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MojoMar 21, 2014Mostly she's clever, soulful, sexy, and only a gram of venturesomeness short of her early best. [Apr 2014, p.90]
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Q MagazineFeb 14, 2014This daughter of Missouri has merely up-twanged her still-rockin' sound, and boosted the songs' mom, kids and downhome content and the gritty, often rub-tickling detail in the telling that keeps it real. [Mar 2014, p.111]
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Feb 5, 2014Everything is despatched with verve and attitude, respectful of country music traditions but filtered through a broader, more urbane worldview.
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UncutFeb 3, 2014A substantial return to form. [Mar 2014, p.73]
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Jan 30, 2014She’s at her best channelling the mature, suburban melodrama of vintage Tammy Wynette on Stay at Home Mother and the all-out D.I.V.O.R.C.E.-style heartwrench of Waterproof Mascara, on which a little boy’s mother thanks God for a cosmetic that “won’t run like his daddy did”.
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Jan 27, 2014Feels Like Home is musically conservative, socially ingratiating, politically vulnerable. It is unmistakably a piece of product. But it is also brilliant.
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Jan 24, 2014In the space of an album, we discover the difference between contented coupon cutting and chronic coupon cutting. It’s a strong testament to Feels Like Home’s sheer quality that such balance is present throughout.
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Jan 24, 2014Musically it’s standard rockin’ country fare, save for the poignant tints of accordion applied to “Homecoming Queen”.
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Sep 25, 2013While a lot of Feels Like Home misses the mark in this capacity, enough of it rings with the ole’ Sheryl Crow charm to make it a worthy entry into her repertoire and a notable foray into Country-pop music territory.
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Entertainment WeeklySep 11, 2013[The album] inlays modern Music City twang like turquoise in a belt buckle, while the lyrics funnel her cheery realism into finer-cut tales of staycations, sexually charged car talk, and how "Waterproof Mascara" won't "run like his daddy did." [13 Sep 2013, p.70]
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Sep 10, 2013So much of Feels Like Home indeed feels natural. When it doesn’t, it’s tough going, as on the obvious bids for radio play like formulaic first single “Easy” and “We Oughta Be Drinkin’.”
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Sep 10, 2013The results are uneven, but never feel forced or faked. The ultimate stylistic diplomat, Crow makes every twang her own.
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Sep 9, 2013Yes, on the surface Feels Like Home is a makeover aimed at the parents of every Taylor Swift fan, but the essence of Crow's sound remains intact, and irresistible.
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Sep 9, 2013The album is at its best when it sticks to the timeless stuff about love and loss.
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Sep 9, 2013She may be changing direction, but that swagger is still intact.
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Sep 9, 2013That her instincts are often right speaks to her skills; that she veers into accidental condescension suggests this country move may be motivated by finding a new audience, not satisfying her existing one.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 25
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Mixed: 3 out of 25
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Negative: 14 out of 25
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