A Stranger Here
by Ramblin' Jack Elliott
  • Record Label: Anti
  • Release Date: Apr 7, 2009
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5

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  1. MusicMaster
    Apr 25, 2009
    10
    Scary as hell blues soundtrack to the apocalypse.

Awards & Rankings

62
#62 Best Album of 2009

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Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    These dark, old blues tracks have never sounded more haunting.
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  2. Observer Music Monthly
    100
    Here the folk legend rings in the new with songs from the old, sensitively produced by Joe Henry.
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  3. Slant Magazine
    80
    illustrates how slight the distinctions between country, blues, and folk genre labels are, and it adds to Elliott's legacy as one of popular music's finest storytellers.
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