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Jan 17, 2012For the Good Times [is] colorful and quietly engaging.
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Jan 11, 2012Every note is crafted with care and attention by all five members and it's evident in each one that, for them, this is what fun sounds like.
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UncutJan 9, 2012The Little Willies keep things gorgeously spartan, with barely an unnecessary note placed anywhere. [Feb 2012, p.93]
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MojoJan 31, 2012Though her fellow Willies may not possess her audience-pulling ability, they lack nothing in the way of talent. [Feb 2012, p.94]
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Jan 20, 2012Their straight-shooting renditions don't reinterpret material so much as celebrate it wholly.
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Jan 9, 2012Fans of Jones's solo work may find For The Good Times a bit too country for their taste, but anyone who was won over by their debut will find a lot more to love about this new outing.
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Jan 10, 2012For fans of what country was, For The Good Times could well be a hope chest for what could yet again be.
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Jan 26, 2012Equal parts good time and fresh, original takes on these classic tracks, the band offers a medley of styles that color these standards in a new light.
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Jan 9, 2012While the album sticks to the general formula of its predecessor (covers of classic country tunes with a focus on thoughtful, creative arrangements), the consistently on-point execution of that formula makes For the Good Times an endlessly likable record.
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Jan 9, 2012Stellar side projects often run the risk of sounding smug, but over these 12 varied selections, the Little Willies put the American songbook first.
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Jan 9, 2012Norah and fellow vocalist Richard Julian bring a warm, smoky charm to their harmonies, while lead guitarist Jim Campilongo stitches together songs.
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Jan 10, 2012They're kindred spirits whose affection for these country classics, from tearjerkers to barn burners, is unabashed. But they're also not afraid to put their stamp on them.
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Jan 19, 2012Problems arise with second vocalist Richard Julian, whose mild tenor is the musical equivalent of beige.
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Jan 9, 2012There's plenty of care taken with these covers, the players evidently keen to not tarnish their own memories of the songs in question.
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Jan 10, 2012Norah Jones and her country-music-loving buddies have reconvened for another side project that leisurely follows their sprightly 2006 debut.
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Jan 9, 2012Very musical, it is, if ever so slightly coffee table.
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Jan 10, 2012Even if the whole affair is something of a lark, Norah's songbird stylings and The Willies' uncluttered arrangements send it skyward.