15.96279
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12.46356
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Mojo (Publisher) (p.83) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's an album of cathartic intimacy, built around electronic textures and sparse percussion..."12.27918
$14.44
Down Beat (p.69) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[With] the best examples of his writing, his trademark talent of octave-jumping....It's also his most natural embrace of a jazz aesthetic..."12.24157
$11.46
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Alternative Press (p.96) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "A SILVER LINING's delay-soaked guitar lines, bursting harmonies and Jones' soothing vocals are compelling enough for repeated listens."9.24776
$11.18
9.137225
$12.82
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Uncut (5/03, p.108) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...His obvious poetic and melodic gifts have seldom sounded so compelling..."Dirty Linen (4/04, pp.50-1) - "SILVER LAKE finds him once again impressive....Chesnutt is a true original with the pen."Mojo (Publisher) (5/03, p.97) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Big, attractive, textured and ornate. Full and lush, yet somehow homey and direct..."8.726741
$12.78
8.681613
$14.46
Uncut (p.90) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[A]ll pedal-steel guitars, barroom holler and sweatily soulful vocals from Masha Marjieh."No Depression (p.105) - "[Mascha Marjieh's] husky, sultry alto provides the punch that horns did for the Stones."8.675485
$13.72
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$8.14
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$8.14
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$11.62
Rolling Stone (p.81) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[S]omehow it all holds together as an album, and by the end, ex-indie-rocker Murphy comes full circle, returning to his roots..."Rolling Stone (p.108) - Included in Rolling Stone's "50 Top Albums of the Year 2007" -- "All over SOS, rhythms turn into hooks and hooks turn into beats, until there is no difference between the two."Spin (p.98) - 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "The scene-stealing 'North American Scum' creates tension with Murphy's observant verses, then releases it through wiggy choruses."Entertainment Weekly (p.60) - "While SILVER delivers terrific buzzy dance-space jams, it also contains wispy hints of New Order and Bowie." -- Grade: A-Q (p.110) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he rhythms here sound tighter and more intensely focused, Murphy's presence as a songwriter and frontman is a revelation."Alternative Press (p.194) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "'Get Innocuous' opens the proceedings with an electro-groove that's mechanical and soulful..."The Wire (p.51) - "LCD have created a facsimile of a bygone pop ideal, and Pygmalion-like, invested it with a life of its own."The Wire (p.37) - Ranked #5 in The Wire's "Top Ten Records of the Year 2007 -- "LCD Soundsystem's second album built on their familiar propulsive funk blueprints, with a tip of the hat towards Kraftwerk-style electronic textures."Q (Magazine) (p.82) - Ranked #18 in Q's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2007" -- "[S]hape-shifting punk-funk that never goes quite where you expect it to."7.375085
$7.01
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$9.18
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Alternative Press (2/96, p.71) - "...Tribes of Neurot...have the benefit of minimalism and intense moments of creativity in these stark, instrumental compositions, making SILVER BLOOD TRANSMISSION interesting."6.822826
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Down Beat (p.50) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Tenor sax man Tim Warfield brings a tough, soulful bit to his thematic development....Harrell is in fine form..."6.614542
$12.52
Record Collector (magazine) (p.80) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "'A Nightmare To Remember' kicks things off as you'd expect, with a 16-minute exemplar of the genre -- gothic keys and whirring guitar battling it out with mammoth percussion..."6.612086
$22.65
Q (12/02, p.67) - Included in Q Magazine's "The 50 Best Albums of 2002."Q (11/01, p.125) - 3 out of 5 stars - "...What sets them apart from many of their contemporaries...is the genuine anger and strong hooks that light up their dark tales of domestic abuse, parental desertion and revenge..."6.606444
$9.64
6.589191
$10.96
Mojo (Publisher) (p.107) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[W]ith an organ-flavoured mysticism redolent of tube amps and patchouli....The vibes are unerringly good."6.468991
$13.00
The Wire (p.68) - "As SILVER progresses...the beats become more elastic, stretching out into skewered fits of electric ecstasy..."Kerrang (Magazine) (p.49) - "Thunderous and beautiful in equal measure, this is the sound of falling in slow motion."6.373256
$9.69
JazzTimes (p.68) - "SILVER PONY shows Wilson hasn't lost a whit of her mysterious power....Her surefootedness seems innate and her phrasing remains distinctly elastic."Mojo (Publisher) (p.104) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[W]hat really catches the ear is a wonderfully pathos-rich rendering of Stevie Wonder's 'If It's Magic' and an ethereal take on the Fabs' 'Blackbird'..."Paste (magazine) - "Wilson's smoky voice has only grown warmer and more expressive as she's grown older, accruing gravity and authority with the years."6.268526
$10.74
6.256149
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Rolling Stone (p.76) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[S]ugar-crusted blitzkriegs like 'Keep Believing' show he's doing fine on his own."Billboard (p.44) - "[With] a supercharged hard-pop attack that should please fans of Foo Fighters....Mould coats the candied melodies of 'Steam of Hercules' and 'Round the City Square' in layers of guitar fuzz."6.242213
$12.69
6.235092
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6.213672
$19.09
Rolling Stone (4/25/02, p.79) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...Superb...Raitt and producers clearly had fun together in the studio on this one. This is an album that makes you want to boogie....proving herself queen of the Americana road."Q (May 2002, p.119) - 4 out of 5 stars - "...[A] return to the lurchy blues-funk of her early collaborations...[and] big slide guitar curves....Assured and dignified."Uncut (9/02, p.118) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "... a top class product..."Mojo (Publisher) (6/02, p.106) - "...Raitt sings soulfully, contributes a solid array of guitar licks and, over 30 years on from her debut LP, demonstrates that she's still seeking fresh ways to move."6.20768
$12.96
Q (11/03, p.120) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Domestic violence, slavery and graphic misogyny are discussed with calm and finesse, eased down with lilting jazz from a superb cast of collaborators..."Uncut (11/03, p.109) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...[The album] confirms her status as a vibrant and refreshingly forthright voice from the hip hop underground..."6.189166
$10.44
Rolling Stone (p.99) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "'Bus Named Desire' is a bright, well-wrought shout-along, and on the soul-smeared 'Good for You,' singer-guitarist Dave Pirner tugs heartstrings without getting too weak-kneed about it."Spin (p.85) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "'All Is Well' and 'Bus Named Desire' sound like a band that's discovered how to enjoy itself again."Q (p.110) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "The sound of a band growing old comfortably, it tempers the garage punk of their youth with a more measured approach..."6.188317
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