by
Dave Alvin
- Record Label: Yep Roc
- Release Date: Jun 3, 2014
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UncutJul 1, 2014The results are spectacular. [Jul 2014, p.66]
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Aug 13, 2014The Alvins don’t tamper with Broonzy’s basic template, and truth be told, their feisty renditions of “All By Myself,” “Key to the Highway,” “Big Bill Blues” and practically every other song on this set sound as if they’re of a vintage variety.
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Q MagazineJul 2, 2014Swinging , both fleet-footed and fingered, and bursting with humour and joy, the brothers ball the jack on what is perhaps their best album yet. [Jul 2014, p.101]
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Jul 1, 2014Common Ground has the pluck and swing of a porch pickin’ party, with the Alvins swapping licks and vocals on a number of Broonzy classics.
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Jul 1, 2014Common Ground isn't "The Return of the Alvin Brothers" so much as a joyous continuation of the mission they launched when the Blasters first hit the stage in 1979, and if they're a little older and craggier in 2014, they clearly know how to make this stuff rock, and this is a modest triumph for one of roots rock's most fascinating partnerships.
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Jul 1, 2014It’s an easy-on-the-ear, hard-on-the-shoe-leather set.
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MojoJul 24, 2014Celebrating both Big Bill and the Alvins' shared boyhood, this genial collaboration throws a warm light on both. [Jul 2014, p.89]
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