Reason to Believe: The Songs of Tim Hardin
- Various Artists
- Band Name: Various Artists
- Record Label: Full Time Hobby
- Release Date: Feb 26, 2013
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Apr 11, 201370This set finds various alternative rock artists paying tribute to Hardin's muse by covering his best-known compositions.
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Feb 12, 201380Even though most are not familiar with Pinkunoizu or many others that populate this thoughtful and often downbeat set, they recreate Hardin’s timeless melodies with deep respect, passion and an artistic vision all too rare for these types of tribute discs.
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Feb 12, 201380Not absolutely everything works, but so much of it does that Reason to Believe performs a neat trick: it makes the listener want to discover exactly where these songs came from and why Hardin wasn’t more appreciated in his lifetime.
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Feb 12, 201380This baker's dozen mostly adheres to the Hardin principal: shorn arrangements, nuanced vocals, emotions on a short leash. [Feb 2013, p.96]
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Feb 12, 201380Mark Lanegan's darkly knowing interpretation is one of the highlights of this compilation tribute.
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Feb 12, 201380Reason to Believe serves as an ideal introduction to its subject’s works for newcomers, whilst sending converts back to revisit the timeless originals.
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Feb 12, 201360Reasons To Believe is a worthy, if overtly reverent, addition to the steady stream of Hardin covers.... But some of these covers are overtly reverent because they fail to acknowledge this schism in the dark soul of the man.
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