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- Summary: The folk singer from New York releases her latest album, which features songs written by Steve Earle, Elvis Costello, and T-Bone Burnett.
- Record Label: Razor & Tie
- Genre(s): Folk
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God Is God | |
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I believe in prophecy. Some folks see things not everybody can see. And, once in a while, they pass the secret along to you and me. And I believe in... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 6 out of 9
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Mixed: 3 out of 9
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Negative: 0 out of 9
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MojoDay After Tomorrow finds her in fine form, the famous falsetto is an octave or two down but the conviction that she brings to the songs is as strong as ever. [Oct 2008, p.106]
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At 67, Baez betrays some vocal aging, but she uses it wisely to impart extra feeling into what is often a downbeat collection of quality songs, and Earle has succeeded in his attempt not to reinvent her, but to re-create her sound and message in contemporary terms.
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She boils songs down to their bare essences, and colors them in simple, evocative ways.
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What makes this set successful is the choice of songs.
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Grasslands, wind in your hair, long, dusty roads travelled - it's all evoked in Joan's fine 24th studio album, and her voice, high and flowing, low and gravelly, flows timelessly through it like a mountain stream.
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UncutBaez's worn voice retains its majesty, and also the sanctimony that has set so many teeth on edge over the years. [Oct 2008, p.81]
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It's a fruitful partnership: Earle's hard-won earthiness acts as a counterweight to Baez's ethereal tendencies, and Day After Tomorrow leans toward tough-minded material with blues and Appalachian overtones.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 11 out of 13
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Mixed: 0 out of 13
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Negative: 2 out of 13
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JeffreyM.Sep 9, 2008
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AlC.Sep 9, 2008
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CarolM.Sep 19, 2008
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CeliaT.Sep 9, 2008Bought the CD on its first day of sale in the UK - brilliant!
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TrinaSep 10, 2008Haunting and awe-inspiring, as only Ms. Baez can deliver time and again!
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GeorgeM.Sep 11, 2008
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GalenBAug 1, 2009
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