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Feb 12, 2013Having led such a big life, Kristofferson serves us a small but welcome comfort in the great unknown.
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Feb 5, 2013Kristofferson’s voice, which is front and center and unvarnished, is something to behold here: craggy but beautiful and forged with wisdom that comes to a lion in winter.
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Jan 29, 2013These 10 tracks prove that while Kris Kristofferson may finally be coming to terms with what it's like to be old, there will always be a young spirit running rampant somewhere within his soul.
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Jan 23, 2013What might be surprising is that, in spite of the sober lyrical themes and the laid-back music, this all sounds so vibrant.
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Jan 22, 2013He sings with such soulful conviction, fitting the wizened candour of these strong, memorable songs like a battered leather glove.
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Dec 10, 2012In sentiment and execution, Feeling Mortal is more Hank than Dylan, yet there's a subtle poetry in the way the lyric flits between life and death, dreams and wakefulness.
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Jan 30, 2013Based on the soul-satisfying evidence of Feeling Mortal, one can only hope there are many more.
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Jan 28, 2013Mr. Kristofferson's voice wavers, indicating general pitch areas rather than specific notes, and he doesn't use it artfully to stress images or ideas as he rolls through the words. Some of those lyrics, though, can be dense and strong, working inside and outside the styles and structures of his best years.