Spin (p.110) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[J]ust about perfect. Frontman Adam Olenius lobs his bon mots over tunes that borrow from Beck, the Velvet Underground, Bright Eyes, and the Cure..."Q (Magazine) (p.148) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he simply plucked guitar and gentle violins of 'South America' and lengthy centrepiece 'Impossible' have a subtle charm of their own..."Clash (magazine) (p.118) - "[V]ocalist Adam Olenius has a delivery on the verge of breakdown, but cocooned by the layers of musical beauty....Shout Out Louds are a spellbinding European treasure..."Clash (magazine) (p.128) - "Expertly written, the first single 'Tonight I Have To Leave It' and the intoxicating 'Impossible' are masterstrokes in guitar firepower with hooks and melody a plenty."0.4306974
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Entertainment Weekly (2/24-3/3/95, p.119) - "...Singing with gruff authority, Hooker could give posturing rockers like the Stones and Aerosmith lessons in aging gracefully....[Hooker] prove[s] that you can be wizened and balding, yet still make compelling rock & roll..." - Rating: A-Q (3/95, p.101) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...Ultimately, CHILL OUT is an essential genre purchase for Hooker's solo acoustic blues....This man hasn't got the blues, he is the blues."Down Beat (4/95, p.50) - 4 Stars - Very Good - "...the living legend's latest is yet another triumph. While Hooker rocks a tad, the poised blues singer and cool-hand guitar picker mostly touches deep soul..."Living Blues (p.58) - "[T]he mambo-driven CHILL OUT stands out as one of the most perfectly crafted pop performances in the Hooker discography."Jazziz (6/95, p.95) - "...His voice is a rich and rugged treasure that, in the blues context, truly does improve with time....the sound of Hooker singing with his guitar is simply wondrous..."19.57
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Rolling Stone (p.80) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he Hansons pump up the soul in their pop, stretching beyond the Jackson 5-ism of 'MMMBop' to embrace Sixties Southern R&B."Entertainment Weekly (p.94) - "Taylor Hanson leads his bros on a trip through the soulful side of mid-'60s rock."Billboard (p.32) - "From the profoundly upbeat single 'Thinking 'Bout Something' to the heartfelt and introspective closer 'Me Myself and I,' SHOUT IT OUT is a fun listen that beams with genuine talent and creative artistry."18.46249
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Rolling Stone (p.80) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he Hansons pump up the soul in their pop, stretching beyond the Jackson 5-ism of 'MMMBop' to embrace Sixties Southern R&B."Entertainment Weekly (p.94) - "Taylor Hanson leads his bros on a trip through the soulful side of mid-'60s rock."Billboard (p.32) - "From the profoundly upbeat single 'Thinking 'Bout Something' to the heartfelt and introspective closer 'Me Myself and I,' SHOUT IT OUT is a fun listen that beams with genuine talent and creative artistry."18.4476
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3 stars out of 5 -- "The filmmakers use film, stills and video footage from as far back as the late 1800s, some of which has never been seen or heard before. Some of the performances in the film are deeply affecting..."Box Office "Smokey Robinson, who introduces the film and offers its closing observations, sets its praiseworthy tone....[The film] snaps into focus once it begins relating a chronological history of a genre that evolved out of the fusion of plantation work songs and Christian hymns."New York Times "Don McGlynn's gospel documentary takes a gratifyingly comprehensive look at an ecstatic American art form." -- Grade: A-Entertainment Weekly 3 stars out of 4 -- "[A] consistently entertaining documentary bringing together a remarkable variety of surviving performances on films and records, going back to circa 1900."Chicago Sun-Times "[V]ibrant and comprehensive....REJOICE provides both a melodic education and a once-in-a-lifetime concert in one soul-stirring package."Los Angeles Times17.93606
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Rolling Stone (p.80) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he Hansons pump up the soul in their pop, stretching beyond the Jackson 5-ism of 'MMMBop' to embrace Sixties Southern R&B."Entertainment Weekly (p.94) - "Taylor Hanson leads his bros on a trip through the soulful side of mid-'60s rock."Billboard (p.32) - "From the profoundly upbeat single 'Thinking 'Bout Something' to the heartfelt and introspective closer 'Me Myself and I,' SHOUT IT OUT is a fun listen that beams with genuine talent and creative artistry."14.7765
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Q (6/00, p.126) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...'Twist & Shout' and 'Shout (Parts 1&2)' are of inverse greatness here....'Shout' is so primal that daughters are still being locked up 40 years later....More than adequate evidence of life before 'That Lady'."13.01087
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Alternative Press (p.109) - 3.5 stars out of 5-- "These songs are drawn-out, jammy and at times psychedelic."10.24877
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Record Collector (magazine) (p.92) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's these early recordings that capture them raw, frenzied, and unfettered."10.2386
