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- Summary: Youngster Ryan Adams produced this 11-song mix of originals and covers, which also includes musical backing from Adams' band The Cardinals.
- Record Label: Lost Highway
- Genre(s): Rock, Country
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 11 out of 19
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Mixed: 5 out of 19
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Negative: 3 out of 19
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Nelson's finest in a decade.
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His easy delivery, contrasted with Adams wiry production, creates an emotionally honest, deeply moving recording with the best traits of both men shining forth.
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UncutThe sound is urgent and instinctive. [Dec 2006, p.124]
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Adams should be commended for doing a fine job of showing off Nelson’s considerable talents on a diverse collection of songs and styles.
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It's apparent Nelson doesn't share Adams's enthusiasm for the Fleetwood Mac and Grateful Dead numbers, but he's at home with Gram Parsons's $1,000 Wedding and Leonard Cohen's well-covered Hallelujah.
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Ultimately Songbird feels a bit rushed, and when you have as gifted a songwriter as Adams working with as gifted a songwriter as the Red-Headed Stranger, it's a bit of a letdown to ponder what they could have done.
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[It] feels more like record label franchise building--"And let's get Willie to sing a Grateful Dead song!" "Cool!"--than an actual, like, album.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 7 out of 12
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Mixed: 1 out of 12
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Negative: 4 out of 12
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jonnylNov 2, 2006Album of the year.
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RickCNov 11, 2006Nice
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VickyTNov 19, 2006come on it is Wllie nelson!!!!!!!!!!
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JonWOct 31, 2006Fantastic
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ChrisSNov 6, 2006
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ToddWOct 31, 2006
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ChrisBNov 6, 2006Absolutely horrible
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