out of 5 - "Monder's broad scope is front and center on OCEANA, spanning the distance between the opening fingerpicked guitar fantasia and the searing feedback introduction of 'Rooms Of Light'."JazzTimes (p.91) - "[T]his is a brilliantly distinctive album. Monder's shimmering arpeggios and shifting rhythms, and the deep synchronicity of bassist Kermit Driscoll and drummer Ted Poor, make the title track a serious opus."0.1407816
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Spin (2/98, p.104) - 6 (out of 10) - "...Ryder can't sing, he can't play an instrument, he's fat and ugly, but he can talk for hours about Loch Ness soil samples and how they look like computer disks. A foot soldier in the army of George Clinton and Al Jourgensen, he brings his cockeyed expertise to bear on a funk ensemble that never fails to slobber all over the groove..."Option (3-4/98, p.76) - "...All kinds of elements pop up in the mix, including Beatles licks, Kermit's dancehall toasting, flute loops, soulful horn charts, psychedelic guitars and more....This is rock music for your booty..."Melody Maker (12/20-27/97, pp.66-67) - Ranked #6 on Melody Maker's list of 1997's "Albums Of The Year."Melody Maker (11/15/97, p.45) - "...deranged...rollercoasting...fun-packed....it's a warts'n'all look at the realities of shafting..."Musician (3/98, p.93) - "...STUPID is aswim in conflicting, discordant noises...and the tandem rap/toasting of Paul `Kermit' Leveridge....it does sound like these guys have just tumbled `whoo-hoo'-ing from the ale-soaked Tappa Kegga Daily house....you can't help but `whoo-hoo' along..."NME (Magazine) (12/20-27/97, pp.78-79) - Ranked #21 in NME's 1997 Critics' Poll.0.1407816
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"...[The] elegant lensing is a joy to behold, and great imagination has been exercised by tunesmith Joe Raposo..." Variety "...Moviegoers [again] have a team of stars on which to heap the adoration they once dumped on Nelson Eddy and Jeannette MacDonald....Whimsy well disciplined..." New York Times0.1153386
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"...[The Muppets] arrive...and nous sommes theirs....Charming production numbers..." New York Times "...A genuinely fun confection of old-fashioned entertainment....Juliana Donald is a winning ingenue..." Variety0.1141556
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"...[The Muppets] arrive...and nous sommes theirs....Charming production numbers..."New York Times "...A genuinely fun confection of old-fashioned entertainment....Juliana Donald is a winning ingenue..."Variety0.1141556
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"...[The Muppets] arrive...and nous sommes theirs....Charming production numbers..."New York Times "...A genuinely fun confection of old-fashioned entertainment....Juliana Donald is a winning ingenue..."Variety0.1141556
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JazzTimes (p.59) - "[T]he light-hearted charm runs deep on pieces like a Latin-infused version of 'If I Only Had a Brain'...a grooving take on Sam Cooke's 'Ain't That (Good News)' and the bouncy title track."Billboard (p.36) - "Ruffins has been compared to Louis Armstrong for years, and that's unlikely to change here, particularly given his appealingly laid-back take on 'La Vie en Rose.' It's sweet stuff."0.1098303
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Living Blues (p.70) - "Johnson's voice is strong throughout, particularly on a very churchy, never-before-released ballad titled 'Understanding'..."Mojo (Publisher) (p.119) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Warm-hearted pop-soul..."Record Collector (magazine) (p.99) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[With] a storming rendition of The Temptations' 'Save My Love For A Rainy Day' and a haunting take on Jimmy Ruffin's 'Farewell Is A Lonely Sound.'"Uncut (magazine) (p.102) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "This 26-track collection showcases a lovely, high-pitched tenor voice..."0.1098303
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"...A lot of fun. The sets are detailed and charming..."Sight and Sound "...Like the earlier three Muppet movies, it manages to incorporate the Muppets convincingly into the action....This time, they even seem to belong in Victorian London, created in atmospheric sets that combine realism and expressionism..."Chicago Sun-Times "...The specter effects are enchanting, especially the angelic Ghost of Christmas Past whose gown floats about her like a cloud of frosty air..." USA Today0.0951297
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