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Universal acclaim- based on 11 Ratings
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Positive: 9 out of 11
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Mixed: 1 out of 11
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Negative: 1 out of 11
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Sep 18, 2011
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JanC.May 3, 2008Rain is a beautiful album. I have been playing it repeatedly since I saw Joe Jackson in concert on Monday. The piano on this album is great. I am coming to love every song on the album but my favorites right now are Rush Across the Road and Uptown Train.
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NoreallyMar 31, 2008Great album. The score of 69 does no justice to an album so well written and so well executed by a man who knows his stuff!
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GoodBadboyMar 19, 2008
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TimM.Feb 6, 2008At first blush, this isn't is best effort, despite using his best band. Repeated listens will likely reveal hidden pleasures. Sounds like the kind of record that will seed some great iTunes playlists in months to come.
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Q MagazineRain revisits familiar Jackson themes of romantic disappointment and despair at the modern world with a pared-back immediacy that showcases his craftmanship to the full. [Feb 2008, p.96]
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Fans won’t be let down by this latest collection of accomplished and almost too-smart songwriting that borrows from the classic sensibilities of piano-based jazz.
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Versatile but erratic, then, though Joe's emotional honesty is never in doubt.