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- Summary: The Athens, Georgia singer-songwriter is backed by an all-star band of Van Dyke Parks (keyboards), Bill Frisell (guitar) and Don Heffington (drums), with John Chelew producing.
- Record Label: New West
- Genre(s): Rock, Singer-Songwriter
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 11 out of 14
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Mixed: 3 out of 14
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Negative: 0 out of 14
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Paste MagazineA particularly powerful collection from a consistently brilliant artist. [Apr/May 2005, p.128]
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Chesnutt has rarely sounded better... expressing a full array of vivid and contrasting emotional states.
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UncutThis sounds like the record Vic Chesnutt's been waiting his entire life to make. [Apr 2005, p.112]
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Songs like "Vesuvius"-- not to mention "Rambunctious Cloud" and "Gnats"-- have depth, a cagey charm, and an elusive mystery that demand not just repeated but aggressive listening. Chesnutt and his collaborators don't make that level of attention easy, but they do make it worthwhile.
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Q MagazineSweet, subtle and quietly insidious. [May 2005, p.111]
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Entertainment WeeklyToo bad Bells' laborious folk arrangements aren't as appetizing as the singer's weird words. [25 Mar 2005, p.73]
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SpinHis mildewy folk rock is dourly impenetrable. [Apr 2005, p.108]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Mixed: 0 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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BrandonMJun 11, 2005An impressive and more focused follow-up to Silver Lake, Chesnutt give his listeners what they crave.
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WayneBApr 23, 2005
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