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Record Collector (magazine) (p.92) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's these early recordings that capture them raw, frenzied, and unfettered."10.2386
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Spin (p.92) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "'The Greater Times' coaxes sunlight from murk, imagining Stereolab without the detached cool; and 'After the Call' teases with sweet nothings before smashing with indie-fried guitars."Q (p.124) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Stop-start rock attacks such as 'Five' are balanced by moments of euphoria and emotion, as on the Proustian, Joy-Division-like romancer 'Saturday'..."The Wire (p.47) - "Electrelane's fourth offering sashays firmly towards pop song euphoria, while retaining an interest in Sonic Youth-type rock Improv."The Wire (p.35) - Included in The Wire's "50 Records of the Year 2007".CMJ (p.41) - "Electrelane's sound is one of beautiful but bittersweet longing, and there's no other peer that could pull it off quite the same."Mojo (Publisher) (p.114) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "The results are urgent, direct yet cerebral, drawing on some familiar touchstones."10.23
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Magnet (p.94) - "Clearly, the goal of SILENT SHOUT is to freak you out: Vampiric vocals turn the title track and 'Neverland' into terrifying night-vision techno trips, starting the album with two tone-setting tracks of aural pointillism like a satanic, synth-wielding Seurat."CMJ (p.5) - "[The band] marries icy atmospherics and layered synth haunts with hyper-processed vocals and click-'n'-pulse programming."Clash (magazine) (p.76) - "The album was a dramatic leap forward into uncharted sonic territory, while Karin's incomparable vocal performance fronting a perfect set of deeply haunted electronic arrangements."9.088726
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Alternative Press (p.118) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "HARMONY's music is consistently breezy and poppy, with plenty of easily sung-along choruses..."8.961845
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Entertainment Weekly (p.103) - "[H]er gift for writing bittersweet, bluesy songs is still intact." -- Grade: B+8.784188
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CMJ (10/23/00, p.19) - "...A strange slice of jukebox life and darn entertaining..."7.705923
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Rolling Stone (2/18/93, p.60) - 3.5 Stars - Very Good - "...a fervent exercise in Crescent City soul that reveals Muldaur's true nature as a blues-and-roots-influenced singer...Infused with the spark of her live shows, the album is the best recording of Muldaur's career..."Entertainment Weekly (1/15/93, p.53) - "...this relaxed little New Orleans-spiced sugar plum of an album shows that [Maria Muldaur] remains, at heart, a distinctive, sultry blues stylist..." - Rating: BDirty Linen (p.56) - "Muldaur handpicked 12 songs that are nothing short of perfect for her powerful, expressive, and sultry voice."7.535914
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Mojo (Publisher) (p.103) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[With] doo-wop, rock'n'roll, Drifters/Miracles, ballads, soul and pop..."6.904897
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Rolling Stone (4/29/93, p.65) - 3.5 Stars - Very Good - "...showcases both his brooding and boogieing styles effectively.... John Lee proves he's lost none of his musical vitality forty-five years after recording his first hit..."Q (12/92, p.124) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...If you ever need evidence to support the `older you are the better you get' theory of artistic development, call John Lee Hooker as Exhibit A..."Musician (2/93, p.94) - "...there's nothing new about the studio strategy...Nor is there anything especially novel about the songs, which manage to sound old even when they're not. Naw, it's just the usual for John Lee--and isn't that reason enough to listen?..."Vox (12/92, p.95) - 9 - Excellent Plus - "...reveals surprising power...Throughout, Hooker plays and sings with a vigor that belies his age. By any standards, this is prime John Lee Hooker, reaching back to the roots of his inspiration to create a contemporary triumph..."NME (Magazine) (11/7/93, p.35) - 7 - Very Good - "...The only surprising thing about Hooker's new album is that, after all these years, he can render6.897535
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Record Collector (magazine) (p.86) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[S]umptuous, silky ballads, fiery empowerment funk and disco dancefloor fillers."6.894472
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Record Collector (magazine) (p.84) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "His delicious tenor is light, expressive and emotional, at times redolent of Otis Redding on sublime slow burning ballads..."6.894472
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Record Collector (magazine) (p.91) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]here's disco, this time Miami soul style with a real funk edge, on the hugely underrated George Gwen McCrae TOGETHER..."6.891404
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Mojo (Publisher) (p.118) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[On] 'Deep Water' and 'I'm Losing My Grip' they sound like a band delivering sublime harmony-drenched R&B governed by tumultuous emotion."6.891404
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