- Record Label: Drag City
- Release Date: Apr 14, 2009
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Universal acclaim- based on 32 Ratings
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Sometimes I Wish We Were An EagleYour Score0 out of 10User ScoreUniversal acclaim- based on 32 Ratings
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JoannaApr 28, 2009One of the best albums of 2009 for me.
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GrantMacMillanApr 24, 2009Outstanding.
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AndyjApr 17, 2009river aint too much is still my favorite, but this is a great return to that vein of songwriting. "i was darker, then i got lighter, then i got darker again." Maybe in darker times, these baritone-voiced sages that some of us have loved all along will be a little more celebrated. with david berman retired, I really hope bill hangs in there and keeps making great albums.
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ReubenParksApr 16, 2009Great Album!
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GrubeckkafahinApr 15, 2009Record of the year! Bill's best.
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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.