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Blessed - Lucinda Williams
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79 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critics What's this?

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7.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

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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. Paste Magazine
    Mar 1, 2011
    90
    If 1998's Car Wheels on as Gravel Road stands as the high point of Williams' self-involved period, Blessed just as masterfully traces the bursting heart and smoldering soul of her humanity. This is as deep and true as the song form gets.
  3. 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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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  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
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  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
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  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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