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Universal acclaim- based on 16 Ratings
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Positive: 15 out of 16
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Negative: 1 out of 16
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RussL.Aug 15, 2006My alltime favorite cd! Very unique sound, combining great folk songs and trip-hop beats, without losing any of the emotion in the songs. By far her best work. I've listened to this cd every week for 7 years and still love it.
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Oct 14, 2020one of my favourite albums of all time, its magic, i feel comfortable every time i listen to it
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Mar 3, 2021Just beautiful in a unique way, the instrumentals and production on this are awesome
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Mar 10, 2021Best record of his year, powerful and emotional, Orton´s best record and one of the greatest of the 90´s
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Mar 14, 2021why people doesn´t talk about this record? its tremendous and gorgeous, deserve more recognition
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Apr 19, 2022Fantastic album by Beth Orton, great songwriting and sound. the people involved in this album are a dream team, Ben Watt, David Roback, Spike Stent, etc. A true 90's gem, also very underrated
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Central Reservation is first and foremost a record about hope and survival ... but its underlying message of healing and perseverance is powerfully life-affirming -- her music hasn't merely discovered the light at the end of the tunnel, it's now bathing in it.
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"Central Reservation" is a decidedly grown-up pleasure and Orton is an artist who succeeds splendidly on her own modest terms.
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Central Reservation finds Orton's unique, husky voice glowing within her assured, slowly simmering tunes. With her voice, which aches and yearns, caressing the ears like a worn, wool mitten on a winter day, Orton beguiles as a '90s natural woman.