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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."0.1068427
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Uncut (p.100) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[I]t captures the raw strangeness inherent in old-time bluegrass, gospel, country and parlour songs."0.1068427
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Record Collector (magazine) (p.97) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "There's a good helping of Munroe and The Stanley Brothers, but less famous musicians are not overlooked, adding a variety that's often missing from bluegrass collections..."Uncut (magazine) (p.88) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[R]ich pickings for fans....The Monroe Brothers and Charlie Poole stand out in the pre-war years..."0.05342137
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Entertainment Weekly (3/28/97, p.68) - "...There's less lyrical suprise or sonic edge, but his power pop still has the knack." - Rating: BQ (5/97, p.128) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...Like Bob Mould fronting The Beach Boys, he writes instantly appealing songs whose melodies are all irrepressibly buoyant...The result is head-spinning, intoxicating stuff."14.58386
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Rolling Stone (p.74) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[The album] upped the anger ante on 'Fortunate Son,' which rages against class-based draft inequality with rare, beat-driven fury..."Blender (Magazine) (p.84) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "WiLLY AND THE POOR BOYS is their loosest and most class-conscious record."7.144207
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Alternative Press (p.142) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "When Morris takes the mic on 'As You Cry,' the sound is just about as close as this band gets to straight-up rock 'n' roll. The album really hits its stride, though, on the bittersweet piano ballads 'Hurricane' and 'That's Okay'..."Blender (Magazine) (p.76) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "The surprise star is suddenly sultry 20-year-old vocalist-pianist Greta Salpeter....Salpeter raises the blood pressure and the competency of everything she touches..."6.684411
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Rolling Stone (10/29/92, p.71) - 3.5 Stars - Good Plus - "...Mould once again creates brisk power-pop contexts for his eloquent grunge and careening, stacked-guitar collisions...an act of catharsis, even transcendence..."Spin (12/92, p.68) - Ranked #6 in Spin's list of the '20 Best Albums Of The Year' - "...rocks as loud and as proud as NEW DAY RISING-era Husker Du..."Spin (10/92, p.106) - Highly Recommended - "..[Mould's] singing and guitar playing are looser and more confident than ever before...the new songs are sterling...affecting, effective proof of Mould's continuing vitality..."Entertainment Weekly (9/4/92, p.71) - "...finds [Mould] confidently returning to Husker Du turf...Mould shows he hasn't forgotten how to write gripping melodies..." - Rating: B+Q (1/93, p.69) - Included in Q's list of the 50 Best Albums Of 1992.Q (9/92, p.83) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...a sensational return to the melodic grunge style Mould pioneered with the Huskers, stuffed with densely-layered guitar waves, soaring vocal harmonies and driven along at a furious rate..."Village Voice (3/2/93, p.5) - Ranked #7 in the Village Voice's list of the 40 Best Albums Of 1992.Stereo Review (12/92, p.106) - "...a return to the deliciously saturated meltdown of Mould's best work with Husker Du...Pop hooks wrestle for space with grunge, and the tug of war gives the songs their spine-tingling energy ...a downright bracing adventure..."Mojo (Publisher) (p.100) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he booming opening chords of 'The Act We Act' tumble like fearsome thunder....[The] lovestruck college-rock of 'If I Can't Change Your Mind' had eminently catchy hooks."5.313643
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Record Collector (magazine) (p.99) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Though this is nominally referred to as folk music, it really covers jazz, blues and soul, with soul in particular permeating."0.1895622
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Rolling Stone - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's LOVEly -- the suite side of ABBEY ROAD extended to seventy-eight minutes."Entertainment Weekly (p.105) - "[I]t's bliss....The exhilarating opener, 'Because,' is now a cappella, and the most glorious choral rock divinity since the Beach Boys' 'Our Prayer'..." -- Grade: AQ (p.133) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his demands the listener to reappraise The Beatles' brilliance with fresh ears. A genuine revolution in the head."Q (p.118) - Ranked #53 in Q Magazine's "100 Greatest Albums of 2006."Mojo (Publisher) (p.100) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "Stunning....You'll marvel at the sound and the new insight it brings to music you know so well."0.1832078
