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Jerusalem - Steve Earle
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78 out of 100

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8.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 14 Ratings

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  • Summary: The roots rocker tackles a variety of tough, contemporary issues on this latest release, perhaps his most political, issue-oriented album yet. Sheryl Crow and Emmylou Harris guest.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. E! Online
    91
    In the tradition of Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Woody Guthrie and even Bruce Springsteen, Earle has a knack for hard-nosed poetry.
  2. Launch.com
    90
    Another sterling and fearless entry in the Earle discography.
  3. Mojo
    60
    While on occasion disappointingly heavy handed, the more wistful moments shine through the murk. [Nov 2002, p.105]
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  1. Positive: 11 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
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  1. ChrisC.
    10
    I got this off the newsgroups a couple months ago. I've been blown away by it every day since. Beyond the one controversial song (John Walker's Blues) this is a consistently strong album both musically and lyrically. Steve Earle was really pissed off about a wide variety of things and it's quite obvious throughout the first half of the album. I kinda dig this global warming thing too, Steve. Thanks for having the balls to speak your mind instead of being a moronic cheerleader like Macca tried to be. It didn't work for him, and it probably won't sell a lot of records, but what a great album. Go buy this one. I did, even though I had already downloaded it from the newsgroups. I'd give him another 20 bucks right now if he showed up at my door. Best Album of 2002. At least so far.… Expand
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  2. kevinw
    10
    its great
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  3. BobR
    10
    it sux
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