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- Summary: Joe Jackson's first record in four years was recorded in Germany.
- Record Label: Rykodisc
- Genre(s): Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 13
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Mixed: 7 out of 13
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Negative: 0 out of 13
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Ten very good to great songs, stamped with the signature of a musician who knows what he is about. That, kids, is what we used to call an “album”, and this is a very fine one indeed.
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The recent full-band reunion "Volume 4" was a small triumph, but Rain may be even more satisfying, since it’s the best work Jackson has done with a line-up that’s not strict-rock-band.
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On his first release since reuniting the original Joe Jackson Band in 2004, Jackson is at the top of his game as a writer, singer and player.
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Versatile but erratic, then, though Joe's emotional honesty is never in doubt.
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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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Paring down his tuneful new-wave pop to a bare-bones piano-bass-drum lineup might not been the best idea for Joe Jackson. [Feb 2008, p.94]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 4 out of 5
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Mixed: 1 out of 5
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Negative: 0 out of 5
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JanC.May 3, 2008
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Sep 18, 2011
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GoodBadboyMar 19, 2008
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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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TimM.Feb 6, 2008
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