Rules Of Travel - Rosanne Cash
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Universal acclaim- based on 6 Ratings

  • Summary: Rebounding from a vocal chord injury that almost ended her singing career, Rosanne Cash returns with her first album in seven years. Guests include Sheryl Crow, Steve Earle, Teddy Thompson, and daddy Johnny Cash.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. 100
    This record recasts her unnerving spell--brooding country-pop riffs that conceal devastating lyrics. [May 2003, p.116]
  2. Though her voice is hardly the most impressive instrument in country music, Cash knows how to compensate by using an understated approach to more quietly highlight the essence of a song.
  3. 80
    Signals a striking reawakening for a too often overlooked talent. [May 2003, p.96]
  4. 60
    Continues Cash's no-fun, high-literary period. [#15, p.121]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. CharlesW
    10
    Rosanne nails this one. Beautifully produced, poetry about practical contemporary love affairs. She worked for this one overcomming a seemingly career ending polyp on her vocal cords. Proof positive that she is the master of her own destiny and is beholding to no one for her popularity. As I dug into this CD, I forgot she was anyone's daughter. Expand
  2. KevinA
    10
    She pours out her heart-it was also great that her dad is on the CD also. My fav.I"ll Change For You!
  3. AlfonsoM
    9
    I've been a big fan of her work for a very long time now and when i heard she was finally releasing a new album I was very excited. Listening to it made me giddy with joy when I realized that is was a great record. It doesn't resonate with importance as much as Interiors or The Wheel, but its a great pop/country/folk record. She doesn't have the best voice but she makes up for it with her masterful delivery and her mature lyrics. My favorite songs are 44 stories, September When it Comes and Rules of Travel. Expand
  4. MelanieY
    9
    I completely disagree with Robert E.'s assessment that September When It Comes was better as a solo song. Rosanne was great on it but Johnny gave the song the heart. And Rosanne is a lot like Johnny in that she is a song STYLIST more than a singer. She makes anything she sings her own. THAT is talent. Expand

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