Billboard (p.40) - "On 'I Walk the Line' Isaak accentuates the brilliant simplicity of Cash's original..."12.03138
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Dirty Linen (06-07/03, p.87) - "...There's a strong Southern roots-rock and blues undercurrent to most of the tracks..."10.96821
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Uncut (2/03, p.96) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Classic hee-haw hootenanny...".10.96821
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CMJ (4/1/2002, p.11) - "...Shana Morrison [is]...a capable artist whose sophomore album...provides a respectable balance of rock, blues, soul and pop....10.96821
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Entertainment Weekly (No. 810, p.104) - "[T]he musical statement of her career..." - Grade: A-10.96821
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Rolling Stone (2/20/03, p.64) - "...Evocative vocals, warm tunes and subtle sonic shading..."Dirty Linen (06-07/03, pp.93-4) - "...With each new release, Patty Larkin's music becomes more difficult to pigeonhole, and RED = LUCK represents a confident and successful step into new territory..."Yoga Journal (06/03, p.189) - "...A folk-pop album, one that gently tests boundaries and embodies a rousing spirit of contagious optimism..."p10.96821
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Rolling Stone (2/5/04, p.58) - 3 stars out of 5 - "Smith's voice is marvelous....[She] borrows a page from [singers Patty Griffin and Gillian Welch] and synthesizes them into a pretty package..."Entertainment Weekly (1/23/04, p.100) - "In a bold, wistful alto that recalls Alison Krauss and Patty Griffin, Smith offers rocking folk gospel, understated studies of insecurity and loss, and pacifying pleas for faith." - Rating: B+Q (4/04, p.120) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[V]ocally there's a touch of Alison Krauss about her, with just a hint of Patty Griffin....There's still sufficient freshness and individuality here to constitute a highly accomplished start."Mojo (Publisher) (4/04, p.108) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[T]he mostly low-key, self-penned songs are shot through with spirituality and sadness....It's a very good, very real music."10.96821
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Dirty Linen (p.49) - "The subtle touches add up to a completed whole: the primal percussion on 'The Trouble You Bring' and the immaculate strains of a B-3 organ on 'Dark Weather'."Paste (magazine) - "[Curtis] dresses her relationship tales in folk-based melodies that elevate into layer-cake hooks filigreed by pastoral guitar/organ/mandolin arrangements that sound like organic outgrowths of her acoustic strumming."10.96821
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Dirty Linen (p.83) - "It is a first-rate mix of covers and self-penned songs....The sound quality is likewise excellent."10.96821
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Entertainment Weekly (p.82) - "[H]ere she mostly goes for a creamier country-soul sound, and the result is terrific and timeless." -- Grade: A-Dirty Linen (p.90) - "[T]he disc's sound is a tasty blend of Music City, Memphis, and San Francisco. Osborne's songwriting has lost non of its edge..."10.96821
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Uncut (p.92) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "A palpable sense of discovery and reinvention runs through ADIEU FALSE HEART."No Depression (pp.128-129) - "The singing is superb: Linda Ronstadt remains one of pop's most lucent vocalists, while Ann Savoy proves a remarkable soloist and duet partner."Mojo (Publisher) (p.104) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "It's a generally low-key affair, mainly strung around gentle ballads, the twosome shaping harmonies and taking turns at leads..."10.96821
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Dirty Linen (8-9/99, p.72) - "...another solid pop-folk offerning from this dependable performer....a fine example of well-crafted, intelligent songs played with verve and style."10.96821
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Dirty Linen (4-5/00, p.61) - "...[A GOGO] shows how Larkin masterfully reinvents her tunes....[her] guitar is largely the focus of this disc, whether she's fingerpicking in open tunings on 'Banish Misfortune/Open Hand', [or] playing explosive slide on 'Wolf at the Door'..."10.96821
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Mojo (Publisher) (p.118) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Walker sets up tamboura-enhanced, rolling modal drones that flow into a 50-minute whole."Record Collector (magazine) (p.96) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Moods range from the rippling tranquility of 'Spring and Sunshine' to full-on escalating raga action on 'Road To Marscota,' bells-enhanced 'Morning Joy' and transcendental title track."Uncut (magazine) (p.112) - 5 stars out of 5 -- "10 delightful and compellingly accessible psych-folk pieces, often featuring drones, tamboura and the thrilling ensemble playing..."10.96821
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Alternative Press (p.112) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[A] lean collection of hyper-produced tracks ingrained with drum machines, loops and post-production work, all of which add a ghostly pallor to their sunniest melodies."Paste (magazine) - "Viva Voce sneak all kinds of genre-jumping fun into their delay-ridden tracks..."10.96821
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No Depression (p.134) - "[I]t's more than pleasant. The album's eleven songs glide by in a tasteful folk-rock blur of sonic comfort food....Starr's voice and lyrics suggest an appealing character."10.96821
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Uncut (p.88) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[A]s the rendition of old warhorse 'House Of The Rising Sun' demonstrates, he can still imbue his material with grit and passion."Dirty Linen (p.51) - "All in all, it's a good mix, with many interesting aspects to note -- like the Indian rhythms on the murder ballad 'Cold Black Heart'..."Mojo (Publisher) (p.100) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his is fine singer-songwriter Americana, particularly good on ballads."10.96821
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Rolling Stone (p.84) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Levon's vocals are a welcome miracle.....Helm's drawling howl is heavy with the outrage and sorrow of someone with a deep connection to the land and those who live by it."Entertainment Weekly (p.131) - "Helm's weathered twang remains remarkably intact....He seems right at home singing traditional bluegrass tunes..." -- Grade: B+Uncut (p.92) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "DIRT FARMER finally brings Helm into the realm of Lucinda Williams and her kind, with Larry Campbell serving as his white-knight Joe Henry."Down Beat (p.70) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Helms anchors an accomplished cast of players with diverse virtuosity..."Dirty Linen (p.53) - "Helm not only shows he's still a marvelous interpreter, but he manages to invigorate every song with urgency and passion."Q (Magazine) (p.121) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Helm's voice still retains plenty of that ragged, yearning quality that once helped define The Band..."Record Collector (magazine) (p.86) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Expertly performed throughout, it's the seductive ruggedness of Helm's voice that really carries the record and guides the listener on a fascinating musical travelogue executed with clarity and conviction."10.96821
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Living Blues (p.42) - "Cray moves effortlessly between lead and rhythm parts, his complex patterns never interrupting the flow of his sometimes cool, often fierce, always emotive vocals..."Uncut (magazine) (p.91) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[M]aterial like 'Love209' has more a Stax soul feel, the guitar playing second fiddle to the rich baritone of Cray's voice..."9.043941
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