Slipstream
by Bonnie Raitt
Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
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  1. Q Magazine
    Apr 25, 2012
    60
    Saloon-bar rockers such as Split Decision sound tired and hackneyed alongside a beautifully downbeat cover of Dylan's Standing in the Doorway... the peaceful life suits her. [May 2012, p.105]
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  2. Mojo
    Apr 20, 2012
    60
    Raitt remains a master interpreter of song. [May 2012, p.87]
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  3. The Independent on Sunday (UK)
    Apr 5, 2012
    60
    Slipstream is welcome, despite large portions of it sounding generic to the point of self-parody: funky, strolling, sunny California blues-rock with lashings of soul.

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  1. AlexxTrusc
    May 26, 2012
    7
    Bonnie Raitt returns after more than seven years of hiatus, with her latest - and most successful in career, rock-blues album - "Slipstream".Bonnie Raitt returns after more than seven years of hiatus, with her latest - and most successful in career, rock-blues album - "Slipstream". Songs have an amazing groove, which is revealed even in "Used To Rule The World" or "Split Decision". Certainly in sixteenth Bonnie disc could be seen experience drawn from previous publications revealing in even avant-garde for artist compositions - such as reggae "Right Down The Line" or the "Marriage Made In Hollywood" as a reference to a country style.… Full Review »