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May 19, 2011The Clairvoyant's long-simmered songcraft rarely tarnishes.
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Apr 15, 2011The set is an enveloping mix of melody, mood and texture that speaks to Robertson's triple-threat virtues as a performer, composer and producer.
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Apr 7, 2011Robertson recruited heavyweights such as Steve Winwood, bassist Pino Palladino and co-producer Marius de Vries to record twelve tracks that wade in soulful atmospheric moods and personal lyrical introspection on this generally inspired comeback.
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Apr 6, 2011While there's much to marvel at, not everything convinces.
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Apr 5, 2011With Peter Wolf and Robert Plant out making records that push the needle in the revered oldster lane, Robertson and his famous friends could easily have taken more names.
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Apr 5, 2011That said, 1987's Robbie Robertson was much better than the dreary albums that followed, because its songs had memorable melodies and evocative lyrics, and the same is true of How To Become Clairvoyant.
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Apr 4, 2011Robertson's first solo album in more than 10 years is down-the-middle slickness 'n' cynicism: Steely Dan meets Warren Zevon in limbo.
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Apr 4, 2011How to Become Clairvoyant is Robertson's first record in more than a decade and a return to the ambitious aural cinema and textural explorations of 1987's Robbie Robertson and 1991's Storyville.
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Apr 30, 2011I can't believe that a month after its release, I'm the first to review this album. I'll simply say this â