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Sep 20, 2011The Jayhawks are still crafting music that should be emulated. And that in and of itself is why Mockingbird Time is worth its 50 minutes.
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Sep 23, 2011Mockingbird Time is a simple but richly rewarding example of what the Jayhawks do better than anyone, and serves as a potent reminder that they're one of the finest American bands of their time.
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Sep 22, 2011This is a solid album that will make fans happy without an instant classic like "Waiting For The Sun" or "Blue."
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Sep 20, 2011There must be worse fates than ending up as a classic pop jukebox, and there's excitement as well as devotion in all this archaeology.
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Feb 23, 2012The trademark ingredients that turned Hollywood Town Hall and Tomorrow the Green Grass into seminal classics are retained via Olson's yearning vocals, the sun splashed harmonies and their adept meld of Americana, vintage West Coast rock, strings and psychedelia.
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Sep 20, 2011Mockingbird Time revisits what made the Louris-Olson Jayhawks truly distinctive: the omnipresent, twining, joyous interplay of their voices. That pairing is here again in full force.
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Sep 27, 2011While many of these songs succeed, some performances also feel slightly phoned in.
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MojoSep 20, 2011With very few exceptions, there's a real sense of unity throughout the album. [Oct 2011, p.106]
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Sep 20, 2011The Jayhawks made their mix a signature long ago; though they stretch out with surprising hooks, the tunes are branded like calves--soaring singalongs full of bad weather, emotional and meteorological.
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Sep 26, 2011Ignore the mouth-breathing rock bangers, and Mockingbird is as comfortable as well-worn denim.
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Sep 20, 2011The best songs on Mockingbird Time wind through changes.
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Sep 20, 2011Mockingbird Time yields its pleasures slowly--at first listen, it felt like a letdown--but once revealed, they're indelible.
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Sep 20, 2011Equal parts Byrds, Beatles and Burritos, this kicks away the cobwebs nicely.