Dirty Linen (p.86) - "Keillor just loves the music so damn much that you enjoy listening to him having such a good time. Meryl Streep, in duets with Keillor and Lily Tomlin, sounds remarkably good and genuine..."16.8361
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Spin (p.106) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Miller pares down the arrangements and Moorer relaxes, allowing her dark, sultry voice to simmer."Uncut (p.98) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he straight country of Jessi Colter's 'I'm Looking For Blue Eyes' suits her best..."No Depression (p.72) - "[I]t's the country song, in the end, that Moorer keeps for her own....It sounds here like a new beginning, a fresh way forward."Harp (magazine) (p.92) - "Drawing material from the distaff side of country, blues, rock, and folk, in almost every case Moorer manages to bring something to the song while serving the spirit of the original."8.255058
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Entertainment Weekly (4/21/00, p.79) - "A jumble of brassy hip-hop beats and shallow R&B grooves...[which] plays like a prom night set list. Danceable and romantic...with well-chosen slow-dance numbers providing the sway." - Rating: B8.234959
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Magnet (p.112) - "[T]he oompah anthems pour forth from the quintet at a velocity that'd put John Philip Sousa to shame....A surprisingly mature effort from a band eager to prove its long-term mettle."8.234959
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Uncut (p.114) - 3 stars out of 5 - "The seduction, making midlife seem funky, is slow, sly and as narcotic as it is nostalgic."Mojo (Publisher) (p.103) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[I]t tickles the palate like a crisp Chablis in June - not a bad thing."8.234959
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Magnet (p.112) - "[T]he oompah anthems pour forth from the quintet at a velocity that'd put John Philip Sousa to shame....A surprisingly mature effort from a band eager to prove its long-term mettle."8.234959
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Spin (p.94) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n appealingly low-key solo debut....Top-shelf indie-pop tunes."Entertainment Weekly (p.106) - "[A] mellow debut, with its sweetly yearning melodies and modest arrangements that often recall Guided by Voices." -- Grade: B+Alternative Press (p.152) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- He kicks off the first Strokes solo effort with a melancholy, space-age lullaby and channels the Beatles' early stabs at Dylan on the unplugged 'Blue Skies.'"Magnet (p.99) - "Studded with bells and vocal echoes, folky torch song 'Blue Skies' is startlingly intimate and gentle....YOURS TO KEEP is a delightful surprise."Magnet (p.99) - "Studded with bells and vocal echoes, folky torch song 'Blue Skies' is startlingly intimate and gentle....YOURS TO KEEP is a delightful surprise."8.234959
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Rolling Stone (p.72) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[A] focused, gripping zigzag between fury and woe, scorched rock and folk-pop distress, much like the Husker's best records -- now with a longer view."Spin (p.98) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[He] remains a master of controlled tension, delivering deceptively pretty tunes in an edgy voice that suggests he's headed for a meltdown."Uncut (p.96) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[A]longside the lush orchestration of 'Miniature Parade', the delicate folk of 'Walls In Time', lies 'Shelter Me', a vocodered stomp..."Alternative Press (p.145) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "LINE finds Mould recording with not only his Fender in the foreground, but also with a full band backing him for the first time in a decade."No Depression (pp.68-69) - "Hard-rocking tunes such as 'Stupid Now', 'Very Temporary' and 'The Silence Between Us' throb and bristle behind Mould's layered electric guitars and Fugazi drummer Brendan Canty's banging."Kerrang (Magazine) (p.47) - "Few writers deal in regret, melancholy and quiet anger quite as convincingly as Bob Mould."Q (Magazine) (p.108) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Pick of the bunch is the punchy 'The Silence Between Us', a masterclass in radio-friendly rock."Mojo (Publisher) (p.102) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "DISTRICT LINE is Mould's strongest song collection since Sugar's alt-rock paradigm, COPPER BLUE."Paste (magazine) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[A] mix of confessional acoustic work, tugged rockers with dazzling guitar solos, and the beautiful, spare laptop ballad 'Old Highs New Lows.'"The Word (magazine) (p.107) - "[T]hemes of loss, anguish and dislocation remain his lyrical bedrock..."Record Collector (magazine) (p.94) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "'Who Needs To Dream?' and lead-off single 'The Silence Between Us' recall the frantic pace and energy of Sugar's landmark COPPER BLUE album..."8.161369
