- Record Label: Drag City
- Release Date: Apr 14, 2009
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Universal acclaim- based on 32 Ratings
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May 1, 2012Bill Callahan doesn't quite measure up to his previous recordings on this one.
Revamped lyrics to Faith/Void: "It's time to put Smog awaaaaaaaaaaaay..."
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To that extent Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle seems like a return to older pastures--Callahan’s vocals again dominate, the production is more intimate, the songs themselves are again driven forward by the self-same rhythmic percussion and simple guitar riffs that became Callahan’s signature style over the last decade.
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MojoSometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle is a record of grand hopes and epic imagery, and powerful, uplifting music--the most accomplished of his 20-year career. [Apr 2009, p.102]
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It's reminiscent at times to what pal and label stablemate Will Oldham did on Bonnie "Prince" Billy Sings Greatest Palace Music.