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Uncut (p.97) - 4 stars out of 5 - "Williams delivers inventive, witty, breakneck bulletins on everything from US foreign policy to rap music's complicity in its own negative media caricature....Inspired and invigorating."The Wire (p.67) - "[T]here's still plenty of glossy guitars and power drumming in Rubin's rock-rap mould..."Mojo (Publisher) (p.98) - 4 stars out of 5 - "Saul Williams seeks to restore rap's credentials as a medium for enlightenment....This is a brilliant, visionary work."8.143883
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Spin (10/00, pp.182-4) - 7 out of 10 - "...She approaches life with the vivacity of an Ivy League freshman - clinging to that moment when suburban blankness gets drunk on Great Art and runs naked through the lacrosse fields - each of her records has its charms..."CMJ (7/31/00, p.32) - "...Williams shows us how rich her songwriting skills have become."8.056513
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Sing Out! (5-6-7/96, p.156) - "...This winning collection of concertina and accordion instrumentals showcases Williams' craftsmanship and his prowess as an arranger....he embraces tradition at one moment and innovation the next..."7.292256
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Dirty Linen (p.78) - "[With] some of today's most virtuosic rock-jazz-country players....The collaborations give Williams the opportunity to work in a variety of settings..."7.237831
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Rolling Stone (p.68) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Williams' wearied singing and rich guitar shadings from Greg Leisz and Elvis Costello bring out the emotionalism in an hour long set of often somber roots-rock songs."Spin (p.85) - "BLESSED feels more like a country-blues toast to the pissed-off side of interpersonal relations, set to coproducer Don Was' sturdy barroom roots rock."Entertainment Weekly (p.75) - "[S]he delivers heartfelt laments like 'I Don't Know How You're Livin'' with an impressive candor..." -- Grade: B-Down Beat (p.54) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Over the past decade, Williams' songwriting has taken a turn toward the minimalist, and BLESSED pushes that to new levels."Billboard (p.32) - "Williams works her way through country, soul and the hymnal ambience of the title track, handling a broad range of emotional breadth with surprisingly supple dexterity."Record Collector (magazine) (p.99) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Vocally, Williams has never sounded better, whether wailing against a wash of amped-up guitars on the opening 'Buttercup' or achingly testifying on the slow burn strut of 'Convince Me.'"Uncut (magazine) (p.92) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "BLESSED is a powerful, vivid, highly emotive record. True happiness, it seems, suits her very well."7.225573
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Rolling Stone (p.74) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The opener, 'Are You All right?' is one of her greatest songs ever, and exemplifies how powerful the new method can be....Williams remains a premier artist."Rolling Stone (p.110) - Included in Rolling Stone's "50 Top Albums of the Year 2007" -- "[T[he sound of one of rock's great songwriters getting her demons out, and still challenging her fans."Spin (p.89) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Producer Hal Willner weaves organ and violins through stunning vignettes like 'Rescue'..."Entertainment Weekly (p.75) - "Rock's best female singer easily veers from city-slicker-smooth alto sweetness to ravaged Louisianan drawl." -- Grade: AQ (p.116) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Her musical backdrop is as sparse and dry as a desert highway, zeroing your focus in on that smoky, bruised voice and her lyrics, as tremendous as ever."Uncut (p.72) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Williams give rich voice to the complexities of middle-aged femininity....She's a great singer, with a searingly bluesy edge to her voice."CMJ (p.42) - "[T]he lyrics are uniformly poignant and poetic. The songs about misguided love are perhaps the most compelling."Q (Magazine) (p.73) - Ranked #45 in Q's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2007" -- "Here, loss, lust and longing combine in a dark, confessional world that resigns her peers to blithe imitation."7.178919
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Rolling Stone (5/24/01, p.84) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...ESSENCE finds Williams returning to the willful intimacy of her earliest records. Laid-back, rock-ish and small in scale....[The album] is spotty and sweet, winningly imperfect and often striking..."Spin (1/02, p.77) - Ranked #13 in Spin's "Albums of the Year 2001".Spin (7/01, p.125) - 8 out of 10 - "...As halting, spare and downbeat as its predecessor [CAR WHEELS ON A GRAVEL ROAD] was giddy, verbose, and downbeat....by stripping down, [she] tests herself against the universals that underlie her music's power....Strange stuff..."Entertainment Weekly (12/28/01, p.138) - Ranked #9 "Album of the Year" in EW's "Best of 2001".Entertainment Weekly (6/8/01, p.74) - "...Her folkiest, gentlest album...a steamy slow-crawl that plays into her strengths as the Joan of Dark of the alt-country set..." - Rating: B+Q (7/01, p.125) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...A swift, superb follow-up....with a more bluesy, intimate sound....Almost essential."Mojo (Publisher) (1/02, p.69) - Ranked #16 in Mojo's "Best [40] Albums of 2001".Mojo (Publisher) (7/01, p.98) - "...Stellar writing and performing. The lovesick blues haven't sounded better."7.165254
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