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Rolling Stone (10/31/02, p.135) - Ranked #6 in Rolling Stone's "Women In Rock: The 50 Essential Albums" - "...[Featuring] gemlike visions of obsessive love, equal parts jangle and reverie..."Rolling Stone (4/11/02, p.106) - Ranked #6 in Rolling Stone's "50 Coolest Records".Rolling Stone (6/8/00, p.129) - 4.5 stars out of 5 - "...Black and white and saucy all over....ripping [New Wave's] mask off...[showing] that the music had never been anything but contagious, glossy melodics, some of which one could dance too....a hash of genre distinctions..."Spin (11/01, p.137) - "...The perfect pop-rock record..."Entertainment Weekly (9/21/01, p.85) - "...Full of sublime trashiness and sharply etched tunefulness..." - Rating: BQ (10/01, p.143) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...A crossover smash with sparkling guitar sounds, terrific hooks and middle-eights more memorable than some groups' choruses. 6 of the 12 tracks were released as singles..."Alternative Press (7/01, p.96) - Included in AP's "10 Essential Women's Rock Albums" - "...Blondie's breakthrough third album..."CMJ (1/6/03, p.10) - Included in CMJ's list of "Top 25 College Radio Albums of All Time"CMJ (1/5/04, p.6) - "Ranked #1 in CMJ's "Top 20 Most-Played Albums of 1979".NME (Magazine) (9/18/93, p.19) - Ranked #16 in NME's list of The Greatest Albums Of The '70s.NME (Magazine) (10/2/93, p.29) - Ranked #52 in NME's list of The Greatest Albums Of All Time.8.127585
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Down Beat (p.72) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "John Patitucci's sound is pristine....He puts his skills to fine use on LINE BY LINE, turning in carefully assembled music."JazzTimes (p.83) - "Graceful, buoyant, plaintive, delicate, relaxing, restrained. These are some of the adjectives that came to mind during repeated listens to John Patitucci's gorgeous new album."7.720794
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"Witherspoon's bubbly twang brings the brassy former child country star and future Mrs. Cash into adorable reality." Film Comment "Phoenix is commanding, and Witherspoon is just plain sensational; she captures June's sassiness along with her levelheadedness....WALK THE LINE turns out to be an entertaining ride through musical history, flavored with a sweet romantic spirit." Movieline's Hollywood Life "[A] big, juicy, enjoyable wide-canvas biography with a handful of indelible moments....WALK THE LINE is zesty and satisfying." Entertainment Weekly 3.5 stars out of 4 -- "There is something really special going on in WALK THE LINE....Phoenix and Witherspoon are dynamite, and their chemistry is palpable." Rolling Stone 3 stars out of 4 -- "[With a] very clear respect for Cash and his music...[and] two superb, heartfelt performances..." Premiere "Cash and Carter's long infatuation, tumultuous relationship and eventual marriage provide the film with an emotional core."New York Times "WALK THE LINE goes from compelling to enthralling with star Joaquin Phoenix's breakout scene. His re-creation of 'Get Rhythm' is an exhilarating moment, with showmanship that truly surprises."USA Today "Phoenix handles the transition from faltering baritone to growling basso profundo brilliantly, his voice dropping deep into his boots as Johnny's soul descends into the ring of fire." Sight and Sound 4 stars out of 5 -- "It's a career-high channelling of the myth, the voice....Witherspoon nails Carter as a spritely, sun-tickled puppy-dog with the soul of a poet..." Total Film 5 stars out of 5 -- "James Mangold's stunning biopic of Johnny Cash showcases a mesmerizing central performance from Joaquin Phoenix..."Ultimate DVD6.571626
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Rolling Stone (10/31/02, p.135) - Ranked #6 in Rolling Stone's "Women In Rock: The 50 Essential Albums" - "...[Featuring] gemlike visions of obsessive love, equal parts jangle and reverie..."Rolling Stone (4/11/02, p.106) - Ranked #6 in Rolling Stone's "50 Coolest Records".Rolling Stone (6/8/00, p.129) - 4.5 stars out of 5 - "...Black and white and saucy all over....ripping [New Wave's] mask off...[showing] that the music had never been anything but contagious, glossy melodics, some of which one could dance too....a hash of genre distinctions..."Spin (11/01, p.137) - "...The perfect pop-rock record..."Entertainment Weekly (9/21/01, p.85) - "...Full of sublime trashiness and sharply etched tunefulness..." - Rating: BQ (10/01, p.143) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...A crossover smash with sparkling guitar sounds, terrific hooks and middle-eights more memorable than some groups' choruses. 6 of the 12 tracks were released as singles..."Alternative Press (7/01, p.96) - Included in AP's "10 Essential Women's Rock Albums" - "...Blondie's breakthrough third album..."CMJ (1/6/03, p.10) - Included in CMJ's list of "Top 25 College Radio Albums of All Time"CMJ (1/5/04, p.6) - "Ranked #1 in CMJ's "Top 20 Most-Played Albums of 1979".NME (Magazine) (9/18/93, p.19) - Ranked #16 in NME's list of The Greatest Albums Of The '70s.NME (Magazine) (10/2/93, p.29) - Ranked #52 in NME's list of The Greatest Albums Of All Time.6.510272
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