Big Station
by Alejandro Escovedo
  • Record Label: Fantasy
  • Release Date: Jun 5, 2012
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  1. AlexxTrusc
    Jun 18, 2012
    7
    What is most draws attention during the listening of the album "Big Station" are extended to the fore, interesting guitar parts and highlighted backing vocals - which is shown even in the works: "Man Of The World" or the slightly more subdued "Sally Was A Cop "- where special attention should be paid to the text lyrics. A very decent album - both in terms of melody and content.
  2. cliffpotter
    Feb 7, 2014
    10
    Although I admit that if you listen to The Rolling Stones, I'll pick Gimme Shelter, Emotional Rescue, Heaven, and similar ballads over other songs, I do like Escovedo for the same reason many other critics like him. He is a great artist, and has improved over the years. Someone once said that there is only one song in most artists. Escovedo's style is similar in many songs. But his voice,Although I admit that if you listen to The Rolling Stones, I'll pick Gimme Shelter, Emotional Rescue, Heaven, and similar ballads over other songs, I do like Escovedo for the same reason many other critics like him. He is a great artist, and has improved over the years. Someone once said that there is only one song in most artists. Escovedo's style is similar in many songs. But his voice, arrangements and productions are second to none. Listen and enjoy!… Expand

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76

Generally favorable reviews - 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. Q Magazine
    Jul 25, 2012
    60
    What raises Big Station above the ordinary is the ease with which Escovedo explores his place in the world, whether through love's hard fought redemption or life's barrel-scraping moments. [Aug 2012, p.97]
  2. Magnet
    Jul 18, 2012
    75
    Occasionally cliched and often anthemic, this is an old-fashioned populist rock record that grows steadily with repeated listening. [No.89 p.53]
  3. Rolling Stone
    Jul 16, 2012
    70
    If the songs don't always transcend their references, they rarely feel less than lived.
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