Blessed - Lucinda Williams
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79 out of 100

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7.8 out of 10

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  • Summary: The American rock, country, folk and blues singer-songwriter crosses genres and breaks from her traditional songs of heartbreak on her tenth studio offering.
  • Record Label: Lost Highway
  • Genre(s): Country, Folk, Americana, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Country-Rock, Alternative Folk
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Mar 1, 2011
    100
    Combined, the result is a dynamic, human album, one that's easy to fall in love with. Highly recommended.
  2. The Telegraph (UK)
    Mar 9, 2011
    80
    She certainly knows how to convey emotion.
  3. Mojo
    Apr 22, 2011
    80
    On Blessed she finds the perfect balance between the sweet and the sour. [Apr 2011, p.98]
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  4. NOW Magazine
    Mar 4, 2011
    60
    Williams is more observational than personal throughout Blessed, looking upon her downtrodden characters with sympathy and compassion.

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  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
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  1. BuddhaBoy
    10
    Lucinda write from deep within. The music America needs right now. Can't get enough of this album! We are "Blessed". Lucinda created a musical story through her songs! She does what no one else can. From the first cut "Buttercup" to the last " Kiss like Your Kiss" a journey worth the ride! Thank you, Lucinda!… Expand
  2. VincentBella
    10
    Beautiful Lucinda has done it again. Sexy, emotional and the only woman alive who gets the blood from the stone and tells the tale of it all. Every song is a world, every note she sings pure class! So glad to have her, excited to listen to the album over and over, she doesn't get older, just better. God bless Lu!… Expand
  3. Dhaveed
    9
    Some pain is still there, and some joy, and everything is expressed with words that few can conjure up. The top-notched backing is tighter than some of her more recent albums, but not slick. This is primo Lu.… Expand

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