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Rolling Stone - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's LOVEly -- the suite side of ABBEY ROAD extended to seventy-eight minutes."Entertainment Weekly (p.105) - "[I]t's bliss....The exhilarating opener, 'Because,' is now a cappella, and the most glorious choral rock divinity since the Beach Boys' 'Our Prayer'..." -- Grade: AQ (p.133) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his demands the listener to reappraise The Beatles' brilliance with fresh ears. A genuine revolution in the head."Q (p.118) - Ranked #53 in Q Magazine's "100 Greatest Albums of 2006."Mojo (Publisher) (p.100) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "Stunning....You'll marvel at the sound and the new insight it brings to music you know so well."0.1832078
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Living Blues (p.75) - "A widely appealing collection recommended for roots music fans."0.1819468
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Record Collector (magazine) (p.78) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[The highlight is] the dramatic, voluptuously orchestral title track..."Uncut (magazine) (p.83) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[A] tidy album with more than a touch of Japan and Peter Gabriel about it."0.1255459
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Rolling Stone (p.226) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "If you have a favorite Foghat album or if you can name a single member of Deep Purple, you will love BROKEN BOY SOLDIERS....Expectations were sky high, but the Raconteurs exceed them all."Rolling Stone (p.106) - Ranked #28 in Rolling Stone's "The Top 50 Albums Of 2006" -- "The Raconteurs are a side project that rocks like a main dish."Spin (p.59) - Ranked #19 in Spin's "The 40 Best Albums of 2006" -- "[T]he boys have done Jack White a world of good. Brendan Benson and the Greenhornes are just the kind of journeymen a retro visionary needs..."Entertainment Weekly (p.74) - "[I]t's clear that the Raconteurs are bound by a love of gut-crunching classic-rock riffs....White and Benson trade vocals on most tracks, and obviously enjoy spurring each other on to see who can get the loosest..." -- Grade: B-Q (p.108) - 4 stars out of 5 -- [With] instantly memorable melodies and crunchy riffs....Music that's as elegant as it is raucous. Keeler and Lawrence, a soulful and punchy rhythm section, are the key here."Q (p.124) - Ranked #13 in Q Magazine's "100 Greatest Albums of 2006" -- "Nothing could dent Jack White's second band."Alternative Press (p.202) - "They deliver the straight-ahead rocking tunes...with a one-two punch of scrappy enthusiasm and unmatched musical proficiency."Kerrang (Magazine) (p.49) - "[A] diverse set of tightly-constructed power-pop and, given White's presence, a wild and fevered spirit abounds..."Kerrang (Magazine) (p.67) - Ranked #11 in Kerrang's "20 Greatest Albums of 2006" -- "Lean, versatile and obscenely entertaining..."Mojo (Publisher) (p.96) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his is truly a band recording, which perfectly blends Jack's rawness with Brendan's sweetness, all of it toughened up by the aggressive underpinning of the Greenhorne duo."0.1175258
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Record Collector (magazine) (p.78) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[The highlight is] the dramatic, voluptuously orchestral title track..."Uncut (magazine) (p.83) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[A] tidy album with more than a touch of Japan and Peter Gabriel about it."0.1065293
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Record Collector (magazine) (p.78) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[The highlight is] the dramatic, voluptuously orchestral title track..."Uncut (magazine) (p.83) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[A] tidy album with more than a touch of Japan and Peter Gabriel about it."0.08877438
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Rolling Stone (12/11/03, p.116) - Ranked #87 in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" - "...Hypnotic in its indulgence....Rock-star hubris has never been more electrifying..."Q (1/03, p.64) - Included in Q Magazine's "100 Greatest Albums Ever"CMJ (1/6/03, p.12) - 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 1980".0.08788216
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